Oregon’s 2050 Materials Management Vision and Framework
for Action
From “Managing Wastes” to “Managing
Materials” – Oregon’s 2050 Materials
Management Vision and Framework for Action
September 26, 2013
David Allaway, Oregon Dept. of Environmental Quality
Oregon’s 2050 Materials Management Vision and Framework
for Action
An update to Oregon’s State Integrated
Resource and Solid Waste Management
Plan (1995-2005)
Oregon’s 2050 Materials Management Vision and Framework
for Action
Overview
• What is “materials management”?
• Why not “waste management”?
• Oregon’s 2050 Vision and Framework for Action
Oregon’s 2050 Materials Management Vision and Framework
for Action
Why Materials Management?
Because Materials Matter
• Use is increasing, both here and abroad
– Our economy is tied to global materials markets
• We’re increasingly dependent on
non-renewable materials
– With dependence comes economic
and geo-political risks
• Rapid rise in material use has led to serious
environmental effects
Oregon’s 2050 Materials Management Vision and Framework
for Action
Traditional Sector-Based View of U.S.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (2006)
Residential
5%
Commercial
6%
Agriculture
8%
Electric Power Industry
34%
Industry
19%
Transportation
28%
Source: US EPA (2009)
Oregon’s 2050 Materials Management Vision and Framework
for Action
Materials Matter: Systems-Based
Geographic Emissions Inventory (2006)
Provision of Goods
29%
Building Lighting and HVAC
25%
Materials
42%
Transportation of People
24%
Provision of Food
13%
Use of Appliances and Devices
8%
Source: US EPA (2009)
Infrastructure
1%
Oregon’s 2050 Materials Management Vision and Framework
for Action
Materials Management:
A “Life Cycle” View
Oregon’s 2050 Materials Management Vision and Framework
for Action
For Materials, “Upstream” Emissions
Dominate
Provision of Materials
42%
Freight
7.1%
Landfills & Wastewater
2.2%
Building Lighting and HVAC
25%
Extraction and Manufacturing
32.2%
Transportation of People
24%
Use of Appliances and Devices
8%
Infrastructure
1%
Oregon’s 2050 Materials Management Vision and Framework
for Action
From “Discards Management” to
“Materials Management:
• A full view of impacts across the life cycle
• A full view of actions across the life cycle
Oregon’s 2050 Materials Management Vision and Framework
for Action
From “Discards Management” to
“Materials Management:
Oregon’s 2050 Materials Management Vision and Framework
for Action
From “Discards Management” to
“Materials Management:
Oregon’s 2050 Materials Management Vision and Framework
for Action
From “Discards Management” to
“Materials Management:
• A full view of impacts across the life cycle
• A full view of actions across the life cycle
– Why? Because most impacts are “upstream”
Oregon’s 2050 Materials Management Vision and Framework
for Action
Normalized impact
(baseline w/37% recycling = 100)
Example of Actions Across the Life Cycle:
PET Water Bottles
120.00
100.00
80.00
60.00
40.00
20.00
-
37% recycling rate
62% recycling rate
“Baseline” = PET, half-liter, 13.3 grams, 0% post-consumer recycled content (PCR), on-site molding,
purified municipal water (reverse osmosis, ozone and uv), 50 miles to retail, 5 miles home-to-retail,
co-purchase w/24 other products, no chilling.
Oregon’s 2050 Materials Management Vision and Framework
for Action
Normalized impact
(baseline w/37% recycling = 100)
Example of Actions Across the Life Cycle:
PET Water Bottles
120.00
100.00
80.00
60.00
40.00
20.00
37% recycling rate
62% recycling rate
-
62% recycling rate,
lightweighted
“Baseline” = PET, half-liter, 13.3 grams, 0% post-consumer recycled content (PCR), on-site molding,
purified municipal water (reverse osmosis, ozone and uv), 50 miles to retail, 5 miles home-to-retail,
co-purchase w/24 other products, no chilling.
Oregon’s 2050 Materials Management Vision and Framework
for Action
Normalized impact
(baseline w/37% recycling = 100)
Example of Actions Across the Life Cycle:
PET Water Bottles
120.00
100.00
80.00
60.00
40.00
20.00
-
37% recycling rate
62% recycling rate
62% recycling rate,
lightweighted
tap water (worst case)
“Baseline” = PET, half-liter, 13.3 grams, 0% post-consumer recycled content (PCR), on-site molding,
purified municipal water (reverse osmosis, ozone and uv), 50 miles to retail, 5 miles home-to-retail,
co-purchase w/24 other products, no chilling.
