mandatory recycling developments in commercial recycling and commercial organic recycling
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Mandatory Recycling Developments in Commercial Recycling and Commercial Organic Recycling. Kern County Waste Management Department Douglas E. Landon, Director. California’s Quest to Increase Recyclin g. Recycling Goal of 75% by 2020 Commercial Mandates 32% of Trash is “Organic” - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Kern County Waste Management Department
Douglas E. Landon, Director
California’s Quest to Increase RecyclinCalifornia’s Quest to Increase Recyclingg
Recycling Goal of 75% by 2020
Commercial Mandates
32% of Trash is “Organic”
15% of Trash is “Food Waste”
State Goal Would Require 100 New Organic Facilities
California’s Quest to Increase California’s Quest to Increase RecyclingRecycling
The LegislationThe Legislation
AB 32 – Chaptered 09/27/2006 AB 341 – Chaptered 10/06/2011 AB 341 Implement July 1, 2012 AB 1826 – On the Governor’s Desk
With implementation 2/2016
What has Changed?What has Changed?New Facilities - MRFsNew Facilities - MRFs
What has Changed?What has Changed?InsideInside
What has Changed?What has Changed?OutsideOutside
Compostable Organic WasteCompostable Organic WasteThe Next ChallengeThe Next Challenge
Green WasteWood WasteFood Waste
New ChallengesNew ChallengesOrganicsOrganics
Organics Mixed RecyclablesPutrescible Non-Putrescible
Weekly Collection Bi-Weekly/As-needed collection
Local Processing (Composting)
Local Sorting
Local Markets Foreign and Domestic Markets
Rejection @ 1% Contamination
Rejection @ 20% Contamination
Stringent Permitting Req’mnts
Stringent Quality Standards
Diverse Uses for OrganicDiverse Uses for Organic
CompostingComposting
Source: City of Bakersfield
Organic Facilities in Kern CountyOrganic Facilities in Kern County
• Private• Synagro – Greenwaste Only
• Liberty – Biosolids Co-composting
• Community Recycling
• Public• Mt. Vernon – Greenwaste and Foodwaste
• Shafter-Wasco Landfill -
Compost Facility ChallengesCompost Facility Challenges(regulatory, economic, and environmental issues)(regulatory, economic, and environmental issues)
• Reduce VOC Air Emissions• Electrify Diesel Equipment• Compost More with Less Space• Add Food Waste (without Vectors)• Save/Conserve Water
How toElectrify Windrows?
Load 100,000Tons/Year
Drive 40,000Miles per YearIn and Out ofWindrows
Source: City of Bakersfield
Space Savings – Windrow vs. ASPSpace Savings – Windrow vs. ASP
20’
8’
Large Windrows22,500 Cubic Yards / Acre / Year
Extended Aerated Static Piles71,000 Cubic Yards / Acre / Year
12’
35’
Source: City of Bakersfield
Compost Cap Over Feedstock - ASPCompost Cap Over Feedstock - ASP
Aeration and VOC Emissions TestingAeration and VOC Emissions Testing
New Methods of Water Distribution…New Methods of Water Distribution…
Source: City of Bakersfield
Sprinklers – Keep Compost Cap Moisto Cheaper than Water
trucks
o Three sprinklers per pile with automatic timer
o Water 6 minutes per hour 12 times per day in blazing summer
o Compost cap kept consistently moist
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Windrow VOC
ASP VOC22 Day ASP Test Period
Extrapolated ASP Data
Screening Plastic from Compost
Capturing Plastic Film with Air Flow
Electric Conveyors for Finished CompostElectric Conveyors for Finished Compost(Copied from mining industry)(Copied from mining industry)
Source: City of Bakersfield
Old Tractor Run
Finished ProductFinished Product
Compost Facility Challenges(regulatory, economic, and environmental issues)
• Reduce VOC Air Emissions• Electrify Diesel Equipment• Compost More with Less Space• Add Food Waste (without Vectors)• Save Water