8. incineration is poorly and unscientifically monitored
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8. Incineration is 8. Incineration is poorly and poorly and unscientifically unscientifically monitoredmonitored
YOU NEED THREE THINGS TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC FROM TOXIC EMISSIONS.
YOU NEED THREE THINGS TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC FROM TOXIC EMISSIONS.
STRONG REGULATIONS
YOU NEED THREE THINGS TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC FROM TOXIC EMISSIONS.
STRONG REGULATIONS
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YOU NEED THREE THINGS TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC FROM TOXIC EMISSIONS.
STRONG REGULATIONS
ADEQUATEMONITORING
TOUGHENFORCEMENT
YOU NEED THREE THINGS TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC FROM TOXIC EMISSIONS.
STRONG REGULATIONS
ADEQUATEMONITORING
TOUGHENFORCEMENT
IF ANY LINK IS WEAK THE PUBLIC IS NOT PROTECTED
“Even if we made incineration safe we would never make it sensible.
“Even if we made incineration safe we would never make it sensible.It simply does not make sense tospend so much money destroying resources we should be sharing with the future.” (PC)
The modern incinerator is The modern incinerator is attempting to perfect a bad ideaattempting to perfect a bad idea
At the At the industrial level industrial level our task in the our task in the 21st Century is not to find better 21st Century is not to find better ways to destroy discarded materialsways to destroy discarded materials
But to stop making packaging and But to stop making packaging and products that have to be destroyed!products that have to be destroyed!
And at the And at the personal level personal level to search to search for a lifestyle beyond consumerismfor a lifestyle beyond consumerism
The Waste problem will not be The Waste problem will not be solved with better solved with better technologytechnology
But withBut withBetter Better organizationorganizationBetter Better educationeducationand better and better industrial industrial
designdesign
3. The ZERO WASTE 3. The ZERO WASTE
2020 2020 strategystrategy
ZERO WASTE ZERO WASTE IS A IS A NEWNEW
DIRECTIONDIRECTION
NO to INCINERATORS
NO to LANDFILLS
THE THE BACK ENDBACK END
OF OF WASTEWASTE
MANAGEMENTMANAGEMENT
NO to INCINERATORS
NO to LANDFILLS
THE THE FRONT ENDFRONT END
OFOFRESOURCERESOURCE
MANAGEMENT,MANAGEMENT,INDUSTRIAL INDUSTRIAL
DESIGNDESIGN&&
POST-CONSUMERISMPOST-CONSUMERISM
THE THE BACK ENDBACK END
OF OF WASTEWASTE
MANAGEMENTMANAGEMENT
Zero Waste can be Zero Waste can be approached with a series of approached with a series of
simplesimple steps steps
which arewhich arePracticalPracticalCost effective Cost effective andandPolitically acceptablePolitically acceptable
““The Fantastic 3”The Fantastic 3”
The San Francisco systemThe San Francisco system
I “Fantastici 4”I “Fantastici 4”
Capannori, ItaliaCapannori, Italia
CapannoriCapannori
LUNEDILUNEDI ORGANICOORGANICO
MARTEDIMARTEDI MULTIMATERIALEMULTIMATERIALE
MERCOLEDIMERCOLEDI CARTACARTA
GIOVEDIGIOVEDI FRAZIONE FRAZIONE RESIDUARESIDUA
VENERDIVENERDI ORGANICOORGANICO
SABATOSABATO MULTIMATERIALEMULTIMATERIALE
The importance of The importance of CompostingComposting
1)1) Returns nutrients to the soilReturns nutrients to the soil
2)2) Increases soil’s retention of waterIncreases soil’s retention of water
3)3) Retains carbon (vs. Global warming)Retains carbon (vs. Global warming)
4)4) Makes it easier for cities to handle the Makes it easier for cities to handle the recyclables (jobs and businesses!)recyclables (jobs and businesses!)
5)5) But to use compost in agriculture you But to use compost in agriculture you MUST have it clean – which means you MUST have it clean – which means you MUST have DOOR-TO-DOOR collection.MUST have DOOR-TO-DOOR collection.
Organic Fraction Organic Fraction heirarchyheirarchy
1) Food to humans (in time 1) Food to humans (in time marketing, Prof. Andrea Segre, marketing, Prof. Andrea Segre, Facolta di Agraria, U. Bologna)Facolta di Agraria, U. Bologna)
2) Food to animals (bones, meat etc)2) Food to animals (bones, meat etc)
3) Backyard composting3) Backyard composting
4) Community composting (e.g. 4) Community composting (e.g. Zurich, Switzerland)Zurich, Switzerland)
5) Co-composting with local farmers5) Co-composting with local farmers
6) Centralized composting facility.6) Centralized composting facility.
