1. Managing our Waste Streams Why Bother ???? Rick Finch –Manager WSU Waste Management (509) 335-3288 finchr@wsu.edu

2. WSU Waste Management Least Costly to Most costly Surplus Property Sales Recycling Organic Waste - Composting Self Sustaining Waste to Landfill Campus Waste to Landfill Bio-Waste

3. Tons Compost9549 Recycling1328 Waste Campus1639 Housing & Dining Waste1079 Waste Construction1267 Bio Waste97 Total 14,958 Total Waste 2012

4. Cost Avoidance – Simplified Cost of Waste & Recycling similar with Comingled or Single Stream Collection Recycled commodity value is $25-$85/Ton Landfill tipping cost ($105)/Ton Net Cost Avoidance $130- $190/Ton

6. Influences on WSU Waste Mgmt Cost Reduction/Waste Minimization State benchmarks for institutions Sustainability Report Cards Presidents Climate Commitment Executive Policy 24-Sustainability

8. Regulatory Factors for WSU Solid Waste – Composting WAC 173-350- 220 Surface Water – Animal Care Facilities Storm Water WSU AOP –WSDOE WSU EH&S Office of Research Assurances IBC- Institutional Biosafety Committee IACUC – Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee

10. Waste WSU is its own “Waste Hauler” A Land Grant Research Institution has varied and unique waste streams and issues Construction Waste Program – allows diversion of recyclable materials not offered by private haulers

12. Recycling WSU began in early 1990’s Some gains due to 1994 “Waste Not, Want Not” Act from Governor Gary Locke Mandated reduction of waste to landfills by state agencies and institutions of 50% by 1994

14. Compost Facility 2006

15. Composting Program Begins 1994 Response to regulatory concerns Surface Water contamination Manure Management–Land Application “Waste Not, Want Not” Act Regulated Facility-Air, Surface Water and Solid Waste

16. Self Propelled Compost Turner

17. Feedstocks Livestock Manure Animal Bedding Food Waste C & D Wood Waste Prunings & Leaves Offal Animal Carcasses

18. Current Primary Process “Aerated Static Piles ”

19. Carcass Composting

20. New Compost Technology Rotating Drum “In Vessel Composter” Used for some organic BSL2 materials that are currently incinerated WSU will be the first to manage this type of waste through composting

21. Medical Waste Incinerator

22. Biological Waste – Incinerator Manages BSL 2 & 3 Waste New facility built in 1999 – reduced emissions from incineration Highly regulated waste Highly regulated disposal processes Very expensive $1500-$3500/ton High motivation to reduce and manage this waste stream

23. Surplus Stores

24. Disposal of State owned property dictated by RCW’s & WAC Dispose of usable items in a fair manner and in the best interest of the university Reallocation and extending useful life is a large avoided disposal cost

26. Why Bother?? 1)It’s The Right Thing To Do: These Practices save energy and reduce pollution and climate change 2) It is Economically Sustainable: “There is a reason why the largest waste haulers in the world are shifting their focus to recycling. These are valuable commodities, the practice of mining landfills for resources is already happening” Rick Finch 3/04/13

27. Waste Management Inc 2006 Stockholder Report What Waste Management did in 2006 can be summed up in three words: Green at Work. It was a year of recognizing our responsibilities as a leader, steward, partner, and pioneer. It was a year of absolute clarity around the work we must do to live up to these responsibilities and to earn a place among the ranks of great American companies.” “Our company had one of its finest years ever in 2006.”

28. Recycling goes single stream Officials hope program will encourage more residents to participate March 25, 2010 By TOM HASSLINGER/ The Coeur d'Alene Press Coeur d‘Alene - The city of Coeur d'Alene is making the leap to single-stream recycling. And it hopes the rest of the region follows its lead. “There is so much material coming in, it’s just amazing. Last week we were up to 240,000 pounds — more than double what we were doing before,” says Steve Roberge, Coeur d’Alene district manager for Waste Management. “It costs $450,000 to develop an acre of landfill and $190,000 more to close it once it's filled. Single stream could reduce waste there 30 to 50 percent”.

29. Newby Island –Resource Recovery Park, San Jose, CA Recyclery - four processing lines designed to process 400,000 tons per year Organics Facility - 625 tons per day currently Onsite Gas-to-Energy Facility - Also generates enough clean energy to power over 3,000 homes by capturing landfill gas and converting it into green energy Construction & Demolition (C&D) Facility – diverts approx. 90% of C&D material from landfill