california commercial recycling ab 341 ifma san diego presentation

AB 341 California’s Commercial Recycling Bill: Understanding and Compliance Sue Prelozni, Sustainable Surplus Ed Pletner, AVR Recycling Ravi Bajaj, San Diego USGBC John Ritter, SDG&E

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Sue Prelozni, MA

Founder, Executive Director

Definition of AB 341

STATE MANDATE EFFECTIVE 7/1/2012 4 cubic yards of SOLID waste weekly

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In March, SD County voted to adopt the state measures. statewide mandatory commercial recycling program

Purpose

To reduce GHG emissions by diverting commercial solid

waste to recycling efforts…

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To expand the opportunity for additional recycling

services and recycling manufacturing facilities in

California.

Goal of AB 341

• Jurisdictions Are Responsible

• Minimum 50:50 mix (AB 939) – Trash : Recycle bins

• 75% Diverted by 2020 Reduce, Recycle,

ReUse, Compost

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MUST have a recycling practice in place (minimum) Next threshold – The Mix Ideally a 50:50 mix Start 5 trash bins > Move to 2 trash; 2 recycle bins

What Is Solid Waste?

SOURCES OF WASTE: Commercial Construction Industrial ResidentialTYPES OF WASTEDurables X X X

Paper X X X Glass X X X Plastic X X X Metal X X X Wood X X X

Consumables X X X Organics X X X

Construction/Demolition X

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Give examples of each Ask Doug about this slide….

Solid Waste: Business Ratios

How Waste Is Tracked & Reported

Unincorporated areas/cities > COUNTY – Haulers Report to County > CalRecycle

•Incorporated City > CITY – Haulers report to City > CalRecycle

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Franchise Haulers or Certified Recyclable Material Collector

Jurisdiction Responsibility

• Education • Outreach • Tracking • Enforcement • Report to Cal Recycle

San Diego County

COUNTY sets guidelines for compliance Gets list of noncompliant customers from Hauler Sends a letter to customer to “educate” them Sends warning citation - Lists steps to take Option to fine $100 - $500 for each infraction Up to $10,000 per year

City of San Diego

• Gets detailed reports from haulers – Facility name, address, person(s) name, volume of

solid waste and recyclable materials/week, Frequency of collection service

• Requires 50% diversion rate • Achieve compliance through education and technical

assistance • Noncompliant customers face fine • Cities face fines up to $10,000/day

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If your recycling program is NOT serviced by a franchise hauler or Certified Recyclable Material Collector, you must fill out and submit a Recycling Reporting Form to ESD.

Ed Pletner

Founder, CEO AVR Recycling

Why Electronic Waste Matters

• Electronic Waste (eWaste) is defined as all discarded electrical and electronic devices

• As of 2009 only 25% of eWaste was recycled

• eWaste makes up approximately 5% of the municipal waste stream while accounting for 70% of all toxic waste (Mercury, Lead, etc.)

• eWaste is growing 3x faster than all other municipal waste streams

Commodity Prices and Recycling

Over the past 10 years the value of commodities such as Gold (285%), Silver (398%), Copper (333%), and Lead (373%) have risen dramatically

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Why? •Increased demand in developing countries (China and India) •Seen as a safehaven among investors •Electronics are commonly made up of these commodities •This has given rise to “Urban Mining” •Why this matters to FMs? Electronic Recyclers will in many cases dramatically subsidize the costs of removal of these items to get this valuable material

Motherboard (Gold)

Power Supply (Copper)

Processor (Gold)

CD/DVD/Floppy Drive (Gold)

Hard Drive (Gold, Aluminum)

Video Card (Gold)

Memory (Gold)

Computers

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These components are like commodities in the sense that they have their own per pound value: •Memory •Processor •Hard Drive •Motherboard •Power Supply •CD/DVD/Floppy Drive •Video/Sound Cards •Computer Case

