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Ohio Food Scraps Recovery Ohio Food Scraps Recovery Barnes Nursery/Composting Barnes Nursery/Composting

Ohio EPA Ohio EPA Food Scraps Recovery Food Scraps Recovery Stakeholder’s Meeting Stakeholder’s Meeting Center for Excellence Center for Excellence Columbus, Ohio Columbus, Ohio September 19, 2007 September 19, 2007

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Barnes Nursery Barnes Nursery – – Commercial Organics Commercial Organics

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Generators Generators

• Identify potential generators

Identify potential generators

? Supermarkets, resorts/hotels, convention centers

Supermarkets, resorts/hotels, convention centers

? Restaurants, colleges, food processors, corporate cafeterias

Restaurants, colleges, food processors, corporate cafeterias

• Qualify generators

Qualify generators

? Examine current waste management practices

Examine current waste management practices

? Undertake economic analysis

Undertake economic analysis

? Develop operational procedures

Develop operational procedures

• Identify community impact

Identify community impact

? Counties, solid waste districts, cities

Counties, solid waste districts, cities

• Meet with community organizations

Meet with community organizations

? Chambers of commerce, counties, towns, waste districts

Chambers of commerce, counties, towns, waste districts

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Barnes Nursery Barnes Nursery – – Commercial Organics Commercial Organics

? ? Composting Facility

Composting Facility

• Integrate Barnes composting capacity into the state strategy

Integrate Barnes composting capacity into the state strategy

? ODNR

ODNR – – 2007 grant 2007 grant

? US EPA/Ohio EPA

US EPA/Ohio EPA – – organics strategy

• rganics strategy

? Regional solid waste districts

Regional solid waste districts – – impact of organics diversion impact of organics diversion

? Ohio Grocers Association

Ohio Grocers Association – – sustainability task force sustainability task force

• Business opportunity development and strategy

Business opportunity development and strategy

? Generator sourcing

Generator sourcing

? Hauling solutions

Hauling solutions

? Biodegradable bags

Biodegradable bags

? Special events

Special events

? Other recycling

Other recycling

? Customer service offerings

Customer service offerings – – generator analysis, training, follow generator analysis, training, follow-

• up

up

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? ? Hauling

Hauling

• Hauling solutions:

Hauling solutions:

? Organic

Organic-

• niche hauling companies

niche hauling companies – – identify & meet with candidates identify & meet with candidates

? Self

Self-

• hauling

hauling – – Barnes as the hauling company Barnes as the hauling company

? Compactors; dumpsters; toters

Compactors; dumpsters; toters

• Hauling Economics

Hauling Economics

? Geography proximate to Barnes

Geography proximate to Barnes – – 25 mile radius 25 mile radius

? Regions further out

Regions further out – – greater than 25 miles radius greater than 25 miles radius

? Route density

Route density

? Existing and future generator/hauler relationships

Existing and future generator/hauler relationships

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• Commercial Organics Diversion

Commercial Organics Diversion

? ? A Sustainable Business Partnership:

A Sustainable Business Partnership:

• Generators

Generators

? Supermarkets, resorts/hotels, convention centers, restaurants,

Supermarkets, resorts/hotels, convention centers, restaurants, colleges, food processors, corporate cafeterias colleges, food processors, corporate cafeterias

• Vendors of Service

Vendors of Service

? Composting facilities, hauling companies, other suppliers

Composting facilities, hauling companies, other suppliers

• Governmental entities

Governmental entities

? US EPA, Ohio EPA, ODNR, regional solid waste districts

US EPA, Ohio EPA, ODNR, regional solid waste districts

• Industry organizations

Industry organizations

? Ohio Grocers, restaurant association

Ohio Grocers, restaurant association

• Communities where businesses operate

Communities where businesses operate

? Chambers of commerce, economic development, town leaders

Chambers of commerce, economic development, town leaders

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• Commercial Organics Diversion

Commercial Organics Diversion

? ? Business Model Synergy

Business Model Synergy

• Composting Facilities

Composting Facilities

? Disposal revenues rise

Disposal revenues rise

? Compost revenues increase

Compost revenues increase

? Some increase in operational expense

Some increase in operational expense – – variable expenses variable expenses

• Generators

Generators

? Lower disposal cost per ton for organic waste

Lower disposal cost per ton for organic waste

? Increased opportunities to maximize recycling

Increased opportunities to maximize recycling

• Organics

Organics-

• Niche Hauling Companies

Niche Hauling Companies

? Increased revenues through increased hauls and/or improved route

Increased revenues through increased hauls and/or improved route density density

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• Commercial Organics Diversion

