Zero Waste to Landfill Efforts in the West Michigan Region · 2018. 1. 20. · Zero Waste to...
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Zero Waste to Landfill Efforts in the West Michigan Region
2016 Michigan Recycling Coalition Summit and Conference
Bill StoughSustainable Research Group
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Review of ZWL User Group Activities
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ZWL User Group Membership
• Members Meet Six Time per Year
• 2nd Thursday of Every Other Month
• Focus on Finding Solutions to Hard-To Recover Wastes
• Currently There are Eight Member Companies
• Cost is $795 per Year per Company
• Up to Two Company Representatives
• Facilitated by Sustainable Research Group
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Zero Waste to Landfill
ULE, Underwriters Laboratories Environmental Claim Verification for Zero Waste o Landfill
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ZWL Member Powder & Wood Waste Generation Survey
• Powder coat waste (3 member companies)– 920 Tons per Year
• Wood waste (3 member companies)– 61,300 Tons per Year
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Powder Coat Waste
Compiled a list of 12 Active Powder Coat Waste Brokers seeking Material
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Powder Coat Waste
Presented with a Powder coat Waste Research Project by WMU
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Recycled & Recyclable Industrial Filters
Using recycled waste plastic scrap to manufacturenew industrial filters
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Guest Speakers From:• Integrated Resource Management: Kurt Wirgau, General
Manager, Heritage Interactive Services• Powder Coat Waste to Concrete Products – Research Review,
Upul Attanayake, Ph.D., P.E., Associate Professor Dept. of Civil & Construction Engineering Western Michigan University
• Dave Prouty, President – Heat Transfer International• Brian Smith, Zero Waste Advisor, New Soil• MI Tech Univ. /MI St. Univ. ReForge Engineered Wood
Recovery Research Program• Darwin Baas, Director, Kent County Department of Public
Works – County Zero Waste Initiative
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MOU with ZWL Members
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ZWL Members Support Study
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Review of Past ZWL Activities
• Zero Waste to Landfill Certifications Programs• Powder Coat Waste• Construction/Demolition Waste Reduction• Filter Waste Recycling• Business Composting Systems• Recovering Energy From Hard to Recycle Wastes• MTU/MSU Wood Waste Recovery Research• Evaluating Local Waste Technology – HTI• Partnering with Kent County DPW to Assess Material
Recovery Opportunities
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For further information, contact:
Bill StoughSustainable Research Group, LLC