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Funding for School Cafeteria Recycling & Composting Training Workshop
provided by:
Peter CookeManomet
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The average American wastes ten times as much food as someone in Southeast Asia and 50 percent more than an American living in the 1970s. Natural Resources Defense Council, August 2012.
The opportunity for our educational institutions to…
demonstrate communicate
…effective resource management.
This is what we do at school, we teach our children how to recognize and use the resources that are available to them to better themselves.
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They see us using resources and teaching them to use resources- books, educational aides..
They see us using and managing resources- energy and water.
Are we teaching our children how to be creative with resources when we throw food in the trash?.
40-50% of trash by weight is food. This is a resource, not trash- we’re not teaching our children how to be creative with resources when we throw food in the trash. .
MAINE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION www.maine.gov/dep MAINE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Protecting Maine’s Air, Land and Water
MAINE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Protecting Maine’s Air, Land and Water
Starting a School Composting Operation
Mark King, Sustainability Divisionmark.a.king@maine.gov
MAINE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION www.maine.gov/dep
Why Focus on Organics Recovery?
• Over 40% of MSW by weight is organic• There is little appreciation for value of
organics• Will help with meeting state’s 50% goal• Utilize the EPA “Food Recovery Hierarchy”
There is value in organics!!
MAINE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION www.maine.gov/dep
Select Higher and Better Uses
MAINE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION www.maine.gov/dep
Program to Focus on Discarded Food
• Need to start ‘somewhere’• Interest in capturing the value of discarded
food is growing• Collection infrastructure is appearing• There are suitable sites, especially if include
farms• Let’s make it happen!!
MAINE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION www.maine.gov/dep
Discarded Food Scraps… from?
Residents
Institutions -cafeteria at UMO
Commercial sources →
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Restaurants →
MAINE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION www.maine.gov/dep
Food Waste
“What’s
in a Name?”
“Everything!!”
Food
Scraps
MAINE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION www.maine.gov/dep
Overview of Planned Program• Identify the common “Barriers” and solutions
• Promote Updated ‘Organics Recovery Guide’
• Target “Key” regions of the State with workshops: Promote “Higher and Better Uses” Develop a Recovery Program—Identify and
Eliminate “Obstacles” Do your “Home Work”—Residual Characterization
Studies
• Promote Existing Pilot Projects and Develop New Ones
MAINE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION www.maine.gov/dep
Numerous Facilities Manage Food Scraps in Maine:
• 20 DEP licensed compost facilities currently using food scraps.
• 4 On-farm compost operations actively using food scraps.
• 1 Anaerobic digester currently using food scraps.
• 43 DEP licensed leaf and yard compost facilities.
-Could process up to 5 cubic yards/month of food scraps under exemption.
MAINE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION www.maine.gov/dep
Statewide AssistanceMark King, Environmental SpecialistTel: (207) 592-0455E mail: Mark.A.King@maine.gov
George MacDonald, DirectorTel: (207) 287-2870E mail: George.MacDonald@maine.gov
Augusta RegionCarla Hopkins, Unit SupervisorPhone: (207) 215-3314E-mail: carla.j.hopkins@maine.gov
Augusta RegionJim PollockPhone: (207) 592-8343E-mail: jim.c.pollock@maine.gov
Bangor RegionRick HaffnerPhone: (207) 941-4331E-mail: rick.haffner@maine.gov
Bangor RegionRoger JohnstonePhone: (207) 557-1173E-mail: roger.h.johnstone@maine.gov
Portland RegionMike ClarkPhone: (207) 822-6300E-mail: Michael.s.Clark@maine.gov
Northern Maine RegionJay DuncanPhone: (207) 760-3165E-mail: jay.b.duncan@maine.gov
Mark KingDEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management17 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0017Phone: 207-592-0455 OR 1-800-452-1942
Mark.a.king@maine.gov
Maine DEP—Division of Sustainability (Compost Education and Technical Support)Or The Individuals Below
Maine DEP—Residuals Utilization Unit (Licensing Support and Technical Assistance)
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