Lane County Public Works Department Waste Management Division Waste Reduction & Recycling In Lane County for Master Gardener Compost Specialists April 3, 2013 Sarah Grimm, Waste Reduction Specialist sarah.grimm@co.lane.or.us (541) 682-4339 WHY? is this important? Who is responsible? Government? Individual? 1
Benefits of Waste Reduction & Recycling Preservation of your natural resources (1 ton of alum. rqs 4 tons natural ore) Energy savings (95% reduced energy needed w/recycled alum) Pollution prevention (35% reduced water pollution w/ paper) Saving of landfill space...not! this is the LEAST of our worries!!!! Environment & Economy Its no longer either/or The environmental resources that make our economy possible are being used up and destroyed 2
Paper = Trees Metals = mineral mining LANDFILL Glass = mineral mining Plastic = petroleum, natural gas 95% of total energy used and pollution generated Recycling creates Reduction of: ALUMINUM STEEL PAPER GLASS Energy use 90-97% 47-74% 23-74% 4-32% Air pollution 95% 85% 74% 20% Water Pollution 97% 76% 35% --- Mining wastes ---- 97% ----- 80% Water use ---- 40% 58% 50% 3
Oregon Revised Statues (ORS) Chapter 459 Oregon DEQ delegates to cities and counties the authority and responsibility to establish a coordinated Solid Waste Management Plan. The regulation also prioritizes methods of manage solid waste as follows: 1. To reduce the amount of solid waste generated. 2. To reuse material for the purpose for which it was originally intended 3. To recycle materials that cannot be reused and to COMPOST 4. To recover energy from solid waste that cannot be reused or recycled. 5. To dispose of solid waste that cannot be reused, recycled or from which energy cannot be recovered by landfilling or other method approved by the Department. 4
Springfield Eugene Junction City Florence Cottage Grove Creswell Veneta In 1991, Oregon DEQ required cities and counties to implement an opportunity to recycle program and established a state wide goal of 50 % materials recovery by 2000. Oregon DEQ also requires solid waste transfer sites to recycle in compliance with opportunity to recycle program and established a Lane County goal of 54 % materials recovery by 2009. 5
Recycling at the Glenwood Central Receiving Station Glass Bottles and Jars (green, brown, clear) Plastic Bottles, Tubs and Jars Paper (low grade and high grade * newspaper, aseptic) Cardboard Plastic Flower Pots * Lead Acid Batteries Reusable Items * Motor Oil Antifreeze Oil Filters Scrap Metal Appliances Propane Tanks Tires Wood Waste * Plastic Bag and Film * Batteries Concrete * Yard Debris * Electronics * (TVs Computers, Stereos ) 15 Rural sites offer similar opportunities * but not quite all Recycling is Up in Oregon, But So is Waste Generation 7 6.5 6 5.5 5 4.5 4 3.5 3 2.5 2 1.5 1 0.5 0 Pounds Per Person Per Day 8 7.5 Total Solid Waste Disposed, Recovered & Generated 5.7 1.5 Pounds Per Person Per Day Results Energy (by process) 8.0 6.1 2.0 6.6 2.3 4.2 4.1 4.3 7.2 7.2 2.7 4.5 2.8 4.4 7.5 3.2 4.3 7.7 3.3 4.3 3.5 4.5 8.4 3.8 454.6 Key 0.0 = Generated = Recovered = Disposed Recovery + Disposal = Generation 6
Oregon Revised Statues (ORS) Chapter 459 Oregon DEQ delegates to cities and counties the authority and responsibility to establish a coordinated Solid Waste Management Plan. The regulation also prioritizes methods of manage solid waste as follows: 1. To reduce the amount of solid waste generated. 2. To reuse material for the purpose for which it was originally intended 3. To recycle materials that cannot be reused and to COMPOST 4. To recover energy from solid waste that cannot be reused or recycled. 5. To dispose of solid waste that cannot be reused, recycled or from which energy cannot be recovered by landfilling or other method approved by the Department. 7
Waste Prevention: Reduce Reuse, Compost!!...(though, compost technically does not Prevent waste) visit our web site at: Wasteless Shopping tips www.lanecounty.org/lessisbest Junk Mail Story of Stuff Life Cycle assessments Business case studies visit our web site at: www.lanecounty.org/compost Low Cost Bin offers Local workshops/resources Best how-to Guides 8
Lane County Waste Reduction and Education K-12 Waste Reduction and Recycling Education Contract. Oregon Green Schools grant program lanecounty.org/greenschools.org Advertising and Outreach (newspaper, radio, television, newsletters). Brochures and other printed materials Event Recycling Last but NOT least...actually the MOST impactful Community Awareness - Waste Prevention and Recycling Education 9
Home Composting -- Event Composting -- Education and Bin Sales BRING Recycling offers Earth Machine Composters at Cost. Around $50 will Event Recycling Program offers: 10
What's in Y(OUR) Trash? Lane County Waste Composition 2009-2010 Other Inorganics 10% Medical Wastes 0% Hazardous Materials 1% Glass 2% Metal 6% Paper 15% Plastic 9% Other Organics 19% Yard Debris 6% Food 18% Wood 14% Organics in the Landfill 11
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City of Eugene and Master Composter Program are the Star of the show for Lane County 13
School Garden Project Oregon Green School Program 14
Oregon Country Fair Recycling sorting out the trash before composting Wow! where is the PLA now? 15
Trash sorted out from finished compost Eugene 08 Olympic Track and Field Trials Rexius Sustainable Solutions 16
Beware! even of the claim: biodegradable or Compostable Must be BPI or ASTM certification Must be visible from 10 ft. away as compostable Must be listed on Cedar Grove acceptable list 17
Lane County Public Works Department Waste Management Division Waste Reduction & Recycling Program Sarah Grimm, Waste Reduction Specialist sarah.grimm@co.lane.or.us (541) 682-4339 18