9-27 Zero Waste Businesses - Stephanie Barger

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Stephanie Barger, Executive DirectorEarth Resource Foundation

www.earthresource.org


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ReduceReuse

Recycle= Zero Waste

GOING BEYOND RECYCLING


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SO WHOs DOING ZERO WASTE?

And WHY?


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3 key solution concepts

Precautionary

PrincipleSustainability Producer

Responsibility
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Provide Incentives Before Ban or Mandate

Eliminate Waste byDesigning Out ofProducts andProcesses

FosterSustainable andGreenBusinesses

Retailers Take BackDifficult to RecycleMaterials

Resource Recovery Park

Producer Responsibility

Expand City Outreach &Technical Assistanceand Lead by Example

Jobs from

Design &Discards

Copyright Eco-Cycle, 2004 with text modifications by permission.www.ecocycle.org/zerowaste/zwsystem

Empowered Consumer

The Zero Waste EconomyDesigning a Full-Cycle system Upstream and Downstream


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Reuse is the big R

TOYOTAs Zero Waste Policy

Recycle Some Recycle More

Recycle Less

$1 Million from Recycling$13 Million from Reuse


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Zero Waste Businesses are

Leading the Way (>90% Waste Diversion)

Anheuser-Busch, Fairfield, CA Apple Computer, Elk Grove, CA Del Mar Fairgrounds Fetzer Vineyards Frankies Bohemian Caf, SF Greens Restaurant, SF Hewlett-Packard, Roseville, CA Mad River Brewery

New Belgium Brewery, FortCollins, CO

NUMMI, Fremont, CA Pillsbury

Playa Vista, LA, CA Ricoh Electronics, Inc San Diego Wild Animal

Park Scomas Restaurant, SF Vons-Safeway

Xerox Corp Yost Printer, Monrovia, CA

Presented at the Zero in on Zero Business Conference

Source: www.grrn.org


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Ricoh Electronics, Inc.Zero-Waste-to-LandfillAchieved Feb 01

0

2000

4000

6000

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1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Land Disposal 5R Resource Recovery

100% Resource Recovery

Tons


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Leadership

Was & IsEssential

Began at highestlevel

President

practices daily tohonor hisemployees


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Identify Waste

Waste Profiling

Recipe for Success 7: Use of 5R Concept


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Ricohs Recipe for Success

= Total Participation

ObjectivesLeadershipBenchmarkingOrganizationProject plan

Training & PromotionUse of 5R ConceptVerificationContinuousImprovement


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Promotion Everywhere

Every employeemust participate

Everyone informedand educated

Everyone does

their part

No one left behind


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Partnership With Suppliers

Green Procurement

RETURN REUSERECYCLE

REFUSE REDUCE

Recipe for Success 7: Use of 5R Concept

Reduce total cost within Supply Chain

REDESIGN RESPECT


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Supported by our Suppliers &Customers

REDUCE Reduce Unnecessary Packaging Material

Packaging cost

Packaging time

Freight cost

Reduction of:

Labor time for switching cans andcleaning leftover chemicals

Water usage

Packaging material cost

Reduction of:

6 individual cases wereput into a master carton

Chemical came inmany small cans

now in drums =

no moremaster carton =

Packaging Optimization- Joint Effort

S t d b O


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Supported by OurSupplier

Before

Styrofoam glued tothe corrugated liner

After

No glue used, butsnaps on type

Results

1. No glue to buyand store

2. No drying time

1. Much easier toseparate

Styrofoam fromliner

2. No more use ofa knife to cutthe glued joint

RECYCLE Optimized Packaging Style & Recycle waste


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Plus-Plus Program

Education practicedinternally and

externally Ricoh requires vendors

to have zero waste

Ricoh works withcommunities worldwide to achieve its goalof sustainability

The best thing is not what weplanted in the ground, but whatwe planted in the childrensminds. Ricohs President


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www.sustainLA.com

Leslie VanKeuren Campbell, LEED GA


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gingergrass Case Study

Vietnamese restaurant in Silver Lake

Initial motivationbring personal Zero

Waste efforts to the workplace Owner reluctanceGreen = Expensive


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No more Styrofoam! Ph served in Styrofoam

Calculated use permonth

Calculated increase in

cost for compostablecontainers

Implemented 3%surcharge on to-go

orders Transparency with

customers

Sign at to-go counter

Promote efforts

Line item in P&L


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Food Waste Recycling

Largest volume of

waste in

restaurants = foodwaste

Internal campaign

Staff meetings

Signage (3languages!)

Sensitive to

complaints

Remove barriers


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Recycling Beyond Bottles & Cans

Current System

Collecting bottles and cans

Friend of employee emptied bin when full

New System Continued bottles and cans as is

All other recyclables (plastic containers, aluminum,

metal cans, etc) collected in different bin

Took home to blue bin

Worked with neighbors to place in blue bin on night beforepick up


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Ordering and Purchasing

Implemented New Systems

Organized Storage Rooms

FIFO!

Par Levels

Monthly Inventories

Purchasing plan to include recycled products

Went directly to source with shortages

Discontinued increasing order to compensate


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Waste Reduction

Instituted NO DISPOSABLES policy foremployees Full load dishmachine = $.26

Required staff to BYO Bag and Containers

Installed Bring your own cup shelf

Created draft paper and scrap paper

Servers cut scrap paper during slow times andcreated server books

Encouraged staff to think of additional ways toreduce waste


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Waste Reduction

Used dirty linens for first run spill clean up

Logo bags are not garbage bags

Reusable containers in kitchen wheneverpossible

Remove from mailing folder

Worked with customers who wanted toBYOContainer

Reusables to neighbors

Order for here and transfer

Gave $.05 to customers who BYOBag


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Additional Suggestions Use reusable containers whenever possible for

food storage

Serve straws On Request

Look for used vs. new

Promote from within

TELL VENDORS and MANUFACTURERSWHAT YOU WANT! Be specific

Less packaging, less plastic Reusable containers?

Note what you like and what you would prefer change

Community communication


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Benefits!

Bottom Line: Waste = Expense

Environmental Responsibility

Increased customer count Increased customer loyalty

Improved employee morale

MarketingComplimentary press

Sense of being a part of something larger


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Resources

Earth Resource Foundation www.earthresource.org California Integrated Waste Management Board

www.ciwmb.ca.gov

Algalita Marine Research Foundation www.algalita.org

Freecycle www.freecycle.org Craigslist www.craigslist.org

Take Back the Tap www.takebackthetap.org

Sustain LA www.sustainLA.com

www.sustainLA.com

Leslie VanKeuren, LEED GA

o: 323-638-0318

e: [email protected]
http://www.earthresource.org/http://www.earthresource.org/http://www.craigslist.org/http://www.takebackthetap.org/http://www.takebackthetap.org/http://www.craigslist.org/http://www.earthresource.org/


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Recycling for Re-Use andDonation

Hilton San Francisco


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Food

Prepared and Packaged

Bread and PastriesMini-Bar Snacks

Banquet Overages

a pallet or a carton

What can be recycled or donated?


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Conference Give-Aways

Mugs

Tee-shirts

Tote Bags

Conference Display Foamcore

Decor

Sets and Scrim


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Hotel Supplies andEquipment

Renovation andRemodeling

all furnishings, accessoriesand carpeting

De-construction, building& plumbing supplies

Outdated amenities, china

& glassware

Linen and Mattresses

Uniforms

Office supplies


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Healthy Farm & Production PracticesThese are other practices of ours, though they are not necessarily

required by organic regulations we have always operated this way

Pasture-based Feeding

Balanced Diet

Milking 3x A Day (vs. 2x)

Pasteurized, Not Raw

Not Homogenized

Kosher

Returnable Glass & Recyclable Plastic

The Straus Difference


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Next Steps

Adopt Zero Waste as a Goal and Planfor it Educate Community on Zero Waste Identify local Zero Waste Businesses as

models Attend the Annual Zero in on Zero

Waste Business Conference, 2011 Orange County, CA

Become a Zero Waste Leader at your

work, play and live!!


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Stephanie Barger, Executive Director

Earth Resource Foundationwww.earthresource.org

[email protected]
http://www.earthresource.org/mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]://www.earthresource.org/

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