Recycle organic nutrients to soilRecycle organic nutrients to soil Generate Methane Gas for EnergyGenerate Methane Gas for Energy Reduce Greenhouse Gas EmissionsReduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduce Nutrients to Surface WaterReduce Nutrients to Surface Water

Palo Alto, CA June 2005

Food Waste C2C Vision

TASK 1 Determine environmental advantages of Determine environmental advantages of

composting versus anaerobic digestion of composting versus anaerobic digestion of food waste - Mathew Toavs, Whole Foodsfood waste - Mathew Toavs, Whole Foods

Operating hypothesis: distance to composting Operating hypothesis: distance to composting or digesting operations will be a major factor as or digesting operations will be a major factor as will be BTU and Nutrient Value of food wastewill be BTU and Nutrient Value of food waste

TASK 2 Determine more detailed operational and Determine more detailed operational and

economic analysis of anaerobic digestion of economic analysis of anaerobic digestion of food wastefood waste

A.A. Food waste alone – New Jersey Pilot Project; Food waste alone – New Jersey Pilot Project; Matthew ToavsMatthew Toavs

B.B. Food waste with sewage slude – EPA region 9 case Food waste with sewage slude – EPA region 9 case studies; Dave Jones EPAstudies; Dave Jones EPA

C.C. Food waste with dairy waste EPA region 9 cases Food waste with dairy waste EPA region 9 cases studies with Inland Empire Utility agency; Dave Jones studies with Inland Empire Utility agency; Dave Jones EPAEPA

D.D. Review and synthesis of technical and financial Review and synthesis of technical and financial assistance resources; EPA and Winrock Internationalassistance resources; EPA and Winrock International

TASK 3 Location, Location, LocationLocation, Location, Location

A.A. Develop base GIS map of California with relevant layers based Develop base GIS map of California with relevant layers based on existing land use land cover map; Bill Howley Winrock on existing land use land cover map; Bill Howley Winrock International International

B.B. Detail major food waste generation sources and facilities (IWMB, Detail major food waste generation sources and facilities (IWMB, Community Recycling as partners?)Community Recycling as partners?) Add a layer with cities or districts doing food waste collectionAdd a layer with cities or districts doing food waste collection Add a layer with Whole Foods facilities in CaliforniaAdd a layer with Whole Foods facilities in California

C.C. Add municipal sewage treatment plants with anaerobic digestors Add municipal sewage treatment plants with anaerobic digestors (State Water Resources Control Board as partner?) (State Water Resources Control Board as partner?) Which digestors have excess capacity?Which digestors have excess capacity?

D.D. Find where digested biosolids sludge is currently goingFind where digested biosolids sludge is currently goingE.E. Add locations of major dairy operations and dairy manure Add locations of major dairy operations and dairy manure

digestors; EPA Region 9digestors; EPA Region 9

TASK 4 Determine best locations and applications Determine best locations and applications

for food waste C2Cfor food waste C2C

A.A. Develop selection criteriaDevelop selection criteria

B.B. Apply criteria in sensitivity analysis to Apply criteria in sensitivity analysis to determine best partnership opportunitiesdetermine best partnership opportunities

C.C. Gap analysis for other high potential Gap analysis for other high potential opportunities opportunities

D.D. Convene experts and practitioners for next Convene experts and practitioners for next stepssteps

David Jones, EPADavid Jones, EPA Matthew Toavs, Whole Foods MarketMatthew Toavs, Whole Foods Market Bill Howley, Winrock InternationalBill Howley, Winrock International Kreigh Hampel, Burbank RecyclingKreigh Hampel, Burbank Recycling Tal Ilany, Carnegie Mellon UniversityTal Ilany, Carnegie Mellon University Niklas Terczak, IndependantNiklas Terczak, Independant

Working Group