CONNECTICUT’S STATUS OF FOOD SCRAP MANAGEMENT 2015 Waste e Charact acteriz izat atio ion S Study: 22.3% 22. 3% food w d was aste (520, (520,000 000 tons) • 39. 39.7% 7% wit ith co compostable p pap aper & & yar ard w d was aste adde added (92 (927, 7,000 000 tons) • Cap apaci acity - CT facilities li list st is s growi wing a and vi viewable on on DE DEEP’s ’s Interactive GIS GIS Ma Map p 3 compost sting ng f facilities s operating ng (D (Danb anbur ury E Ellingt ington, n, N New Mil ilford) • 4 AD facil ilit itie ies applic icati ations: 2 permit mits issued, 2 pending (Bridg dgepo port 900tpd, pd, S Southington • 480t 480tpd, North H Haven 400t 400tpd, So Southington 28 284t 4tpd) CT ha has a s a few w sma small pi pilo lot pr proj ojects a and a a com ompre rehensive Food Waste R Reduct ductio ion a n and d Re Recove very webp bpage
CT’S ORGANICS RECYCLING LAW - CGS 22A-226E ( F.K.A. P.A. 11 - 217 & 13 - 285 ) Appl plie ies to food wholesal alers, distribu tributors, manu anufac actu ture rers, proce cessors, superm rmar arkets ts, resorts ts & confere rence nce c cent nters, THAT: Gene nerate an n average pr proje ojected 104 tons ons/yr yr • Within 20 20 miles les of f a a SSOM M process ssing g faca caility • Mus ust sour ource sepa parate and nd ens nsure recy cycling “at t any SS SSOM • compo posti ting facil cility ity” that at has avai ailab able capaci pacity ty to acce cept pt food scr crap Gene neration th threshol old reduces to o 52 tons ons/yr yr in 2 2020 • Mor ore In Infor ormation at: t: - w www.ct.gov/deep - ww.ct.gov/deep/composting - www.ct.gov/deep/recycle
DELAWARE • AD D Pr Proje ject t UD Dining H UD Dining Hal all 1 1,200 lbs. p per d r day • 12,074 t tons ons F Food ood Was aste & & FOG G for C or CY Y 15 • Food od Donations Donations C Chu hurches and and Food ood Bank Bank • Was aste C Charac haracteriz rizatio ation R Report Road oad Map Map
MAS MASSACHUSETT ETTS COMMERCIAL ORGANICS BAN SINCE OCTOBER 2014 AD CAPACIT Y GROWING PACKAGED/CONTAMINATED FOOD WASTE ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY MassDEP Commercial Food Waste Info: http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/massdep/recycle/reduc e/food-waste-ban.html
FOOD OD S SCR CRAP APS M S MANA ANAGEMENT NT IN MAR ARYLAND ND • Significant room for capacity growth Food Scr d Scraps • Some local governments exploring food Management, 2 , 2014 collection and composting • Department looking to expand coordination 12.7% 12. 7% and partnerships with farming community and large generators Disposed • Food donation: mapping and matching Recycled projects 87. 7.3% • Better data needed: statewide waste sort underway Photo: Maryland Environmental Service
CH CHAN ANGI GING G ROAD ADMAP MAP FOR F FOOD S SCR CRAP AP MAN MANAGE GEMENT - PENNS NNSYLVANI NIA Food D Donat natio ion: 9 major food banks/ hundreds of partner distribution organizations • Annually - 125M lbs. donated, over 801K food insecure people served (6.5% of PA • population) Estimated Co d Commercial F Food Scr d Scraps Co Composting/ AD AD Ca Capacity: Composting – 27 permitted sites, 118,00 tons • AD – 14 permitted sites, 136,000 tons • Animal feed – 1 site/ hauler, ? tons • Gr Growt wth A h Are reas: AD is potential growth area - 35 farm digesters, only 14 permitted to take food scraps • Municipalities (especially large urban centers, looking at dedicated facilities) • Grind to energy • Facility S Siting Issu Issues: s: Not much current activity - perceived challenges with DEP permitting remains. Real • challenges are with local approvals
