jan canterbury office of solid waste june 2007
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WASTEWISE COMMUNITIES Climate, Energy & Waste Connection. Jan Canterbury Office of Solid Waste June 2007. Impacts of Climate Change. Intense, more frequent storms Flooding of coastal areas including beaches and bay marshes - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Jan CanterburyOffice of Solid Waste
June 2007
WASTEWISE COMMUNITIES Climate, Energy & Waste Connection
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Impacts of Climate Change
o Intense, more frequent storms
o Flooding of coastal areas including beaches and bay marshes
o Increased rains in some regions; decreased rains in other regions.
o Increased distribution of infectious diseases
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Product Life Cycle—Linear
CO2
CH4
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Product Life Cycle —> Cyclical
Climate, Energy & Waste Connection
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Climate Change…Energy & Waste Connection
Waste increases:o Production costs
o Use of natural resources
o Volume of waste in landfills
• Greenhouse Gas (GHGs) emissions• Global Climate Change
WasteWise Partners reduce GHGs… equivalent to taking 5.8 million cars off
the road.
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Waste Reduction Model (WARM)
WARM…
Online Summary Report
WR Tonnage
GHG Emissions
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Climate Profile
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WW Partners’ “Climate Profiles”
Companies… and Cities… can take actions to reduce waste & track their Climate Footprint
Cool…!
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WasteWise Projects
o To both reduce Waste and GHGs, EPA is working with Partners & Stakeholders through existing and new projects… such as
o WasteWise, Pay-As-You-Throw (PAYT) and
o Recycle-on-the-Go
PAYT
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WW Communities Join us…Act Now!
WasteWise Conference
“Partnering for Sustainability”
Nov 14th Mariott Hotel – Metro Center
Washington, DC