SWANA Senior Executive Seminar: Reimagine Phoenix Initiative

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1 SWANA Senior Executive Seminar: Reimagine Phoenix Initiative

2 Agenda Introductions Panelists: John Trujillo Dan O Neill Ginger Spencer Audience Q&A:

3 The Speakers John Trujillo, Director for the City of Phoenix Public Works Department Dan O Neill, General Manager for the Sustainability Solutions Extension Service for Arizona State University's Global Institute of Sustainability Ginger Spencer, Assistant Director for the City of Phoenix Public Works Department, Solid Waste Program

4 Population Projected Population Growth Maricopa County 7.3 Million people in Year

5 Adopted by City Council April 12, 2016

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7 2050 Goal:Create Zero Waste Quickstart Actions: 40% Waste Diversion by 2020 (Adopted) Launch the "Resource Innovation Campus" at the transfer station to incubate new waste diversion technologies Encourage Adaptive Reuse and create incentives for Deconstruction and/or salvage of materials

8 Top 5 Tips to a Circular Economy

9 1. Understand Your Why Identify current challenges facing your community

10 Environmental Economic Social challenges

11 2. Analyze and Understand Your Waste Stream

12 Understanding provides opportunities for solutions

13 3. Be Strategic Develop support and identify partners

14 Build your business case

15 Identify and develop potential partners in the community, such as Universities Municipalities Non-profits Businesses

16 4. What Gets Measured, Gets Done

17 Set a goal and establish good metrics

18 5. Be Adaptable

19 Stay open to new ideas

20 Adjust the program to meet the community s needs

21 Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability universities must provide education, discovery, innovation and interface to yield solutions to global challenges.

22 Largest single research university in the U.S. 85,000 students 3,000 faculty 384 sustainability scientists Notable partnerships with international corporations including Walmart, Starbucks, Pearson and others

23 SOLVE global sustainability solutions services Create customized and actionable solutions to local and global challenges for businesses, governments and communities utilizing ASU experts including 400 sustainability scientists and scholars.

24 Our global impact

25 Linear Economy 25

26 Circular Economy 26

27 Source:

28 Sustainability: Factor 5 9 billion people living well on the Earth within its productive capacity

29 A solution: Circular Economy (CE) One that strives to keep pushing resources and materials local, creating economic development through recycling, repurposing, and intelligent product design.

30 Elements of a Circular Economy Recycling Re-Purposing Re-Manufacturing System Design Product Design

31 Recycling

32 Re-Purposing

33 m Re-Manufacturing

34 System Design

35 Product Design

36 CE Ecosystem

37 What constitutes 342 million metric tons of waste

38 Become a partner Create a global hub Share a solution

39 Regional Organics System Design Scenario Development Understanding material location, flow, logistics System Components Institutional Analysis Policy Framework Best Management Practices (Compost) Shared Value Agreements Evaluating technologies, placing facilities, determining ROI Public Private Partnerships Consumer Education / Outreach Markets and Prices

40 Roles and Responsibilities Public Works: Compost production, delivery & logistics Parks and Recreation: Coordination, best turf practices & application (Fall 2015) ASU: Research and third-party verification

41 HQ & Incubator

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43 Challenges of Lagos Massive congestion issues 4-hr petrol lines Water availability, quality, sanitation Slum growing into lagoon 43

44 FIRST IN THE WORLD!! Executive Certificate in Ethical Circular Economy

45 Circular City: Energy, Water, Sanitation, Built Environment Circular Systems: Food, Electronics, Plastics

46 What s Next? Global Food Waste Challenge Biz Delegation Tour 2016 (Oct.)

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48 There s no such thing as trash. There are only resources.

49 Solid Waste Contained Collection Uncontained Collection Recycling Transfer Station & Landfill Household Hazardous Waste Program Community Engagement Illegal Dumping

50 Reimagine Phoenix Phoenix 16% National average 34% Phoenix s new goal 40% Citywide diversion rate FY National avg. diversion rate 2011 Citywide diversion rate by 2020

51 Solid Waste Facts Fill Arizona s baseball stadium 7 times!

52 Solid Waste Facts Traveling to the moon and back 14 times!

53 Resource Mix

54 Offer new or improved solid waste services Education and community outreach Public and private partnerships

55 Save As You Reduce and Recycle

56 Curbside Green Organics Untreated Wood Tree Branches Yard Waste Grass Clippings

57 Marketing, Public Relations and Community Outreach Social media promotions and Phoenix At Your Service Council e-newsletters Local media coverage Speakers Bureau Neighborhood Services Specialists present to neighborhood meetings Presentations at Councilmembers meetings

58 Marketing, Public Relations and Community Outreach

59 Partnership Development

60 Ellen MacArthur Foundation CE100 Members

61 Resource Innovation Campus

62 Reimagine Phoenix Call for Innovators

63 Reimagine Phoenix RFPs Community Outreach and Awareness RFP Palm Fronds RFP Recycled Plastics (#1 - #2) Diversion RFP Recycled Paper Diversion RFP Recycled Plastics (#3 - #7) Diversion to Liquid Fuel RFP Recycled Glass Anaerobic Digester RFP Boxes and Packing Materials Diversion RFP Materials Exchange Program RFP Landfill Gas RFP

64 City Facilities Collections RFP

65 Compost Pilot

66 Compost Facility Green Organics 30-acre facility Up to 110,000 tons

67 Compost Facility Operations RFP

68 68 Mattress Recycling RFP Extraction: Utilizing materials already sourced Manufacturing: [Re]Manufacturing Distribution: Local Consumer Use: Different use. Same Materials Discard: Landfill & Environmental Benefits

69 Palm Fronds RFP Issued on Jan. 29, 2016 Palm Silage Animal Feedstock Diversion: 34,000 tons/year, 3% of City s annual trash tonnage

70 Resource Innovation Campus

71 Trash or Resource?