Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it is thinking of yourself less. C.S.Lewis
LESS IS LESS
29
LESS IS LESS VASWANA AUGUST 4 2014
description
LESS IS LESS. VASWANA AUGUST 4 2014. MSW GENERATION RATES. WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN:. 2010: 250.5 million tons (actual) 2010: +8.1 million tons (population) 2010: +77.0 million tons (previous decades) . WHY LESS WASTE?. Recycling/composting ? Recession? - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Transcript of LESS IS LESS
LESS IS LESS
VASWANA
AUGUST 4 2014
MSW GENERATION RATES
WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN:
• 2010: 250.5 million tons (actual)• 2010: +8.1 million tons (population)• 2010: +77.0 million tons (previous
decades)
WHY LESS WASTE?
• Recycling/composting? • Recession? • Source reduction?• Zero waste?• Evolving ton?
RAW MATERIALS
2012 Generation by Product Type
EPA MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE IN THE UNITED STATES: 2012 FACTS AND FIGURES
THE EVOLVING TON
• Less paper• More plastic• Electronics• Future products?
ELECTRONICS
Flexible packaging
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING
• Technologically advanced• Multi-layer• Multi-resin• Sometimes with non-plastic materials such
as foil• Barrier layers• Tie Layers
WHY THE CHANGE
Flexible Film Pouches & Packaging
Flexible Packaging Association www.flexpack.org
MANAGEMENT TRENDS
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
MSW
(m
illio
n to
ns)
Year
Recycled
Composted
Combusted
Landfilled
RECOVERY RATES
EVOLVING TON & MRFS
• More glass• More plastic• Less paper• Lower revenues • Higher costs
ORGANICS
• Compost 30%• Edible food• Animal feed• Anaerobic digestion• Residential/commercial collection
ZERO WASTE
• “Zero waste” means?• Local governments• Smart capitalism
ZERO WASTE = ?
• How defined?• Individual behavior• Raw material use
ZW: LOCAL GOVERNMENT
• Resolutions• Plans• More diversion or less consumption?
ZW: INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIOR
• Use less stuff• Love food, waste less
ZW: COMPANIES• Kroger• Honeywell System Sensor• MillerCoors• General Mills• Subaru• General Motors• AB InBev• Dell• Unilever• Proctor & Gamble• Ford• Volvo• Toyota• Bridgestone• Southern Tier Brewing• Walmart• NY State Legislature• Kona Brewing
ZW: SUBSTANCE• Increase diversion to 65% by 2013 • Defect rate down by 80%• No waste to landfill• Donated food waste…decreased overall generation by 40%• Auto production plant landfill free• Zero waste to landfill at 116 facilities, 45 in North America• Reduce packaging use by 100,000 tons annually by 2017• Waste-free packaging by 2020• Reduced waste by one million household bins• Zero waste to landfills at 45 factories• Five year plan to reduce waste by 40% per vehicle• Zero waste to landfill• 95% reduction in waste to landfills all North American plants, averaged over 3 years• Two tire manufacturing plants zero waste to landfill• Spent brewery grains to animal feed instead of landfill• 80 percent waste reduction, increase use of recycled plastic• Publish bills electronically, not on paper• 11% lighter glass beer bottles
SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
• Is recycling the ultimate goal?
ZERO WASTE
• No waste or• Less waste to dispose?
FUTURE: EVOLVING TON
• Limits of lightweighting?• New materials or products?• On-line shopping?
FUTURE: RECYCLING
• More mandatory recycling: commercial & multi-family
• More C&D recycling• More education• Dual stream?• Mixed waste processing?
FUTURE: ORGANICS
• More food waste diversion• More composting• Anaerobic digestion?• Landfill gas?
FUTURE: ZERO WASTE
• Circular economy• Sharing economy• Cradle to cradle• Biomimicry
FUTURE: OVERALL
• Less waste?• Less disposal?• Evolving material mix• Continued zero waste by industry
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Chaz Miller
202-364-3742www.environmentalistseveryday.org [email protected]
29