Medical Device Client

• Client that requires recycling of a device containing circuit board, aluminum, motor, plastic, silicon, rubber, and more

• Use the value of the circuit board to dramatically decrease the cost of recycling

• Takeaway: Using the right Recycler can

substantially impact the cost of disposing your recyclables and can facilitate proper diversion of other materials (AB 341)

Ravi Bajaj, LEED AP BD+C, O+M

Project Coordinator San Diego Green Building Council

• Purchasing

• Waste

Materials & Resources in LEED

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Show Slide The Materials and Resource (MR) category focuses on waste reduction through waste mitigation and responsible procurement practices. Materials selection plays a significant role in sustainable building operations. During the life cycle of a material, extraction, processing, transportation, use, and disposal can have negative health and environmental consequences, including polluting water and air, destroying native habitats, and depleting natural resources. Purchasing: Materials selection plays a significant role in sustainable building operations. During the life cycle of a material, extraction, processing, transportation, use, and disposal can have negative health and environmental consequence. These “Materials in” credits are associated with planning and executing a sustainable purchasing policy. Waste: Includes practicing waste reduction strategies and reducing waste at its source. “Materials out” credits drive the implementation of a solid waste management policy and involve conducting waste stream audits and implementing alternative methods of disposal for ongoing consumables, durable goods, and debris from facility alterations and additions. Note: Clarify that this is concept driven, not a checklist. Explain models (e.g., materials that qualify and those that don’t) and then flow to teaching individual credits. Start with basic thoughts, models, calculations.

• Practice waste reduction strategies

• Reduce waste at its source

WASTE

• Reuse and recycle

• Select sustainable materials

PURCHASING

• Reduce mercury pollution

Copyright © 2012 U.S. Green Building Council

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Show Slide Within each concept for a credit category, there are specific sustainable goals. As we go through the prerequisites and credits within a category, we’ll tie them back to these concepts and goals. Briefly review the goals for Waste and Purchasing. Students should already be familiar with these ideas.

Sustainable Purchasing Policy

Reduce the environmental impacts of materials acquired for use in the operations, maintenance and upgrades of buildings.

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Show Slide Intent: to reduce the environmental impacts of materials acquired for use in the operations, maintenance and upgrades of buildings. Highlight any key differences/impact for owner occupant versus multi tenant buildings. MR p1 relates to the concepts and goals of Purchasing Note:

Implement environmentally preferable purchasing (EPP) policy that addresses requirements of Sustainable Purchasing—Ongoing Consumables. Include at least one of other related purchasing credits: •Sustainable Purchasing—Durable Goods •Sustainable Purchasing—Facility Alterations and Additions •Sustainable Purchasing—Reduced Mercury in Lamps

Sustainable Purchasing Policy

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Show Slide Requirement: Have in place an Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP) policy that includes, at a minimum, product purchasing policies for the building and site addressing the requirements of MR c1: Sustainable Purchasing—Ongoing Consumables. This policy must adhere to the LEED EB:O&M policy model. At a minimum, the policy must cover those product purchases that are within the building and site management’s control. Additionally, extend the EPP policy to include product purchasing policies for the building and site addressing the requirements of at least 1 of the credits listed below. This extended policy must also adhere to the LEED EB:O&M policy model and specifically address the goal, scope and performance metric for the respective credit: MR c2: Sustainable Purchasing—Durable Goods; MR c3: Sustainable Purchasing—Facility Alterations and Additions; MR c4: Sustainable Purchasing—Reduced Mercury in Lamps. A purchasing policy will establish goals and practices that lead to environmentally preferable purchasing choices and possible waste reduction; therefore, there are many material credits related to this policy. This prerequisite requires only policies, not ongoing actual sustainable performance. Share strategies (e.g., work with purchasing department; work with vendors; align policy with organizational structure).

Solid Waste Management Policy

Required!

Facilitate the reduction of waste generated by building occupants that is hauled to and disposed of in landfills or incineration facilities.

