The Evolving Ton may the food scraps be with you
The Evolving Ton may the food scraps be with you. Athena Lee Bradley Northeast Recycling Council www.NERC.org. vision, adaptation, flexibility. “The Seattle experience is a microcosm of the evolving ton.” - McKenna Morrigan , Cascadia Consulting
The Evolving Ton may the food scraps be with you
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The Evolving Ton may the food scraps be with you Athena Lee Bradley Northeast Recycling Council www.NERC.org
vision, adaptation, flexibility • “The Seattle experience is a microcosm of the evolving ton.” • - McKenna Morrigan, Cascadia Consulting • Recycling rate jumped from 58% to 74% with collection of food scraps www.nerc.org
Connecticut Waste Characterization Study Organics = 41% That’s A Lot! www.nerc.org
But wait… • Resource competition • Food scrap generators are adapting • Waste is a bottom-line issue • Getting down with food recovery • Vermont – food recovery increased 40% in 2016 under its Universal Recycling Law www.nerc.org
Opportunities • Multiple solutions • Drivers - Flexibility & Adaptation • Plan & design for trends • Not just waste characterization www.nerc.org
Technology • Design for the Situation • Small-scale AD for distribution centers • Large-scale AD for urban areas &/or with WWTPs • Plan before leaping www.nerc.org
Technology • Composting for small-to-medium size communities • HRRA • Brattleboro • Backyard composting/Green Cone/Drop-off for rural areas www.nerc.org
HRRA • Bridgewater • Curbside • 32 tons since 2014 • Ridgefield & Newtown • Drop-off www.nerc.org
Brattleboro • 2013 pilot curbside • 2014 Town-wide • 4.5 tons/week • 2015 Pay-as-you-throw • 9.5 tons/week • 2016 Every other week trash www.nerc.org
Capture the entrepreneurial spirIt • Young people are leading the way • Garbage to Gardens, Bootstrap Composting, Gainesville Compost www.nerc.org
Start Talking • Begin with Dialogue • Big Planning is NEEDED • Drive decisions & solutions • Systems thinking • Involve all stakeholders www.nerc.org
NERC Can Help We’re experts in • Waste reduction & recycling • Recycling program design & implementation • Organics management • Green procurement • C&D reuse & recycling • Electronics recycling • School reuse, recycling & composting • Textile recycling programs • Multi-stakeholder dialogues & negotiations • & More! Fee for service makes NERC’s expertise available at a reasonable price with outstanding results Athena Lee Bradley athena@nerc.org802.254.3636 www.nerc.org www.nerc.org