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Engaging Large Institution on Organics Diversion
and Other Recycling Opportunities
Christine Beling, USEPA New England
May 15, 2012
What is the incentive ?
Regulation i.e. Compliance Assistance
Corporate Mandate
Association/Green Certification
Peer Group i.e. Recyclemania
Voluntary Program i.e Waste Wise/Food
Recovery Challenge
Technical Assistance
Recognition
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Biggest Sources of Food Waste (in order)
Commercial Restaurants
Fast Food
Full Service
Grocery Stores
Institutional
K-12, Universities,
Hospitals, Nursing Homes,
Prisons
Residential
Sources of MSW Food Waste
Fast Food
Full Service
Grocery Stores
Institutional
Residential
•Based on State waste characterization studies and
population estimates.
* Does not include agricultural and industrial food
wastes
Food Waste is a National Problem
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Food Recovery Hierarchy
NETWORK !!!
Trade Associations Green “Associations”
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Health Care Example #1
Janet Bowen
Started in 2001 with an integrated
strategy for compliance with EPCRA/TRI
Networking at “THEIR” Events
Built a 1500+ email contact list
Email Bulletin bi-weekly (+/-)
Example E-Mail-May 11, 2012
Announcements
NEW: Recycling Works in Massachusetts program
Massachusetts DEP Organics Subcommittee
Regulatory Updates
Tools/Resources
Special Events Food Waste Composting Food Waste Composting
Pilot at Coast Day Case Study, 2/2012
Articles/Press Releases
Pen Bay Healthcare celebrates ‘green’ milestones, 5/4/12
Upcoming Webinars
Upcoming Conferences
EPA Stormwater – Rain Garden training for Federal Facilities and
N.E. Healthcare, June 7 & 8, 2012
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Voluntary Programs #2
MA Waste Wise Program
2005 launch with Supermarkets
Give Recognition
Track Data
Biannual Networking Meetings
EPA’s Waste Wise Program
Food Recovery Challenge 2011
Supermarket Organics Recycling
Network (SORN)
MOU Signed on August 24, 2005
Innovative partnership-
MADEP, the MA Food Association,
EPA, individual Supermarkets,
haulers, processors, to advance
organics and recycling in the
Supermarket Industry.
Pilot funding by EPA
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Supermarket Recycling
Program Certification (SRPC)
A voluntary certification for the program for the Supermarket Industry.
Rewards supermarkets for composting
and increasing their recycling.
Regulatory relief
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Recognition
Provided MA WasteWise Supermarket Recycling Leadership Awards to 6 supermarket chains.
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Success Continues…other
bread crumbs…
Hospitality The Seaport Hotel
The Westin Copley
Municipal Leaf and Yard Waste Sites
Residential Food Collection Programs Drop off
Curbside collection Boston Convention & Exposition
Center Case Study
http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/rrr/rogo/documents/boston-
cec.pdf
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Recyclemania @
College/Universities #3
68 schools in RecycleMania for 2012
26 have food numbers for the 8 weeks
7 of those are already signed up for
EPA’s Food Recovery Challenge
State Participation
Connecticut
Connecticut College 2000-3000/lbs/week
Rhode Island
Brown (RI) 16000-19000 lbs/week
RI School of Design - 500-600 lbs/week
New Hampshire
Anitoch (NH) 15-108 lbs/wk (small)
Keene (NH) 882-2200 lb/wk (active partner
has not checked box)
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Participation in Massachusetts
Boston College - 9400-14000 lbs/per week
Emerson College 2100-3500 lbs/week
Edicott 4000 bs/wk
Gordon 2000-7000 lbs/wk
Lasell 2700-3100 lbs/wk
Lesley (MA) 4190-8200 lbs/wk
Mass Maritime Academy - 2000 lbs/wk
noted was improving its food tracking)
Northeastern - 93000 - 149000 lbs/wk
inactive partner working to make active)
Wentworth Institute (MA) 3200-14000 lbs/wk
Williams (MA) 2100-3400 lbs/wk
WPI (MA) 2800 lbs/wk
Participation in Maine
Colby (ME) range 4800lbs/wk
St Joes College ME - none but noted
that have compost program that was
down but would start back up soon
UMaine at Fort Kent - small numbers in a
few weeks
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Food Recovery Challenge
Connection to Waste Wise – Challenge to
promote food recovery hierarchy
College and Universities
Stadiums and Venues
Grocery Sector
Triple Bottom Line
Feed your communities (People)
Protect your environment (Planet)
Reduce your costs (Profit)
“THEIR” Conferences in 2012
National Association of College and University Food
Services National Conference July Boston MA
Intl Restaurant and Foodservice Show New York, March
National Association of Concessionaires June , Florida
Intl Association of Venue Managers, July Florida
Natl. Restaurant Association Show, May Chicago
Stadium Managers Association, February California
National Grocers Association, February Las Vegas,
College and University Recycling Coalition
New England Association of Amusement Parks and
Attractions
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EPA Tools & Resources: Waste Audit Sheets, Calculators, Guides…
www.epa.gov/foodrecovery
Re-TRAC thru WasteWise
What WasteWise Re-TRAC does: Compiles and analyzes your waste
management data and maintains historical files.
Submits your annual data to the WasteWise program with a click.
Generates instant reports on program performance and trends, and calculates GHG emission reductions associated with your activities.
Provides your official EPA Climate Profile report on an annual basis.
"The new Re-TRAC system is beyond fabulous. It really improves the data entering
experience. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!" - Mariah Titlow Tinger, Senior
Environmental Program Coordinator, Genzyme Corporation
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Sample WasteWise Report
Grocery Sector
Shaws (part of SuperValu)
Hannaford
Big Y
The Meat House
College and University
US Coast Guard Academy
Harvard
Clark University
MIT
University of Southern
Maine
Middlebury College
Suffolk University
Venues
TD Garden
Mohegan Tribe of CT-Mohegan
Sun
Courtyard by Marriott & Grappone
Conference Center
Fenway Park
Other
Beth Israel Medical Center
Genzyme
Boston Organics
FOOD RECOVERY PARTNERS