changes & challenges arkansas recycling coalition october 2 2015
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CHANGES & CHALLENGES
ARKANSAS RECYCLING COALITIONOCTOBER 2 2015
MSW GENERATION RATES
WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN:
• 2013: 254.1 million tons (actual)• 2013: +8.5 million tons (population)• 2013: +77.0 million tons (previous
decades)
THE EVOLVING TON
• Less paper• More plastic• Electronics• Future products?
ELECTRONICS
2012 Generation by Product Type
EPA MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE IN THE UNITED STATES: 2012 FACTS AND FIGURES
MANAGEMENT TRENDS
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LIGHTWEIGHTING
ZW COMPANIES 2015
• Speedo• Cox Enterprises• Sealed Air Corp• Dewars• Belu• Levi Strauss• Owens-Corning• Adidas• Domtar• LiquiGlide – Elmers Glue• Ford• US Air Force Community Partnership Program• Pepsi• Hormel• Proctor & Gamble• Molson Coors• Walmart• GM• Boulevard Beer
ZW SUBSTANCE 2015
• PowerFlex ECO swimsuit made from abandoned fishing nets & old carpets• RecycleD/reused 1000 tons from HQ in decade• Bubble wrap shipped flat, filled by retailer• Aberfeddy Distillery burns wood pallets – reduced carbon footprint by 90%• New glass bottle 18% lighter• All US stores have recycling bins for clothing• Recycled 2.4 billion pounds of end-of-life shingles & 1.3 billion pounds of glass• Shoe made from recycled ocean waste• 23% reduction in mill waste to landfill• Invented technology allowing consumers to get more viscous liquids out of container• Diverted 140 million pounds of damaged vehicle parts from landfill• Goal includes increased recycling & food bank donations from commissaries• Increased use of recycled PET by 23% & cut packaging by 89 million pounds• Met waste reduction to landfills goal 6 years early• Goal to increase use of recycled plastic: 230 million recycled plastic bottles annually• Reduced amount of waste generated per pint of beer by 11.5%• US operations waste diversion improved to 82.4% • 122 landfill free facilities worldwide• Founded Ripple Glass
ZW: SMART CAPITALISM
• “Cost” becomes an “asset”• Input/output control• Profit motivated• Internal rewards
RECOVERY RATES
EVOLVING TON & MRFS
• Less paper• More glass• More plastic• Lower revenues • Higher costs• Stalled recycling
ORGANICS
CHALLENGES
• New products• Markets• Goals
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING
MARKETS
MARKETS: WHY
• Strong dollar• Slowdown in Chinese economy• Overcapacity of Chinese paper industry• Overcapacity worldwide steel industry• Overcapacity US PET resin industry• Price of oil
GOALS: DIVERSION OR RECYCLING
• Realistic goals• Long-term strategies• Revise
SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
“Materials management is an approach to serving human needs by using/reusing resources most productively and sustainably throughout their life cycles, generally minimizing the amount of materials involved and all the associated environmental impacts.”
SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
• Is recycling the ultimate goal?
or• Less overall waste in the ecosystem?
OTHER CHALLENGES
• Portion sizes: food waste vs packaging• 3-D printing• Food safety
RECYCLE RIGHT
RECYCLING IS NOT FREE
• Webinar “The Costs of Recycling”• http://
waste360.com/waste360-resources/webinars
• “There Ain’t No Such Thing As A Free Lunch – or Free Garbage – or Free Recycling”
• http://waste360.com/residential/there-ain-t-no-such-thing-free-lunch-or-free-garbage-or-free-recycling
THE GOOD NEWS
FUTURE: OVERALL
• Less waste• Less disposal• Organics recovery• Evolving material mix• Continued zero waste by industry• Improved processing technology