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Show Slide Intent: to facilitate the reduction of waste generated by building occupants that is hauled to and disposed of in landfills or incineration facilities. Highlight any key differences/impact for owner occupant versus multi-tenant buildings. MR p2 relates to the concepts and goals of Waste reduction. Note: Instructor should not spend much time on this credit since intent and requirements are straight forward. Allow time to address more complicated credits.

Implement solid waste management policy that addresses waste management of: •Ongoing consumables •Batteries •Durable goods •Facility alterations and additions •Mercury-containing lamps

Solid Waste Management Policy

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Show Slide Requirement: Implement a solid waste management policy that addresses the waste management of ongoing consumables, batteries, durable goods, facility alterations and additions and mercury-containing lamps for the building and site. Develop an environmentally conscious waste management policy that addresses the following elements: Ongoing consumables; Durable goods; Facility alterations and additions; and Mercury-containing lamps. The policy must adhere to the LEED-EB O&M policy model. Think about additional waste reduction objectives, such as: Source reduction; Reuse; Recycling; Waste monitoring; and Resource reduction.

Policy Model

• SCOPE • PERFORMANCE METRIC • GOALS • PROCEDURES & STRATEGIES • RESPONSIBLE PARTY • TIME PERIOD

Waste Stream Audit

Facilitate the reduction of ongoing waste and toxins that are hauled to and disposed of in landfills or incineration facilities.

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Show Slide Intent: to facilitate the reduction of ongoing waste and toxins generated by building occupants and building operations that are hauled to and disposed of in landfills or incineration facilities. Highlight any key differences/impact for owner occupant versus multi-tenant buildings. MR c6 relates to the concepts and goals of Waste reduction. Note: Instructor should not spend much time on this credit since intent and requirements are straight forward. Allow time to address more complicated credits.

Conduct waste stream audit of building’s waste stream for both: •Recycling •Conventional waste Use audit’s results to establish baseline and identify opportunities for increased recycling and waste diversion.

Waste Stream Audit

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Show Slide Requirement: Conduct a waste stream audit of the building’s waste stream, including recycling and conventional waste, and use the audit’s results to establish a baseline and identify opportunities for increased recycling and waste diversion. Complete a waste stream audit taking the following steps: Step 1: Determine the appropriate unit for the waste stream audit, either volume or weight. Step 2: Determine the appropriate waste categories for the audit. Step 3: Establish a time interval for the audit that is representative of the building’s waste stream and reflects a normal business and collection cycle. Step 4: Determine the volume or weight of the waste that is disposed of or disposed of in landfills or incinerated and the waste that is recycled, reused, composted or otherwise diverted from conventional disposal. Step 5: For each category of waste, sort the major types and determine their volume or weight. Step 6: For each waste category, add the volume or weight of conventionally disposed of waste to the volume or weight of the alternatively disposed of waste to identify the total volume or weight of that waste category for the audit period. Clarify difference between MRc6 (waste audit) and MRc7: OC recycling rate since many people do not get this immediately.

Electronic Waste

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John Ritter, CFM, SFP

Facilities Operations Manager SDG&E

SDG&E Recycle Program

• Overview of SDG&E Recycling Program • Containers • Signage • Employee Engagement • Reporting • Office Waste Program Results • Lessons Learned

Recycling Program Overview

• Exceed City of San Diego Standards • Field Operations

– Metal, copper, wire, wood • Fleet

– Tires, belts, filters, oil, anti-freeze, plastics

• Facilities – Cardboard, paper, aluminum, glass,

plastic, metal, food • Supply Management

– Shredded confidential paper, Investment Recovery

• Company Policies – Sustainable Purchasing, Solid Waste

Management

Office Recycle Containers

Field Recycle Bins

Recycle Communication & Signage

• Earth Day event • Clear the Clutter • E-Waste event • “We Recycle”

competition

Employee Engagement

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Earth Day Event (90 exhibitors, 1000 employees) - What To Recycle Booth Clear the Clutter Event - 300 boxes of office supplies, file cabinets, chairs, whiteboards, commercial wall art. E-Waste Event – (8 large boxes, 90 employees) We Recycle competition (May- Oct) – Winners on Nov 15 (America Recycles Day)

