1. The Key Step to Zero Waste Paul Connett, PhD Paul Connett, PhD Executive Director American Environmental Health Studies Project AmericanHealthStudies.org pconnett@gmail.com San Diego, July 30, 2011

2. 10 steps to Zero Waste

3. WasteReductionInitiativesRecycling Reuse, Repair & Community Center SourceSeparation Door to Door CollectionComposting Residual Separation & Research Center Center EconomicIncentives Temporary Landfill 2020 Industrial IndustrialResponsibility

4. The Key Step to Zero Waste The Key Step to Zero Waste

5. 8. Residual Separation & ResearchFacility

6. RESIDUAL SEPARATION & RESEARCH FACILITY RESIDUAL SEPARATION & RESEARCH FACILITY 1. Built at entrance to landfill 1. Built at entrance to landfill 2. No material can enter landfill without it being separated and screened 2. No material can enter landfill without it being separated and screened 3. More material recycled 3. More material recycled 4. Toxics removed and identified 4. Toxics removed and identified 5. Dirty organics biologically stabilized 5. Dirty organics biologically stabilized 6. Non-recyclable materials STUDIED 6. Non-recyclable materials STUDIED 7. It deliberately adds a feedback mechanism to the Production-Waste system 7. It deliberately adds a feedback mechanism to the Production-Waste system

7. MORE TOXICS RESIDUAL SCREENING FACILITY MORE RECYCLABLES DIRTYORGANICFRACTION INTERIM LANDFILL BIOLOGICAL STABILIZATION OPERATING IN IN NOVA SCOTIA

8. MORE TOXICS NON-RECYCLBLE FRACTION & RESEARCH RESIDUAL SCREENING & RESEARCH FACILITY MORE RECYCLABLES DIRTYORGANICFRACTION INTERIM LANDFILL BIOLOGICAL STABILIZATION RESEARCHCENTER

9. NON-RECYCABLE MATERIALS Local University Or Technical College RESEARCHCENTER

10. CompostingFacilityMaterialsRecoveryFacility Zero Waste ResearchCenterMaximize Capture rate Reuse & Repair 1 2 $ & Deconstruction WasteReductionInitiatives

11. CompostingFacilityMaterialsRecoveryFacility Zero Waste ResearchCenter Directory of Best Practices Reuse & Repair 1 2 $ & Deconstruction WasteReductionInitiatives

12. CompostingFacilityMaterialsRecoveryFacility Zero Waste ResearchCenter Reuse & Repair 1 2 $ & Deconstruction WasteReductionInitiatives Find local uses for some materials for some materials

13. CompostingFacilityMaterialsRecoveryFacility Zero Waste ResearchCenter Reuse & Repair 1 2 $ & Deconstruction WasteReductionInitiatives RecommendBetter Industrial design

14. CompostingFacilityMaterialsRecoveryFacility Zero Waste ResearchCenter Reuse & Repair 1 2 $ & Deconstruction WasteReductionInitiatives Research For Clean Production

15. The Message to Industry: If we can’t reuse it, recycle it or compost it, If we can’t reuse it, recycle it or compost it, Industry shouldn’t be making it Industry shouldn’t be making it We need better industrial design for the 21st Century We need better industrial design for the 21st Century

16. Why is the Residual Separation and Research Facility the key step to Zero Waste?

17. The Residual Separation & Research Facility The Residual Separation & Research Facility 1) It is the NEXUS between community responsibility and industrial responsibility. 2) It integrates HIGHER EDUCATION into Zero Waste Solutions 3) It has the potential to link zero waste solutions with other aspects of sustainability 4) It has the potential to attract very creative designers (Waste is a design problem) 5) It is key alternative to the “magic machine”

18. RESIDUAL SEPARATION & RESEARCH FACILITIES. Progress Report: RESIDUAL SEPARATION & RESEARCH FACILITIES. Progress Report: 1. Residual separation facilities operating in Nova Scotia (see video) 2. Zero Waste Research Center announced for Capannori, Italy Jan 23, 2010 3. An exciting meeting planned for Coventry, UK Sept 8-9, 2011 4. A private company (VAR) maybe already doing something like this in the Netherlands.

19. VAR (Netherlands) http://www.var.nl/ http://www.var.nl/ “When we visited VAR, they sent about two percent of their waste for incineration. They are located on a 75 hectare site and have an inert landfill. They were processing 1.3 million tonnes of waste per annum. They are a private company that had to compete with incineration companies that were slashing their gate fees to try and attract waste because there was over capacity in the incineration business.” (Richard Lord, Guernsey) “When we visited VAR, they sent about two percent of their waste for incineration. They are located on a 75 hectare site and have an inert landfill. They were processing 1.3 million tonnes of waste per annum. They are a private company that had to compete with incineration companies that were slashing their gate fees to try and attract waste because there was over capacity in the incineration business.” (Richard Lord, Guernsey)

20. IniziativeRiduzionerifiutiRiciclaggio SeparazioneallasorgenteRaccolta Porta a Porta Compostaggio Residual Separation & Separation &ResearchFacility Industrial IndustrialResponsibility IncentiviEconomici INTERIM LANDFILL 2020 Riutilizzo Riparazione e Centro per la Comunita’ 70 - 80% COMMUNITY RESPONSIBILITY COMMUNITY RESPONSIBILITY

21. IniziativeRiduzionerifiutiRiciclaggio SeparazioneallasorgenteRaccolta Porta a Porta Compostaggio Separazione del residuo e Centro di ricerca ricerca migliore miglioredesignindustriale IncentiviEconomici INTERIM LANDFILL INTERIM LANDFILL 2020 Riutilizzo Riparazione e Centro per la Comunita’ 70-80% COMUNITY RESPONSIBILITY 20-30%INDUSTRIALRESPONSIBILITY