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WHAT DO I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT WASTE MANAGEMENT IN MY WINERY?

1.0 ESTABLISHING A SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

1.1 Do you have a waste management program in place at your winery?

• Isthereexecutivelevelcommitmenttoasuccessfulwastemanagementprogram?

• Issomeoneassignedtooverseesolidwastemanagementatyourwinery?

• Doyoustrategicallyplanandsetannualgoalstoimprovesolidwastemanagement?

• Arecostsandbenefitsofsolidwastemanagementtracked?

1.2Doesyourwinerycomplywithallfederal,state,andlocalregulations,orothercertifications?

• Whataretheregulationsthatapplytoyourwineryandareyouincompliance?

• Areyouincompliancewiththecertificationsyouseek?(LIVE,SalmonSafe,Organic)

1.3Whatisthestateofyoursolidwastemanagementprogram?

• Doyouhavealistofalltypesofsolidwastegeneratedatyourwineryandhowgenerated?

• Doyouusedocumentedmethodstomonitorandquantifysolidwastegeneratedanddisposed?

• Haveyouidentifiedcostsassociatedwithcollection,reuse,recycle,ordisposalofsolidwaste?

• Doyouunderstandtheenvironmentalfootprintofyoursuppliersincludingenergyandcarbonfootprint?

(see Preferred Purchasing Chapter)

• Doyouemploydocumentedprotocolsforhandlinganddisposalofsolidwaste?

• Aretherecontingencyplansinplacetohandleeachpossibletypeofsolidwastespill?

• Whatareyourwastereductionpractices–reduce,re-use,andrecycle?

2.0 ASSESSING THE QUANTITIES OF MATERIALS USED, GENERATED, AND DISCHARGED

2.1Howmuchsolidwasteisgeneratedbyeachoperationinyourwinery?

• Processing?(crushwaste,grapemarc,additives&packaging,fermentationlees)

• Filtration?(lees,pads,cartridges,DE,supplypackaging)

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT

CHECKLIST OF QUESTIONS TO ANSWER

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• Ageing?(barrels,woodadjuncts)

• Bottling?(bottles,capsules,corks,paper,cardboard,pallets,plastic)

• Labwaste?

• TastingRoom,LunchRoom,Offices,Bathrooms?

• Processwastewatersystemsolids?

• Supplypackagingwastes?

• Facilitymaintenance?

• Janitorialmaintenance?

• Groundsmaintenance?

• Electronicwaste?

2.2Howmuchsolidwasteisgeneratedpergallonofwineproduced?

• Howdoesthequantityofsolidwastegeneratedcomparetoindustrystandards?

2.3Howmuchsolidwastehasbeenreducedatthesource?

• Glassandglassweightreduced?

• Glasscolorselectedforrecyclability?

• Packageandpackageweightreduced?

• Packagingselectedforrecyclability?

• Bulkpurchasingtoreducepackage?

• Arematerialssourcedlocally?

• Islocalstorageused?

• Optimizedinventorycontrol?

• Arealternativetechnologiesandproductsevaluatedtoreducewastes?

2.4Howmuchsolidwastegeneratedatyourwineryisreused?

• Glass?

• Paper&cardboard?

• Plastic?

• Wood?

• Cork?

• Metals?

• Electronicwaste?

2.5Howmuchsolidwastegeneratedatyourwineryisrecycled?

• Biomass?(destemmerwaste,grapemarc,lees,landscapeclippings,sanitarywaste)

• Glass?

• Paper&cardboard?

• Plastics?

• Wood?

• Cork?

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• Alternativeclosures?

• Metals?

• Tartrates?

• Electronicwaste?

2.6Howmuchsolidwastegeneratedatyourwinerygoestolandfill?

• DE(diatomaceousearth)

• Bentonite

• Biomass?(destemmerwaste,grapemarc,lees,landscapeclippings)

• Glass?

• Paper&cardboard?

• Plastics?

• Wood?

• Cork?

• Alternativeclosures?

• Metals?

• Tartrates?

• Electronicwaste?

2.7Howmuchsolidwastegeneratedatyouwinerygoestotheprocesswastewatersystem?

• Processchemicals? (See Material Handling Chapter)

• Labchemicals?(See Material Handling Chapter)

• DE(diatomaceousearth)?

• Bentonite?

• Grapesolids?

• Tartrates?

2.8Haveyouassessedtheimplicationsofeachsolidwastetypeonyourenergyuseandcarbonfootprint?

• WRIbasedgreenhousegasprotocol–InternationalWineCarbonCalculator?WRI

• LIVEclosureCO2calculatorandenergyusesummary?LIVE

• Bio-massconversionpractices?

3.0 EMPLOYEE TRAINING AND WASTE MANAGEMENT INCENTIVES

• Doesyourwineryemploystandardoperatingproceduresspecifictosolidwastemanagement?

• AreemployeestrainedintheseSOP’sforsolidwastemanagement?

• ArechangestothesolidwastemanagementSOP’scommunicatedtoemployeeswhentheyoccur?

• Areemployeesregularlyinformedaboutthestatusofyoursolidwastemanagementprogram?

• Doyouuseemployeeincentivestomotivateactiveparticipationinsolidwastemanagement?

• Isthereaforumforemployeeinputtothesolidwastemanagementplan?

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4.0 IMPROVING YOUR SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

4.1Doyoureviewyourfacilitywatermanagementprogramandplanningannually?

• Doyousegregatestormwaterforuseinirrigation?

4.1Doyoureviewyourfacilitywastemanagementprogramandplanningannually?

• Doesyourwineryhaveaprotocolforevaluating,auditing,andmonitoringresults?

• Doyousetgoalsannuallytoreducethesolidwastegeneratedpertonofgrapesprocessed?

• Doescommitmentfromexecutivethroughalllevelstoimprovesolidwastemanagementremainstrong?

• Isacontinuousimprovementsystemimbeddedinyoursolidwastemanagementprogram?

4.2Whatopportunitiesareavailabletoimproveyourwastemanagementprogram?

• Doyoupracticeenvironmentallypreferredpurchasing?(seePreferredPurchasingChapter)

• Areyoudoingallyoucantoreducesolidwastegenerated?

• Areyoudoingallyoucantoreuse,orsellforreuse,solidwasteitems?

• Areyoudoingallyoucanwithrecyclablesolidwaste?

• Areyoupracticingbio-massconversion?

4.3Haveyousoughtoutindustryforumsinacooperativeefforttosolvewastemanagementissues?

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RESOURCES:

WashingtonStateDepartmentofEcologyTREEteam

WashingtonStateDepartmentofEcologyBeyondWaste

(WRI)TheWorldResourcesInstituteGHGprotocol

TheWineInstitutewinegreenhousegasprotocol

WinemakersFederationofAustralia

EnvironmentalProtectionAgency

LeopoldCenterforSustainableAg.

IntegratedProductionofWinesinSouthAfrica

BioEnergyWashington

TheAmericanVineyardFoundation

Kennedy/JenksConsultants

NationalGrapeandWineInitiative

(LIVE)LowInputViticulture&Enology

SalmonSafe

WorldResourceInstitute

RockTennRecycling

Special Thanks To The Following For Their Contributions:

Stuart Childs, Kennedy/Jenks Consultants

Washington Department of Ecology TREE team

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