Oregon’s 2050 Materials Management Vision and Framework
for Action
Normalized impact
(baseline w/37% recycling = 100)
Example of Actions Across the Life Cycle:
PET Water Bottles
120.00
100.00
80.00
37% recycling rate
60.00
40.00
20.00
-
62% recycling rate
62% recycling rate,
lightweighted
tap water (worst case)
tap water (best case)
“Baseline” = PET, half-liter, 13.3 grams, 0% post-consumer recycled content (PCR), on-site molding,
purified municipal water (reverse osmosis, ozone and uv), 50 miles to retail, 5 miles home-to-retail,
co-purchase w/24 other products, no chilling.
Oregon’s 2050 Materials Management Vision and Framework
for Action
The “Waste Management Hierarchy”
The Solid Waste Management Hierarchy
Most
favored
Reduce
Reuse
Recycle
Compost
Recover
Energy
Least
favored
Dispose
Oregon’s 2050 Materials Management Vision and Framework
for Action
Questions and discussion?
Oregon’s 2050 Materials Management Vision and Framework
for Action
The Bogeyman of Waste
Oregon’s 2050 Materials Management Vision and Framework
for Action
Pitfalls of the Waste Bogeyman:
1. Leads us to potentially unhelpful solutions
– Burning garbage at home
– “Reuse and recycle everything”
– “Everything must be recyclable” (and/or made
from recycled content)
*on a cradle-to-distribution center basis
100% Recycled Content
Molded Pulp Loose Fill
50% Recycled Content
Newsprint Dunnage
50% Recycled Content Kraft
Paper Dunnage
30% Recycled Content
Polystyrene Loose Fill
30% Recycled Content LDPE
Air Packets
10% Recycled Content
Newsprint Dunnage
0% Recycled Content Kraft
Paper Dunnage
0% Recycled Content Corn
Starch Loose Fill
0% Recycled Content
Polystyrene Loose Fill
0% Recycled Content LDPE
Air Packets
Lbs CO2e*/10,000 packages
Oregon’s 2050 Materials Management Vision and Framework
for Action
Void Fills in E-Commerce Packaging
(Boxes)
12000
10000
8000
6000
4000
2000
0
Oregon’s 2050 Materials Management Vision and Framework
for Action
Pitfalls of the Waste Bogeyman:
1. Leads us to potentially unhelpful solutions
– Burning garbage at home
– “Reuse and recycle everything”
– “Everything must be recyclable” (and/or made
from recycled content)
– “Zero waste”*
*As commonly interpreted as “zero landfilling”
Oregon’s 2050 Materials Management Vision and Framework
for Action
Compostable (PLA) and Recyclable (PET)
Water Packaging – Ecotoxicity Potential
Ecotoxicity Potential (lb 2,4 D eq per 1000
gallons drinking water)
250
220
200
150
111
111
PLA, disposed
PLA, 62%
composted
100
50
0
PET, 62% recycled
-50
Darker colors are “upstream” impacts; lighter colors are “downstream” impacts (discards management)
Oregon’s 2050 Materials Management Vision and Framework
for Action
Compostable (PLA) and Recyclable (PET)
Water Packaging – Eutrophication Potential
Eutrophication Potential (lb N eq. per 1000
gallons drinking water)
0.9
0.79
0.79
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.22
0.3
0.2
0.1
0
-0.1
PLA, disposed
PLA, 62%
composted
PET, 62% recycled
Darker colors are “upstream” impacts; lighter colors are “downstream” impacts (discards management)
Oregon’s 2050 Materials Management Vision and Framework
for Action
Compostable (PLA) and Recyclable (PET) Water Packaging
– Global Warming Potential (PLA decomposes in landfill)
Global Warming Potential (lb CO2 eq. per
1000 gallons drinking water)
2000
1,810
1,464
1500
1,120
1000
500
0
PLA, disposed
PLA, 62%
composted
PET, 62% recycled
-500
Darker colors are “upstream” impacts; lighter colors are “downstream” impacts (discards management)
Oregon’s 2050 Materials Management Vision and Framework
for Action
Compostable (PLA) and Recyclable (PET) Water Packaging
– Global Warming Potential (PLA inert in landfill)
Global Warming Potential (lb CO2 eq. per
1000 gallons drinking water)
1400
865
1,105
PLA, disposed
PLA, 62%
composted
1,120
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
0
-200
PET, 62% recycled
-400
-600
Darker colors are “upstream” impacts; lighter colors are “downstream” impacts (discards management)
Oregon’s 2050 Materials Management Vision and Framework
for Action
Pitfalls of the Waste Bogeyman:
1. Leads us to unhelpful solutions
2. “Downstream” actions have limited potential
Oregon’s 2050 Materials Management Vision and Framework
for Action
The importance . . . and limitations . . . of
discards management
buildings
provision of
materials
42%
transporting
people
appliances
& devices
2006 U.S. GHG inventory
with 32% recovery
(MSW)
“savings”
6%
buildings
provision of
materials
36%
appliances
& devices
transporting
people
2006 U.S. GHG inventory with
very high recovery rate
(~95% MSW + >70% C&D)
Oregon’s 2050 Materials Management Vision and Framework
for Action
Pitfalls of the Waste Bogeyman:
1. Leads us to unhelpful solutions
2. “Downstream” actions have limited potential
3. Distracts us from working upstream . . . or
worse, makes it harder to do so
Oregon’s 2050 Materials Management Vision and Framework
for Action
Questions and discussion?
Oregon’s 2050 Materials Management Vision and Framework
for Action
An update to Oregon’s State Integrated
Resource and Solid Waste Management
Plan (1995-2005)
Oregon’s 2050 Materials Management Vision and Framework
for Action
Backcasting
Future
1.
1. Begin
Begin with
with the
the end
end in
in mind
mind
Present
2. Move backwards from the
vision to the present
3. Move step by step
toward the vision
c The Natural
Step 2009
Oregon’s 2050 Materials Management Vision and Framework
for Action
2050 Vision for
Sustainable Materials
Management in Oregon
• Intended to set a
clear picture of
where we hope
to land
• Addresses
materials
produced and
used in Oregon
• Expressed in
summary form
and with detailed
“desired
outcomes”
Oregon’s 2050 Materials Management Vision and Framework
for Action
2050 Vision for
Materials Management in Oregon:
Oregonians in 2050 produce and use materials responsibly
conserving resources  protecting the environment  living well
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Vision: Four Themes
1. Oregonians live within the limits of our
sustainable share of the world’s natural
resources.
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Oregon’s 2050 Materials Management Vision and Framework
for Action
Vision: Four Themes
1. Oregonians live within the limits of our
sustainable share of the world’s natural
resources.
2. We take into account the full impacts of
materials throughout their life cycle.
Oregon’s 2050 Materials Management Vision and Framework
for Action
Vision: Four Themes
1. Oregonians live within the limits of our
sustainable share of the world’s natural
resources.
2. We take into account the full impacts of
materials throughout their life cycle.
3. We use renewable resources at levels
that can be sustained in perpetuity.
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Oregon’s 2050 Materials Management Vision and Framework
for Action
Vision: Four Themes
1. Oregonians live within the limits of our
sustainable share of the world’s natural
resources.
2. We take into account the full impacts of
materials throughout their life cycle.
3. We use renewable resources at levels
that can be sustained in perpetuity.
4. All Oregonians have access to the
knowledge, capabilities, resources and
services required to use materials
responsibly.
Oregon’s 2050 Materials Management Vision and Framework
for Action
Desired Outcomes for 2050
Producers make products sustainably.
People live well and consume
sustainably.
Materials have the most useful life
possible before and after discard.
Oregon’s 2050 Materials Management Vision and Framework
for Action
Framework for Action
• Not an implementation plan
• DEQ will reevaluate every six years
Oregon’s 2050 Materials Management Vision and Framework
for Action
Oregon’s 2050 Materials Management Vision and Framework
for Action
Foundations
• Establish goals and
measure outcomes
• Identify and secure
sustainable funding
• Support and perform
foundational research
• Build 2050 Vision and
Framework for Action
into DEQ’s operations
Oregon’s 2050 Materials Management Vision and Framework
for Action
Policies and Regulations
•
•
•
•
Incentives
Product stewardship
Highest and best use at end-of-life
Safely manage disposed materials
Oregon’s 2050 Materials Management Vision and Framework
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Partnerships and Collaboration
• Foster business and
industry collaboration
and innovation
• Work with government
agencies
• Support sustainable
consumption “early
adopters”
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for Action
Education and Information
• Develop a communications plan
• Engage communities, schools, media, and
businesses
Oregon’s 2050 Materials Management Vision and Framework
for Action
Background Papers
Documents available:
www.deq.state.or.us/lq/sw/materialsmgmtplan
bkgrddocs.htm
Oregon’s 2050 Materials Management Vision and Framework
for Action
Oregon’s 2050 Materials Management Vision and Framework
for Action
Looking back 37 years
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Oregon’s 2050 Materials Management Vision and Framework
for Action
Thank you!
David Allaway
Oregon Dept. of Environmental Quality
allaway.david@deq.state.or.us