Employee Engagement

Recycle Material Bags

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Company Wide Idea Network Green Challenge Recycle Material bag one of the winners 4 month pilot of 130 bags at one SDG&E operating center Employee engagement event Diversion rate improved 15%

Reporting

Site Site Name Total Discards Total Waste Total Diverted Diversion % Total Discards Total Waste Total Diverted Diversion %1 Beach Cities Base/C&O 56.59 45.13 11.46 20% 571.56 519.60 51.96 9%2 Century Park 99.48 70.01 29.47 30% 2598.00 1628.08 969.92 37%3 Greencraig-Meter Reading 5.77 4.47 1.30 23% 155.88 103.92 51.96 33%4 HO-Sempra HO 60.80 44.69 16.12 27% 1299.00 1039.20 259.80 20%5 Kearny Elect Maint Ops 96.98 63.99 32.99 34% 948.27 935.28 51.96 5%6 Metro Base/C&O 80.66 46.74 33.93 42% 1541.48 866.00 675.48 44%7 Miramar Base/C&O 49.25 29.38 19.87 40% 1056.52 588.88 467.64 44%8 Mission Control 14.70 13.41 1.30 9% 324.75 311.76 51.96 16%9 Mission Skills 14.70 13.41 1.30 9% 363.72 311.76 51.96 14%10 Mission Telecom 10.24 8.94 1.30 13% 259.80 207.84 51.96 20%11 Environmental Lab (Nancy) 0.87 0.00 0.87 100% 34.64 0.00 34.64 100%12 Ramona Base C&O 10.24 8.94 1.30 13% 259.80 207.84 51.96 20%13 Innovation Center 2.99 1.26 1.73 58% 75.78 29.23 46.55 61%15 Mountain Empire Base C&O 12.76 11.46 1.30 10% 259.80 207.84 51.96 20%16 Rancho Bernardo Annex B 3.53 2.23 1.30 37% 103.92 51.96 51.96 50%17 Rancho Bernardo Data Ctr 10.24 8.94 1.30 13% 259.80 207.84 51.96 20%18 SPL Alpine HO 13.27 8.94 4.33 33% 381.04 207.84 173.20 45%19 SW Powerlink Upper 4.47 4.47 0.00 0% 103.92 103.92 0.00 0%27 Renewable Energy Resource 1.49 1.49 0.00 0% 34.64 34.64 0.00 0%28 South Bay Branch Office 4.83 2.23 2.60 54% 155.88 51.96 103.92 67%29 Orange County SVC Center 15.65 2.23 13.42 86% 103.92 51.96 51.96 50%30 Orange County SVC Center 3.53 2.23 1.30 37% 103.92 51.96 51.96 50%31 Northeast Base C&O 32.33 23.87 8.46 26% 467.64 415.68 51.96 11%32 Palomar Power Plant 23.37 19.76 3.61 15% 121.24 69.28 51.96 43%33 Rainbow Gas Compressor 0.47 0.34 0.13 28% 12.99 7.79 5.20 40%34 Eastern C&O 19.12 15.57 3.55 19% 207.84 155.88 51.96 25%35 Eastern District Office 2.79 1.49 1.30 47% 86.60 34.64 51.96 60%36 Moreno Vly Compressor St 8.56 5.96 2.60 30% 242.48 138.56 103.92 43%37 North Coast C&O 59.69 40.35 19.34 32% 796.72 692.80 103.92 13%38 North Coast-Hilda's Café 2.23 2.23 0.00 0% 51.96 51.96 0.00 0%40 National City Branch 0.39 0.00 0.39 100% 15.59 0.00 15.59 100%

