Zero Waste Action Plan for Glendale, CA

Zero Waste AssociatesRichard Anthony

858-272-2905; ricanthony@aol.com

Zero Waste is Good for All of Us

Reuse, Recycling, & Composting Reduce Resource Use & Greenhouse Gas Production

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%

[1] R. Letcher and M. Shiel, “Source separation and Citizen Recycling”, in William Robinson, ed., The Solid Waste Handbook, New York, 1986.

All discards can be sorted into 12 Market Categories…

1. REUSABLE Appliances Durable Plastic Items Textiles Mattresses & Furniture

Composite C & D Books & Catalogues Other Repairables

2. PAPER Cardboard White Ledger Newsprint Magazines / Catalogs Other Office Paper Paperboard Other / Composite Paper

3. PLANT DEBRIS Leaves & Grass

Pruning's Branches & Stumps

1. PUTRESCIBLES Food Waste

Fish and Meat Waste Sewage Sludge

• WOOD Untreated Wood

Treated Wood

• CERAMICSConcrete Asphalt Paving

7. SOILSGypsum Board Fines

8. METALS Auto Bodies

Aluminum Cans Steel Cans Ferrous Metals Non-Ferrous

9. GLASS Clear Glass Green Glass Mixed Glass Brown Glass Window Glass Other Glass

10. TEXTILESPoly Fibers Cotton and Wool

11. POLYMERS# 1 PET, #2 HDPE , #3 PVC

#4 LDPE, #5 PP, # 6 PS

#7 other labeled plastic

Other plastics, Asphalt Roofing

Tires

12. CHEMICALSUsed Motor Oil Household Hazardous Waste Disposable Diapers / Feminine HygieneTreated Medical Waste

Glendale Discards Sorted into the 12 Market Categories

Note: Half of the Materials are Suitable for Compost

Revenue Potential from Glendale Discards

Market % Tons Value ($/ton) Total Value

1.   Reuse 2.0 3,240 $550 $1,782,000

2.   Paper 27.0 43,740 $50 $2,187,000

3.   Plant Debris 5.5 8,910 $ 7 $62,370

4.   Putrescibles 17.0 27,540 $7 $2,187,000

5.   Wood 4.0 6,480 $8 $51,840

6.   Ceramics 8.0 12,960 $4 $51,840

7.   Soils 10.0 16,200 $7 $113,400

8.   Metals 4.0 6,480 $50 $324,000

9.   Glass 2.0 3,240 $10 $32,400

10.   Polymers 8.0 12,960 $100 $1,296,000

11.   Textiles 2.0 3,240 $100 $324,000

12.   Chemicals 0.5 810 $15 $12,150

No market 10.0 16,200 0 0

Total 100.0 162,000 - $ 8,424,000

•Zero Waste Goal•Commercial Recycling Rule•Organics Recovery•Producer Responsibility

Key Recommendations in Glendale Draft Zero Waste Plan

•Zero emissions to air, water, land•Do not burn or bury resources •Currently Divert 53%•70% by 2015•90% by 2021

Zero Waste Goal

•Comply with State Mandate•Source Separate or Process Mixed Waste•No materials direct to landfill•Mixed Waste – At least 25% recovery•City continue to offer free recycling

Commercial Recycling Rule

•Compostable Organics out of Landfill•Processing facility at Scholl Canyon

– Digest to Recover Energy – Compost digestate

•Pilot for commercial organics first

Organics Recovery

•Adopt EPR Policy– Purchasing preference for take-backs – ID problem products for local actions – Advocate State and Federal

legislation•Citywide ban on stores distributing free

single-use plastic shopping bags•Styrofoam – follow County lead•Takeback guide on City website

Reduce - Producer Responsibility

Reuse

Bulky Goods – Reuse ahead of route truck

Promote E-Services (Craig’s List, e Bay, LA Shares?)

Used Building Materials

Reuse Guide on Website

Market Category Clusters

• Recyclables/Blue Bin• Paper, metals, glass, polymers

• Compostable Organics/Green Bin• Food, vegetative debris, food dirty paper, paper, plant

debris, putrescibles, wood

• Reusables/Curbside or Drop off sites• Furniture, appliances, clothing, toys, tools, reusable

goods, textiles

• Special Discards/Resource Recovery Park• Chemicals, construction and demolition materials,

wood, ceramics, soils

Reuse and Repair

Recycling

Composting

Special Discards

It’s a win, win, win, win thing for all of us…

• Creates jobs

• Saves wildlife and ecosystems

• Saves taxpayers and businesses money

• Reduces pressure on raw or virgin resources

• Reduces pollution (including greenhouse gas emissions)

Benefits of Source Separation: