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From Waste Glass Comes TRUE GRIT Fluorecycles Approach to the Illinois BUD Process Leonard Worth, President Gary Deigan, Principal About Fluorecycle Fluorecycle Recycles Mercury Containing Lamps Processes 3 million lamps annually

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From Waste Glass Comes “TRUE GRIT”

Fluorecycle’s Approach to the Illinois BUD Process Leonard Worth, President Gary Deigan, Principal

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About Fluorecycle

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Processes 3

million lamps annually

Mercury

recovered

Lamp

components recycled

Fluorecycle Recycles Mercury‐Containing Lamps

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Fluorecycle Generates 600 tons

f Glass Cullet Annually

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Admixture for asphalt Admixture for concrete Grit media for sand/grit blasting

Alternatives Considered for Glass Cullet Re‐Use

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Each Recycling Approach Required Additional Mechanical Processing and Determination of Safe Chemical Content

Grain Size Chemical Analysis‐Mercury

Glass Cullet Recycling/Re‐Use Alternatives

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Typical Fluorecycle Glass Cullet Data

TCLP (Hg)

0.0003 to 0.0086 mg/L

Total (Hg)

1.39 mg/kg Comparative IEPA Standards Background Soil (Hg) 0.06 mg/kg Metropolitan Areas 35 IAC 742-Tier 1 Soil (Hg) Ingestion 23.0 mg/kg Inhalation 10.0 mg/kg Soil Migration to Ground Water (Hg) Class I GW 0.002 mg/L Class II GW 0.01 mg/L

Typical Chemical Composition

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End Users for

material

Landfill Disposal Costs
Capital Equipment
O&M Costs
Regulatory
Financing

Feasibility Analysis/Economics

f Glass Cullet Processing/Recycling

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Illinois DCEO / ARRA Grant Funding IEPA Beneficial Use Determination (BUD)

Timely Factors

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IL DCEO/ARRA Green Industry Business Development Grant

$445,417 Grant Funds Received 1:1 Match Funding Required Timeframe Funds: February 2009 to 2012

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Beneficial Use Determinations

SB 2034 (Garrett, D‐Lake Forest), authorizes the IEPA to make written determinations that certain materials that would otherwise be required to be managed as waste may be managed as non‐waste if those materials are used beneficially and in a manner that is protective of human health and the

environment. The bill requires applicants for beneficial use determinations to

demonstrate that: (1) the chemical and physical properties of the material are comparable to similar commercially available materials, (2)the market demand for the material meets certain requirements, (3) the material is legitimately beneficially used, (4) the management and use of the material will not cause, threaten, or allow the release of any contaminant into the environment, except as authorized by law, and (5) the management and use of the material otherwise protects human health and safety and the environment.

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“Not a waste”, if:

1. Chemical and physical properties

comparable

2. Market demand for the material
3. Material is legitimately beneficially used
4. Material will not cause release to

environment

5. Use protects human health, safety,

environment

415 ILCS 5/22.54 Beneficial Use Determinations

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IEPA BUD Approval

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“TRUE GRIT” Production

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“TRUE GRIT” Packaging for Re‐use

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Challenges Being Worked Out…

 Screen Size to minimize regrinding to grit spec  Add magnets to drop chutes to capture small steel fraction  Cullett spillage/ 1st conveyer transfer to hopper  Material Sales vs. Donation

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Glass Re‐use Capital Equipment/Start‐up: $140,000

(50% ARRA Funds)

Prior Annual Glass Disposal Costs: $40,000 to

$50,000

Approximate 2 to 3 year payback period
40 to 60 tons/month grit shipped for re‐use

Economics/Production

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Re‐use as Grit Blasting Media

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Contact Us

Leonard Worth Sales@fluorecycle.com 815/363‐4411 www.fluorecycle.com Gary Deigan gdeigan@deiganassociates.com 847/578‐5000 www.deiganassociates.com