the reality of achieving net zero waste

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Jason Kliwinski, AIA, LEED Fellow, Certified Sustainable Building AdvisorClimate Reality LeaderCEO, Green Building CenterCo-Founder, USGBC-NJ

Michael Buono, President, ESMGCo-Founder, USGBC-NJ

Introductions

Define what qualifies as net zero waste

Discuss strategies and technologies the contribute to achieving net zero

Understand synergies and cost/benefits of net zero waste

Identify challenges and opportunities to create net zero results

Learning Objectives

If Everyone Lived like we do in the US…

Global waste generation in

2010 was 1.3 billion tons---the equivalent of 200 Hoover Dams.

Projections of 2.2 billion tons by 2025.

Where are we Today?

Globally, 65-75% of waste is put in a landfill, dump or other place.

Today less than 25% of our commercial waste is

repurposed.

Where are we Today?

US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY STATES:

Net Zero Waste: “…means a building that is operated to reduce,

reuse, recycle, compost, or recover solid waste streams (with the exception of hazardous and medical waste) thereby resulting in zero waste disposal.”

https://www4.eere.energy.gov/femp/requirements/laws_and_requirements/definition_net_zero_waste_building_operated

What does Net Zero Mean?

LIVING BUILDING CHALLENGE STATES:

Net Zero Waste: Reduce or eliminate the production of waste during

design, construction, operation, and end of life and find ways to integrate waste back into either an industrial loop or natural nutrient loop. (90-100%)

All Projects must feature at least one salvaged material per 500 square meters of gross building area or be an adaptive reuse of an existing structure.

What does Net Zero Mean?

Living Building Challenge Details Minimum Diversion Rates During Construction:Metal 99%Paper & Cardboard 99% Soil & Biomass 100%Rigid Foam, Carpet & Insulation 95%All others, average 90%

“designing and managing products and processes to systematically avoid and eliminate the volume and toxicity of waste and materials, conserve and recover all resources, and not burn or burythem”

Zero Waste International Alliance, www.zwia.org/standards.html

Zero Waste: terms & strategies

There is no such thing as waste in Nature.

Either "biological nutrients" or "technical nutrients"

Remaking the Way We Make Things – William McDonough and Michael Braungart

UL Zero Waste Definition

Landfill Diversion Facility (>80% diversion)Virtually Zero Waste to Landfill (> 98%)Zero Waste to Landfill (100%)

What does Net Zero Mean?

Consensus: diverting 90% of all waste generated from Landfill and Incineration. No mixed waste incinerated or processed in facilities that operate above ambient biological temperatures (> 200F) to recover energy or materials.

Follow principle to recover “highest and best value” of embodied energy and materials through hierarchy

- reuse- recycling of inorganic materials in closed loop systems- composting of organic materials

Zero Waste: Consensus???

Neighborhood Development (5 points) Building Reuse (1 point) Historic Preservation & Adaptive Reuse (2 points) Recycled/Reused Infrastructure (1 point) Solid Waste Management (1 point)

Waste addressed in LEED™

New Construction & Major Renovations (9 points) Pre-Requisite: Building Operations Recycling Program Pre-Requisite: Construction Waste Recycling Plan & Final

Report Building Life Cycle Impact Reduction (5 points) Construction Waste Recycling 50%-75% (1-2 points) Sourcing of Raw Materials 20/5, 25% by $$ (1-2 points)

Waste addressed in LEED™

Existing Buildings (9 points) Pre-Requisite: Ongoing Purchasing & Waste Policy Pre-Requisite: Facility Maintenance & Renovation Policy Pre-Requisite: Sustainable Site Management Policy Sustainable Site Management (1 point) Sustainable Purchasing, Ongoing Consumables, Durable

Goods, Facilities (1-4 points) Solid Waste Management, Ongoing & Facility Maintenance (2-

4 points)

Waste addressed in LEED™

LEED Process1Audit

2Plan

3Program

Development

4Performance

Period/Certification

5Education/

Recertification

LEED

Copyright © 2012 U.S. Green Building Council

1 All Kimberly-Clark Professional* paper towels can be aerobically composted in municipal or industrial facilities in the United States and Canada by ASTM D6868-11.

2 “Environmental Benefits,” Environmental Protection Agency3 “Waste and Recycling Facts,” Clean Air Council

Reduce Example: OperationsCommercial Property customer with over 150 buildings located in NJ-PA-MD-VA-TX. Challenge: Partners not adhering to designated supply chain

manufacturers for facility supplies, creating compliance, health & safety, sustainability and cost concerns. 80% Sustainable Purchasing Goal identified.

Solution: Veritiv introduced Sustainability reporting through xpedx.com to identify products used in buildings that were not “Green”. Veritiv converted these products to Sustainable options where they could.

