Stanislaus County Food Processing By-Product Program Presented by Sonya Harrigfeld Interim Director - DER December 2004 Add Corporate Logo Here To insert your company logo on this slide From the Insert Menu Select “Picture” Locate your logo file Click OK To resize the logo Click anywhere inside the logo. The boxes that appear outside the logo are known as “resize handles.” Use these to resize the object. If you hold down the shift key before using the resize handles, you will maintain the proportions of the object you wish to resize.

An Overview of the Food Processing By-Product Use Program Three Distinct Uses – Direct Feed Dehydration Land Application

Regulations were Implemented That Eliminated Landfilling of Food Processing By-Products It was not apparent how 300,000 Annual Tons of These By-Products Were Going to be Handled Uncontrolled Dumping Would Surely be a Problem, so… Late 1970’s

In 1978 A Partnership Was Formed – –Food Processing Industry –By-Product Haulers –Agricultural Community –Stanislaus County

Food Processing By-Products Cull Tomatoes Cull Peaches Cull Pears Culls of other Fruits and Vegetables Skins, Seeds, and Stems Other Organic Material

Food Processing By-Products Cull Tomatoes Cull Peaches Cull Pears Culls of other Fruits and Vegetables Skins, Seeds, and Stems Other Organic Material

Permit Requires Plan of Operation 24-Hour Contact Information Written Notice to Adjacent Property Owners Detailed Site Map Origin and Types of By-Products to be Received Detailed Description of Use of By-Products Detailed Description of How Nuisances will be Prevented

Inspections Once or Twice Weekly During the Season On-Site Supervision? Delivery Records Current? Frequency and Depth of Application? Flies and Vectors? Odor Problems? Standing Water?

15 Permitted Sites Average 300,000 tons/year Direct Feed (12) Spread and Dehydrate (1) Land Application or Spread and Disc (2)

Annual Permit Renewal Performance Evaluated Annually –Did the Operator Maintain Compliance with their “Plan of Operation?” –Did the Operator Create Any Nuisances? –Were There Any Complaints?

Continuous Program Review and Evaluation Bi-Annual Meetings With Partners for Program Feedback How Can Program Be Improved? Implementation of Recommendations Surveillance: Un-Permitted Sites?

Since 1978 Over 6 Million Tons of By-Products Recycled

Valuable Program County Diversion Credit to City of Modesto and Regional Solid Waste Planning Agency Food Processing Industry Cost-Effective Recycling Alternative to Disposal By-Product Users Alternative Livestock Feed Organic Soil Supplement Alternative to Commercial Fertilizer

Food Processing By-Product Use Program Difficult Waste Valuable Organic Commodity

Food Processing By-Products Use Program Beneficial Uses of By-Products Keeps Our Food Industry Competitive Identifies and Monitors Participants Identifies all Use Sites Self-Supporting, Fee Based

Food Processing By-Product Use Program True Recycling Program