CompostingCompostingFacilityFacility
1 2 3
Composting plant for San Composting plant for San FranciscoFrancisco
Local farmers are using the Local farmers are using the compost to grow fruit and compost to grow fruit and vegetables for San Franciscovegetables for San Francisco
CompostingCompostingFacilityFacility
MaterialsMaterialsRecoveryRecovery
FacilityFacility
1 2 3
at Pier 96
MATERIALS RECOVERY FACIILITYMATERIALS RECOVERY FACIILITY
RecyclingRecyclingPlantsPlants
CompostingCompostingPlantsPlants
CitiesCities Rural areasRural areas
5. Reuse,5. Reuse,RepairRepair
&&DeconstructionDeconstruction
Reusable itemsReusable items
Value of Los Angeles discarded Value of Los Angeles discarded materialsmaterials
Reuse, Repair & Reuse, Repair & DeconstructionDeconstruction
Urban Ore, Berkeley, CaliforniaUrban Ore, Berkeley, California
Grossing $3 million per yearGrossing $3 million per year 27 full-time well-paid jobs27 full-time well-paid jobs
Urban Ore Urban Ore operating for operating for 30 years30 years
VIDEOS ONLINEVIDEOS ONLINE
www.AmericanHealthStudies.org
Examples of Reuse and Repair Examples of Reuse and Repair Centers from California, Vermont, Centers from California, Vermont, Nova Scotia and AustraliaNova Scotia and Australia
Reuse and Repair Reuse and Repair CentersCenters
Can be used for:Can be used for:1. Job training (Burlington, 1. Job training (Burlington,
Vermont, see video)Vermont, see video)
2. Community building2. Community building
3. Support High St. Charity Shops3. Support High St. Charity Shops
4. Research for better industrial 4. Research for better industrial designdesign
RREEUUSSEE
REPAIRREPAIR
JOBJOBTRAININGTRAINING
COMMUNITCOMMUNITYY ACTIVITIESACTIVITIES
BUILDING BUILDING MATERIALSMATERIALS
YARD YARD
COMMUNITY COMMUNITY COMPOST/COMPOST/COMMUNITY GARDENSCOMMUNITY GARDENS
RR EE SS EE AA RR CC HH
Reuse, Repair &Reuse, Repair & Community CenterCommunity Center
Resource Recovery Resource Recovery ParkPark
Reuse, Repair, Reuse, Repair, Research & Research &
Community CenterCommunity Center
Resource Recovery Resource Recovery ParkPark
Building Building deconstruction deconstruction
businessesbusinesses
Reuse, Repair, Reuse, Repair, Research & Research &
Community CenterCommunity Center
Resource Recovery Resource Recovery ParkPark
Building Building deconstruction deconstruction
businessesbusinessesMaterials Recovery Materials Recovery
Facility for both domestic Facility for both domestic waste and commercial waste and commercial
and non-hazardous and non-hazardous industrial wasteindustrial waste
Reuse, Repair, Reuse, Repair, Research & Research &
Community CenterCommunity Center
Resource Recovery Resource Recovery ParkPark
Building Building deconstruction deconstruction
businessesbusinessesMaterials Recovery Materials Recovery
Facility for both domestic Facility for both domestic waste and commercial waste and commercial
and non-hazardous and non-hazardous industrial wasteindustrial waste
Construction & Construction & Demolition Demolition
Waste RecyclingWaste Recycling
Reuse, Repair, Reuse, Repair, Research & Research &
Community CenterCommunity Center
Resource Recovery Resource Recovery ParkPark
Building Building deconstruction deconstruction
businessesbusinessesMaterials Recovery Materials Recovery
Facility for both domestic Facility for both domestic waste and commercial waste and commercial
and non-hazardous and non-hazardous industrial wasteindustrial waste
Construction & Construction & Demolition Demolition
Waste RecyclingWaste Recycling
Reuse, Repair, Reuse, Repair, Research & Research &
Community CenterCommunity Center
Resource Recovery Resource Recovery ParkPark
Building Building deconstruction deconstruction
businessesbusinessesMaterials Recovery Materials Recovery
Facility for both domestic Facility for both domestic waste and commercial waste and commercial
and non-hazardous and non-hazardous industrial wasteindustrial waste
Construction & Construction & Demolition Demolition
Waste RecyclingWaste Recycling
Reuse, Repair, Reuse, Repair, Research & Research &
Community CenterCommunity Center
Resource Recovery Resource Recovery ParkPark
Building Building deconstruction deconstruction
businessesbusinessesMaterials Recovery Materials Recovery
Facility for both domestic Facility for both domestic waste and commercial waste and commercial
and non-hazardous and non-hazardous industrial wasteindustrial waste
Construction & Construction & Demolition Demolition
Waste RecyclingWaste Recycling
Reuse, Repair, Reuse, Repair, Research & Research &
Community CenterCommunity Center
Resource Recovery Resource Recovery ParkPark
Reuse, Repair, Reuse, Repair, Research & Research &
Community CenterCommunity Center
Building Building deconstruction deconstruction
businessesbusinessesMaterials Recovery Materials Recovery
Facility for both domestic Facility for both domestic waste and commercial waste and commercial
and non-hazardous and non-hazardous industrial wasteindustrial waste
Construction & Construction & Demolition Demolition
Waste RecyclingWaste Recycling
Businesses using Businesses using recovered recovered secondary secondary
materials to make materials to make new productsnew products
EconomicsEconomics
““Economically, incineration Economically, incineration represents ONE BIG BLACK BOXrepresents ONE BIG BLACK BOX
The Zero Waste strategy The Zero Waste strategy represents 100’s of LITTLE GREEN represents 100’s of LITTLE GREEN BOXES” BOXES”
(Ted Ward, Zero Waste, Del Norte (Ted Ward, Zero Waste, Del Norte County, California)County, California)
CompostingCompostingFacilityFacility
MaterialsMaterialsRecoveryRecovery
FacilityFacility
1 2 3
ResiduaResiduallFractionFraction
ResiduaResiduallFractionFraction
Reuse, Repair Reuse, Repair andand
DeconstructionDeconstruction
We have to minimize We have to minimize the residual fraction the residual fraction with…with…1) Waste reduction 1) Waste reduction initiativesinitiatives
2) Economic incentives2) Economic incentives