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CONNECTICUTS 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

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CONNECTICUT’S STATUS OF FOOD SCRAP MANAGEMENT

2015 Waste e Charact acteriz izat atio ion S Study:

  • 22.

22.3% 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

  • n 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

  • jects a

and a a com

  • mpre

rehensive Food Waste R Reduct ductio ion a n and d Re Recove very webp bpage

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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

  • jected 104 tons
  • ns/yr

yr

  • Within 20

20 miles les of f a a SSOM M process ssing g faca caility

  • Mus

ust sour

  • urce 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

  • ld reduces to
  • 52 tons
  • ns/yr

yr in 2 2020 Mor

  • re In

Infor

  • rmation at:

t:

  • wwww.ct.gov/deep
  • ww.ct.gov/deep/composting
  • www.ct.gov/deep/recycle
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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

  • ns F

Food

  • od Was

aste & & FOG G for C

  • r CY

Y 15

  • Food
  • d Donations

Donations C Chu hurches and and Food

  • od Bank

Bank

  • Was

aste C Charac haracteriz rizatio ation R Report Road

  • ad Map

Map

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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

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FOOD OD S SCR CRAP APS M S MANA ANAGEMENT NT IN MAR ARYLAND ND

  • Significant room for capacity growth
  • Some local governments exploring food

collection and composting

  • Department looking to expand coordination

and partnerships with farming community and large generators

  • Food donation: mapping and matching

projects

  • Better data needed: statewide waste sort

underway

87. 7.3% 12. 12.7% 7%

Food Scr d Scraps Management, 2 , 2014

Disposed Recycled Photo: Maryland Environmental Service

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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

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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

  • od s

scr crap aps goin

  • ing in

in your

  • ur 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

  • ur s

stat ate – plans ans, , reg egulat atory, cap , capacit city, , op

  • ppor
  • rtunit

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

  • ject

cts:

  • Fly larvae/ vermicomposting
  • Urban compost sites
  • Grind to Energy
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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

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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

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VERM RMONT I INF NFRAST STRUCTURE P PROFILE

Food rescue centers (225+) Feed for animals (3+) Compost (8) & AD (2)

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Need… eed…

  • 60,000+ tpy

py lan andfil illed in in 2013

  • 44,

4,00 000+ d diverted by 2022 y 2022

  • Reduc

educe e & Res escue ue mo more

  • Capit

apital al fundin ing to

  • in

init itiat iate, or

  • r

exp xpand nd, co coll llection n & & pr proc

  • cessin

ssing Capac apacit ity…

  • 1,00

000+ 0+ tons ns rescu cued

  • ?+

?+ tpy py in in an anim imal al f feed

  • 10,000 – 15,000+ tpy

py com

  • mmercia

ially com

  • mpo

post sted

  • 17 o
  • n-farm ADs in V

n VT w/ w/ capac apacit ity for

  • r ~28,5

,500tpy

VERM RMONT’S NE S NEED D & CAP APACITY

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UPSTREA EAM:

  • Redu

eduction – trac tracking ing & & measure ureme ment

  • Rescu

escue – Logi gist stics & cs & transportation

  • Feed – Agen

gency cy po poli licy cy DOWNSTREA EAM:

  • Bac

Backyar ard c composting ing –

  • utre

utreac ach, h, c critt tters

  • Co

Commer ercial co l composting g – fundi ding, co colle llect ction, c carbon, co contamination, m markets

  • Anae

naerobic d dig igestion n – fund funding ing, f feedstock, per permitting, pa pathoge gens, s, co contamination

VERM RMONT’S P S PINC NCH P H POINT NTS

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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

  • lid

id Wast aste Servic ice Fee 2015  Repor port to

  • the Le

Legisl islature: : Sol

  • lid

id Wast aste In Infr frastructure Advisor isory Com

  • mmit

ittee 2015  Repor port to

  • 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

  • nt 2013

 Wast aste Com

  • mposit

positio ion Study 2013