721.98 504.14 217.83 30% 12999.09 9285.90 3791.13 29%

Note: Excludes shredded recycled paper, batteries and employees club recycling

Diversion by Weight (Tons) Diversion by Volume (Yards)

Site Site Name Total Discards Total Waste Total Diverted Diversion % 1 Beach Cities Base/C&O 56.59 45.13 11.46 20%2 Century Park 99.48 70.01 29.47 30%3 Greencraig-Meter Reading 5.77 4.47 1.30 23%4 HO-Sempra HO 60.80 44.69 16.12 27%5 Kearny Elect Maint Ops 96.98 63.99 32.99 34%6 Metro Base/C&O 80.66 46.74 33.93 42%7 Miramar Base/C&O 49 25 29 38 19 87 40%

Diversion by Weight (Tons)

Total Discards Total Waste Total Diverted Diversion % 571.56 519.60 51.96 9%

2598.00 1628.08 969.92 37% 155.88 103.92 51.96 33%

1299.00 1039.20 259.80 20% 948.27 935.28 51.96 5%

1541.48 866.00 675.48 44% 1056 52 588 88 467 64 44%

Diversion by Volume (Yards)

2.23 2.23 0.00 0% 51.96 51.96 0.00 0%

0.39 0.00 0.39 100% 15.59 0.00 15.59 100%721.98 504.14 217.83 30% 12999.09 9285.90 3791.13 29%

Detail Reporting

January February March April TotalFront Load Trash Service(2) 4yd 6x [Group 1] 190.52 190.52 190.52 190.52 762.08(2) 5yd 5x 216.5 216.5 216.5 216.5 866

0Total Front Load Trash Volume (yards) 407.02 407.02 407.02 407.02 1628.08Total Front Load Trash Weight (tons) 17.50186 17.50186 17.50186 17.50186 70.00744

0Front Load Recycling Service 0(4) 3yd 3x [Group 2] 155.88 155.88 155.88 155.88 623.52(1) 4yd 5x [Group 3] 86.6 86.6 86.6 86.6 346.4

0Total Front Load Recycle Volume (yards) 242.48 242.48 242.48 242.48 969.92Total Front Load Recycle Weight (tons) 6.062 6.062 6.062 6.062 24.248

0Roll Off 0Trash (tons) 0Greenery Recycling (tons) 0Food Waste 1.26 1.2 1.44 1.32 5.22Cardboard Bales 0

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Total Waste 17.50186 17.50186 17.50186 17.50186 70.00744Total Recycling 7.322 7.262 7.502 7.382 29.468Diversion (by weight) 29% 29% 30% 30% 30%Diversion (by volume) 37% 37% 37% 37% 37%

Results

Lessons Learned

• Education, communications & engagement • Location, location, location • Size is right the first time • Containers with legs • Signage • Cleaning service partnership • Reporting metrics • Repeat

SSE on Sustainable Options

Options for Diversion

ReUse - DONATION Recycling Reduce Compost Resale/Auction

Donation: Sustainable Surplus

Company Donates

Sustainable Surplus

Repurpose to Schools,

Nonprofits

RECYCLE

101,600 pounds Diverted in 2012

50 Companies

Furniture, 66%

Equipment, 12%

Office Supplies 7%

Plastic/Glass 5%

Appliances, 4%

Electronics, 3.4%

Other, 2.6%

Carbon Footprint Calculator (from CalRecycle)

101,000 #s waste = 70 metric tons of CO2e • Annual tailpipe emissions from 13 cars • Emissions from the electricity use of 8 homes in one

year • CO2 captured by 1,787 tree seedlings grown over 10

years

Would You Like to Learn More?

Please contact: CalRecycle calrecycle.ca.gov/recycle/commercial City of San Diego sandiego.gov/environmental-services/recycling County of San Diego Sdpublic.sdcounty.ca.gov/environment/waste-recycling

Thank You !

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