CH CHAN ANGI GING G ROAD ADMAP MAP FOR F FOOD S SCR CRAP AP MAN MANAGE GEMENT - PENNS NNSYLVANI NIA Haulin ing of f food ood s scr crap aps goin oing in in your our s state? C e? Challenges?: ?: General permits issued for BioBins & animal feed hauling • Distance from generator to management facility in rural areas (especially in • northern tier) Achieving route density • What at’s ’s uniq nique for you our s stat ate – plans ans, , reg egulat atory, cap , capacit city, , op oppor ortunit nitie ies, barrie iers: • Regulations over 30 years old (same regs. apply to landfills & compost sites) • Potential to shift permitting focus from general permit to best management practices under permit-by-rule & approval under agricultural programs Pil ilot p proje oject cts: • Fly larvae/ vermicomposting • Urban compost sites • Grind to Energy
RHO RHODE I ISLAND AND ROAD AD M MAP AP F FOR FOOD OD S SCR CRAP AP M MANA ANAGEMENT NT • ORBIT IT ENERGY INS NSTALLS LLS HIGH GH SOLID LIDS ANAEROBIC IC DIGE GESTIO ION N FACILIT ILITY Y (HSAD) D) • ANNUALLY 150,0 ,000 TONS OF F ORGANIC W WASTE IN IN OUR R SW STRE REAM M (A (ABOUT 15%) %) • PROJECTED DIVE IVERSIO ION N OF 50,000 TONS NS OF COMMERCIA IAL L ORGANIC NIC WASTE TE RIR IRRC F C FOC OCUS ON S ON OR ORGANIC C WAS ASTE TE • COMP MPOSTING TING SITIN TING G REGU GULA LATIO TION N CHANGE NGES • BACK K YARD RD COMP MPOSTING BIN INS
RHO RHODE I ISLAND AND ROAD AD M MAP AP F FOR FOOD OD S SCR CRAP AP M MANA ANAGEMENT NT OTHER THER RI RI PROG OGRA RAMS • EA EARTH C CARE RE F FARM • THE W HE WORM LA M LADI DIES • TH THE C COM OMPOST P PLANT • FOOD OOD T TOO OO G GOOD OOD TO W WAS ASTE TE
VERM RMONT I INF NFRAST STRUCTURE P PROFILE Food rescue centers (225+) Feed for animals (3+) Compost (8) & AD (2)
VERM RMONT’S NE S NEED D & CAP APACITY Need… eed… 60,000+ tpy py lan andfil illed in in 2013 44, 4,00 000+ d diverted by 2022 y 2022 Capac apacit ity… Reduc educe e & Res escue ue mo more 1,00 000+ 0+ tons ns rescu cued Capit apital al fundin ing to o in init itiat iate, or or ?+ ?+ tpy py in in an anim imal al f feed exp xpand nd, co coll llection n & & proc pr ocessin ssing 10,000 – 15,000+ tpy py com ommercia ially com ompo post sted 17 o on-farm ADs in V n VT w/ w/ capac apacit ity for or ~28,5 ,500tpy
VERM RMONT’S P S PINC NCH P H POINT NTS UPSTREA EAM: Redu eduction – trac tracking ing & & DOWNSTREA EAM: measure ureme ment Bac Backyar ard c composting ing – Rescu escue – Logi gist stics & cs & outre utreac ach, h, c critt tters transportation Co Commer ercial co l composting g – Feed – Agen gency cy po poli licy cy fundi ding, co colle llect ction, c carbon, contamination, m co markets Anae naerobic d dig igestion n – funding fund ing, f feedstock, per permitting, pa pathoge gens, s, co contamination
VERM RMONT RE REPORTS Ana naly lysis of f the he Potent ntial to Raise Revenu nue by y Im Imposin posing a a Sol olid id Wast aste Servic ice Fee 2015 Repor port to o the Le Legisl islature: : Sol olid id Wast aste In Infr frastructure Advisor isory Com ommit ittee 2015 Repor port to o the Le Legisl islature: : Act 148 Im Impl plementatio ion (2013) Syst ystems A Ana naly lysis of t f the he I Impact of A f Act ct 148 o 48 on n Soli lid Wast aste Man anag agement in in Vermon ont 2013 Wast aste Com omposit positio ion Study 2013
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