1. Economic Development Through Eco-Industrial Development Dion Jackson, Project Manager The National Center for Eco-Industrial Development

2. Economic Development Creating jobs that… –Increase the standard of living –Improve the quality of life –Lessen inequalities –Create a stable economic base Manufacturing – higher wages w/o higher education Improving the competitiveness of businesses

3. Strategies Linking Businesses for Economic Growth – By-Product Exchange Eco-Industrial Opportunities for Local Businesses – New Business Development Regional Market & Material Flow Based Eco-Industrial Developments – Eco-Industrial Park – Virtual or Co-located

4. Linking Businesses for Economic Growth Henry Ford: Kingsford Charcoal from scrap wood Destructive distillation of wood scrap Methyl alcohol as antifreeze Ketones for paints Ethyl acetate for artificial leather Punch press circles became radiator caps

5. Examples of Linked Businesses in Modesto Triad Energy Resources produces organic-based fertilizer products from organic waste from wineries in the county. Gilroy Foods produces a byproduct: organic waste which another company uses for cattle feed. Poland Homes Hulling & Shelling sells their hulls for dairy feed and corral filling. (AHPA)

6. New Linkages: Processors of Organic Wastes Public/Private Anaerobic Digester –Linking organic solid waste producers Ornamental plant production and water purification: Living Machines TM –Linking large wastewater producers Charcoal produced from Almond Shells –Linking Almond Shell processors

7. Anaerobic Digester Conversion to biogas, a liquid fertilizer, and fiber. Use of MSW, biosolids, industrial organic wastes, and lawn & garden residues with low woody content plus wastewater

8. Anaerobic Digestion Waste Treatment Benefits – Natural waste treatment process. –Requires less land than aerobic composting or landfilling. –Reduces disposed waste volume and weight to be landfilled. – Reduces concentrations of leachates. Energy Benefits – Net energy producing process. – Generates a high-quality renewable fuel. – Biogas proven in numerous end-use applications.

9. Anaerobic Digestion Environmental Benefits – Significantly reduces carbon dioxide and methane emissions. – Eliminates odors. – Produces a sanitized compost and nutrient-rich fertilizer. – Maximizes recycling benefits. Economic Benefits – Is more cost-effective than other treatment options from a life-cycle perspective.

10. Living Machines TM Successfully used to treat sewage and process water from food processing Built on the concepts of bioremediation and ecological engineering Wastewater enters system and flows through a series of tanks ending up purified for irrigation, aquaculture, toilet flushing, truck washing etc. Less expensive to build and operate than conventional systems

11. The South Burlington Living Machine® 80,000 gallons per day of municipal sewage (1,600 residential users) Aerobic Reactors Clarifier Ecological Fluidized Beds

12. Ethel M Chocolates Zero discharge facility –Sludge is treated on-site by a composting reed bed 32,000 gallons/day of high strength confectionary wastewater –Eliminated sewer surcharges –Conserves water – used to irrigate landscape

13. Almond Shells into Charcoal Process similar to Kingsford –Wood chips into charcoal –Investigate barbeque applications Use charcoal for odor purification in Living Machine TM Use charcoal to remove impurities in water related to color

14. Eco-Industrial Opportunities for Developing New Local Businesses

15. Tilapia Aquaculture Waste water from food processing plants is purified by a Living Machine TM for use in Aquaculture Business Tilapia or other land-based farmed fish

16. Expanded Animal Feed Production Identify additional organic waste for use as animal feed Based on nutrient content, water content is reduced to 15% for pelletized feed

17. Energy Production Biomass Conversion: Pyrolysis & Biological Gasification –Burn biomass and convert to gas for use as fuel source for electricity or heat generation Ethanol Production –Ferment cellulosic biomass into ethanol for use as motor fuel Bio-Diesel Production –For use as fuel for electricity generators or fuel

18. Co-Generation 10-30% more efficient use of fuel to electricity State subsidy for development Reduces Peak load on the “Grid” Most effective in applications where business needs steam for their processes

19. Green Roof Business Decreasing surface water run-off Lowering building heating and cooling costs

20. Green Roofs: Chicago City Hall

21. Other Strategy Applications

22. Molybdenum Found in wastewater from several industrial plants If it could be concentrated it may be extractable at a lower cost than it would bring as a commodity

23. Application of Eco-Industrial Strategies to Remediation Waste is a Resource Strategies –Find ways to capture the value of contaminants and other wastes on site – Evaluate remediation options from long-term sustainability perspective

24. Capture Value Deconstruction –Urban Ore, Berkeley, CA –Green Institute, Minneapolis, MN Concrete (based on then current market value) –Los Angeles, CA Lime Sloan Auto, Buffalo, NY

25. Presented by The National Center for Eco-Industrial Development www.usc.edu/schools/sppd/NCEID