Commercial Organics Diversion

? ? Business Model Synergy

Business Model Synergy

• Pricing transparency

Pricing transparency -

• critical to maximizing revenue and

critical to maximizing revenue and minimizing expense minimizing expense

? Tonnage

Tonnage – – contracted tonnage price per ton for disposal contracted tonnage price per ton for disposal

Greatest savings comes from disposal fee differential

Greatest savings comes from disposal fee differential

? (toter program invoiced as an average weight per toter)

(toter program invoiced as an average weight per toter)

? Hauling

Hauling -

• contracted price per pick

contracted price per pick-

• up or per stop

up or per stop

Compactor, container, toters

Compactor, container, toters

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• Criteria for Success

Criteria for Success

? ? Commercial Organics Diversion

Commercial Organics Diversion

• Will increase revenues and decrease costs

Will increase revenues and decrease costs

• Meets operational requirements of all participants

Meets operational requirements of all participants

• Makes environmental sense

Makes environmental sense

• Is synchronous with governmental and industry initiatives

Is synchronous with governmental and industry initiatives

• Program evaluation is primarily based on bottom

Program evaluation is primarily based on bottom-

• line results

line results

? Typically trumps all other considerations

Typically trumps all other considerations

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• State

State-

• Wide Challenges

Wide Challenges

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Composting, Hauling, Generators Composting, Hauling, Generators

• Limited composting capacity

Limited composting capacity

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Class II facilities capable of working with varied generator bas Class II facilities capable of working with varied generator base

• Open year

Open year-round; invoicing; digital pictures; feedback round; invoicing; digital pictures; feedback ?

Understanding organizational dynamics Understanding organizational dynamics

• Generators, communities, regulatory agencies

Generators, communities, regulatory agencies

• Hauling infrastructure not yet in place

Hauling infrastructure not yet in place

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Organic Organic-niche haulers need to be identified niche haulers need to be identified

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Large hauling companies not yet interested in participating Large hauling companies not yet interested in participating

• Limited generator knowledge

Limited generator knowledge

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How to do this ? How to do this ?

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Where to send It ? Where to send It ?

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What will it cost ? What will it cost ?

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Fear of the unknown Fear of the unknown

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• Strategic Initiatives

Strategic Initiatives

? ? Proactive Efforts

Proactive Efforts

• Solidify the infrastructure

Solidify the infrastructure

? Increased food waste composting capacity

Increased food waste composting capacity

? Organics

Organics-

• niche hauling entities identified

niche hauling entities identified

• Generator commitment

Generator commitment

? Communication, education, analysis, results, buy

Communication, education, analysis, results, buy-

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• Leveraging synergistic efficiencies

Leveraging synergistic efficiencies

? Generators

Generators – – businesses businesses

? Cities, chambers of commerce, economic development initiatives

Cities, chambers of commerce, economic development initiatives

? Composters

Composters – – existing facilities getting in the game existing facilities getting in the game

? Hauling

Hauling – – organics

• rganics-
• niche hauling companies identified

niche hauling companies identified

? Governmental & industry agencies

Governmental & industry agencies – – support, direction, goals support, direction, goals

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• State

State-

• Wide Considerations

Wide Considerations

? ? Strategic Process Capable of Growing at a Reasonable Pace

Strategic Process Capable of Growing at a Reasonable Pace

• Expanding list of generators

Expanding list of generators

• Known composting and hauling capacities

Known composting and hauling capacities

• Financially responsible cost structure

Financially responsible cost structure

? Positive economics for all business partners and stakeholders

Positive economics for all business partners and stakeholders

• Public relations initiatives both internal and external to the

Public relations initiatives both internal and external to the

• rganizations
• rganizations

? Active promotion of program progress and success

Active promotion of program progress and success

Business partners

Business partners – generators, composters, haulers generators, composters, haulers

US EPA, Ohio EPA, ODNR, WasteWise, industry associations, trade

US EPA, Ohio EPA, ODNR, WasteWise, industry associations, trade publications publications