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Engaging Large Institution on Organics Diversion

and Other Recycling Opportunities

Christine Beling, USEPA New England

May 15, 2012

What is the incentive ?

Regulation i.e. Compliance Assistance

Corporate Mandate

Association/Green Certification

Peer Group i.e. Recyclemania

Voluntary Program i.e Waste Wise/Food

Recovery Challenge

Technical Assistance

Recognition

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Biggest Sources of Food Waste (in order)

Commercial Restaurants

Fast Food

Full Service

Grocery Stores

Institutional

K-12, Universities,

Hospitals, Nursing Homes,

Prisons

Residential

Sources of MSW Food Waste

Fast Food

Full Service

Grocery Stores

Institutional

Residential

•Based on State waste characterization studies and

population estimates.

* Does not include agricultural and industrial food

wastes

Food Waste is a National Problem

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Food Recovery Hierarchy

NETWORK !!!

Trade Associations Green “Associations”

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Health Care Example #1

Janet Bowen

Started in 2001 with an integrated

strategy for compliance with EPCRA/TRI

Networking at “THEIR” Events

Built a 1500+ email contact list

Email Bulletin bi-weekly (+/-)

Example E-Mail-May 11, 2012

Announcements

NEW: Recycling Works in Massachusetts program

Massachusetts DEP Organics Subcommittee

Regulatory Updates

Tools/Resources

Special Events Food Waste Composting Food Waste Composting

Pilot at Coast Day Case Study, 2/2012

Articles/Press Releases

Pen Bay Healthcare celebrates ‘green’ milestones, 5/4/12

Upcoming Webinars

Upcoming Conferences

EPA Stormwater – Rain Garden training for Federal Facilities and

N.E. Healthcare, June 7 & 8, 2012

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Voluntary Programs #2

MA Waste Wise Program

2005 launch with Supermarkets

Give Recognition

Track Data

Biannual Networking Meetings

EPA’s Waste Wise Program

Food Recovery Challenge 2011

Supermarket Organics Recycling

Network (SORN)

MOU Signed on August 24, 2005

Innovative partnership-

MADEP, the MA Food Association,

EPA, individual Supermarkets,

haulers, processors, to advance

organics and recycling in the

Supermarket Industry.

Pilot funding by EPA

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Supermarket Recycling

Program Certification (SRPC)

A voluntary certification for the program for the Supermarket Industry.

Rewards supermarkets for composting

and increasing their recycling.

Regulatory relief

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Recognition

Provided MA WasteWise Supermarket Recycling Leadership Awards to 6 supermarket chains.

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Success Continues…other

bread crumbs…

Hospitality The Seaport Hotel

The Westin Copley

Municipal Leaf and Yard Waste Sites

Residential Food Collection Programs Drop off

Curbside collection Boston Convention & Exposition

Center Case Study

http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/rrr/rogo/documents/boston-

cec.pdf

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Recyclemania @

College/Universities #3

68 schools in RecycleMania for 2012

26 have food numbers for the 8 weeks

7 of those are already signed up for

EPA’s Food Recovery Challenge

State Participation

Connecticut

Connecticut College 2000-3000/lbs/week

Rhode Island

Brown (RI) 16000-19000 lbs/week

RI School of Design - 500-600 lbs/week

New Hampshire

Anitoch (NH) 15-108 lbs/wk (small)

Keene (NH) 882-2200 lb/wk (active partner

has not checked box)

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Participation in Massachusetts

Boston College - 9400-14000 lbs/per week

Emerson College 2100-3500 lbs/week

Edicott 4000 bs/wk

Gordon 2000-7000 lbs/wk

Lasell 2700-3100 lbs/wk

Lesley (MA) 4190-8200 lbs/wk

Mass Maritime Academy - 2000 lbs/wk

noted was improving its food tracking)

Northeastern - 93000 - 149000 lbs/wk

inactive partner working to make active)

Wentworth Institute (MA) 3200-14000 lbs/wk

Williams (MA) 2100-3400 lbs/wk

WPI (MA) 2800 lbs/wk

Participation in Maine

Colby (ME) range 4800lbs/wk

St Joes College ME - none but noted

that have compost program that was

down but would start back up soon

UMaine at Fort Kent - small numbers in a

few weeks

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Food Recovery Challenge

Connection to Waste Wise – Challenge to

promote food recovery hierarchy

College and Universities

Stadiums and Venues

Grocery Sector

Triple Bottom Line

Feed your communities (People)

Protect your environment (Planet)

Reduce your costs (Profit)

“THEIR” Conferences in 2012

National Association of College and University Food

Services National Conference July Boston MA

Intl Restaurant and Foodservice Show New York, March

National Association of Concessionaires June , Florida

Intl Association of Venue Managers, July Florida

Natl. Restaurant Association Show, May Chicago

Stadium Managers Association, February California

National Grocers Association, February Las Vegas,

College and University Recycling Coalition

New England Association of Amusement Parks and

Attractions

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EPA Tools & Resources: Waste Audit Sheets, Calculators, Guides…

www.epa.gov/foodrecovery

Re-TRAC thru WasteWise

What WasteWise Re-TRAC does: Compiles and analyzes your waste

management data and maintains historical files.

Submits your annual data to the WasteWise program with a click.

Generates instant reports on program performance and trends, and calculates GHG emission reductions associated with your activities.

Provides your official EPA Climate Profile report on an annual basis.

"The new Re-TRAC system is beyond fabulous. It really improves the data entering

experience. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!" - Mariah Titlow Tinger, Senior

Environmental Program Coordinator, Genzyme Corporation

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Sample WasteWise Report

Grocery Sector

Shaws (part of SuperValu)

Hannaford

Big Y

The Meat House

College and University

US Coast Guard Academy

Harvard

Clark University

MIT

University of Southern

Maine

Middlebury College

Suffolk University

Venues

TD Garden

Mohegan Tribe of CT-Mohegan

Sun

Courtyard by Marriott & Grappone

Conference Center

Fenway Park

Other

Beth Israel Medical Center

Genzyme

Boston Organics

FOOD RECOVERY PARTNERS