Result: REIT reached goal of 80% use of sustainable consumable products & achieved overall cost neutrality in change-over to Sustainable products

Hartz Mountain Corporate HQChallenge: Obtain LEED Silver

Certification on 250,000sf 1990’s commercial office building with minimal investment. (ESPM Score 92)

Solution: Integrative Approach

Result: Earned 50 points, and conducted waste audit along the way.

Mack Cali, 5 Vaughn, PrincetonChallenge: Obtain LEED Silver Certification on 98,640sf

late 1980’s multi-tenant commercial office building with minimal investment. Tenant renovations done as part of project. (ESPM Score 92)

Solution: Integrative Approach.

Result: Earned Silver Certification, conducted waste audit and achieved credits for 86% recycling rate in addition to purchase of sustainable materials for renovation.

Reduce Example: New ConstructionRider University – SIP Construction Challenge: LEED Silver, $200/sf,

9 month construction, PTAC HVAC system

Solution: Structural Insulated Panel Wall System

Result: Achieved over 85% diversion rate on-time, on budget and earned LEED NC Silver Certification. First LEED certified dorms in New Jersey!

Reuse/Recycle example: RenovationNatural Resources Defense Council 8th Floor Renovation, New York City, NY

Zero Waste Challenge: 95% diversion Required Source Separated Only of used bulk waste doors, windows, wallboard with plugs and screws.

Zero Waste Solution: Deconstruction and onsite repurposing of doors, countertops, offsite creative reuse of windows as decorative partition panels.

Zero Waste Solution: Recovered 4 ft. sections of wallboard removed screws & plugs with Upstate NY Mfg.

Result: Achieved over 96% diversion rate on-time schedule, saved cost with daytime work and demo team retrained for new deconstruction methods. Earned LEED-CI Platinum Certification “highest LEED score of any LEED-CI project worldwide”

Recycle Example: New ConstructionWillow School, Health Wellness & Nutrition Center, Gladstone, NJ

Zero Waste Challenge: 95% diversion for each of 6 materials categories including difficult to recover organic food waste & foam insulation.

Zero Waste Solution: “zero tolerance policy” for beverage (coffee cup) / personal food container disposal. Composted food residuals from trailer lunch, tours & events.

Zero Waste Solution: Recycled 70 cubic yards of foam-board excess material with recycler in Philadelphia market.

Result: Achieved over 98% diversion rate meeting LBC in all materials categories & LEED Platinum (2pt + ID for 95%)

Recycle/Reuse Example: OperationsAnheuser-Busch: Beverage Distribution Centers- Multiple Locations in New Jersey Zero Waste Challenge: 72% recycling rate in jeopardy due to

back flow of products from retail locations to distribution center from “born on dating” campaign. Beer required ATF witnessed destruction

Zero Waste Solution: Developed creative partnership with hog farmer to remove product from packaging, recycle packaging, and reclaim liquid product in compliance with ATF requirements.

Zero Waste Solution: Reclaimed liquid mixed with water, and sold as a service to used in land application process as soil nutrient and manure odor inhibitor on Jersey Hog Farms.

Result: Due to the size, weight, and liquid composition of truckload quantities of case beer central distribution credited with higher 86% diversion rate and saved thousands of dollars in Landfill disposal fees.

Recover - Example

Waste in your Carbon Footprint

22,409 eMT CO2 ~ 4.3 tons/student

5,200 students1,400,000sf

http://rs.acupcc.org/cap/63/

Rider University

Waste in your Carbon Footprint

37,598 eMT CO2 ~ 6.37 tons/student

5,900 students3,000,000sf

http://rs.acupcc.org/cap/96/

The College of NJ

Mercer County CC

28,117 eMT CO2 ~ 4 tons/student, 9,500 students

650,000gsf

What’s the Competition Doing?

US Army – Triple Net Zero Synergy

http://www.asaie.army.mil/Public/ES/sustainability.html

Challenges of Achieving Zer0 WastePOLICY

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Benefits of Net Zero Waste

ReduceReuse

RecycleRecover

Disposal

Net Zero Waste Pyramid

Zero Waste: strategies. “Zero Waste (90% >)” vs “High Performance (50-85%)” Higher level commitment to investment in systems & product design, Rigorous process & facility management Design for all environmental cost in design stage. Design for disassembly, remanufacturing or dematerialize. Reverse logistics of distribution system where products or

components are returned for repair, reuse, recycling. Extended producer responsibility products & packaging. Focus on service rather than products

Zero Waste: strategiesZero Waste requires commitment to establish and maintain a different culture…

Continual Environmental Quality Management Improvement Strategic Waste Recovery Planning Internal Resource Management External Resource Management Sustainable Purchasing

Establish Goals & Policies Include Stakeholders Work Collaboratively Develop Detailed Plans Implement & Measure Performance Share Your Successes & Lessons Learned

Next Steps on your Next Project

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