Stephanie Barger Founder & Executive Director, USZWBC “Creating Value through Zero Waste” AGENDA • Why Zero Waste? • Overview of USZWBC Facility Certification • Facility Certification Process • ZWBA Training • Zero Waste Facility Scorecard and examples • Question & Answer Zero Waste Drivers/Benefits to Businesses Saves money Reduces liability Increases efficiency Reduces GHG emissions Marketing edge Clean energy/Saves energy “Right thing to do” © copyright 2014, all rights reserved Reduces Litter to Oceans & Watersheds Zero Waste Definition: Zero Waste starts at 90% Zero Waste is a goal that is ethical, economical, efficient and visionary, to guide people in changing their lifestyles and practices to emulate sustainable natural cycles, where all discarded materials are designed to become resources for others to use. Zero Waste means designing and managing products and processes to systematically avoid and eliminate the volume and toxicity of waste and materials, conserve and recover all resources, and not burn or bury them. Implementing Zero Waste will eliminate all discharges to land, water or air that are a threat to planetary, human, animal or plant health. Source: Zero Waste International Alliance, www.zwia.org/standards.html © copyright 2014, all rights reserved 4 The Zero Waste Economy Designing a Full-Cycle system – Upstream and Downstream Expand City Outreach & Technical Assistance and Lead by Example Provide Incentives Before Ban or Mandate Eliminate Waste by Designing Out of Products and Processes Jobs from Design & Discards Foster Sustainable and Green Businesses Resource Recovery Park Retailers Take Back Difficult to Recycle Materials Producer Responsibility Empowered Consumer © Copyright Eco-Cycle, 2004 with text modifications by permission. www.ecocycle.org/zerowaste/zwsystem Green Businesses and Jobs Expand, attract, and support green businesses and green collar jobs Reserve sufficient land for Zero Waste infrastructure: Resource Recovery Parks Buy green goods and services Recycling Industry =Size of Auto Industry 10,000 tons of SW = Landfill - 1 job Composting – 4 jobs Recycling – 10 jobs Reuse – 75 –250 jobs Source: www.ilsr.org Zero Waste is Missing Link in Green Certification BE AN OFFICIAL USZWBC CERTIFIED ZERO WASTE FACILITY! Receive recognition and a plaque for your facility! © copyright 2014, all rights reserved 7 Zero Waste Businesses are Leading the Way (>90% diversion min requirement) American Licorice * Ann, Inc. * Atlanta Zero Waste Zone Del Mar Fairgrounds Disney – Circle D Stables* Earth Friendly Products* Fetzer Vineyards* General Motors (110+ plants) Hewlett-Packard, Roseville, CA Honda New Belgium Brewery* Playa Vista, LA, CA Raytheon Ricoh Electronics Sierra Nevada Brewing Co* Strauss Family Farms Toyota Vandenberg Air Base Whole Foods Market* Xerox Corp 900 Businesses in Japan More examples at www.uszwbc.org To create a solid foundation that advances the integrity and credibility of Zero Waste Follows US Green Building Council model Zero Waste Certified Facilities (follows ZWIA) Zero Waste Professional Accreditations Zero Waste Business Associate (ZWBA) Zero Waste Business Accredited Professional (ZWB-AP) 9 Whole Foods Market Bronze USZWBC Certification March 2013 Company mission for 90% of stores to reach 90% by 2017 93% Diversion – La Jolla Store Now over 20 stores certified in SoCal Kelly Fulton, La Jolla WFM 10 Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. Platinum USZWBC Certification November 2013 1st Facility completed with USZWBC Scorecard 99.8% Diversion 11 USZWBC Facility Certification Facilities divert more than 90% from landfill, incineration and environment for non-hazardous solid waste Data provided to USZWBC is published formally and documents a base year and measurements since Recertification every three years 12 Facility Certification Process Details online at http://uszwbc.org/certification/facilities Complete and send an Application for Quote Pay Certification fee and receive Facility Scorecard Discuss Facility Scorecard with USZWBC staff on how to fill it out and answer any questions you may have. Complete and submit the Facility Scorecard with supporting documentation. USZWBC staff review data and make plans for on-site audit We are here to help with your journey to Zero Waste! © copyright 2014, all rights reserved 13 Facility Certification Process Validator tour your site, reviews that your solid waste data matches receipts, and conducts interviews with employees from all aspects of your organization Validator reviews notes and documents and requests clarifications and outstanding items Receive determination letter of your certification level and a final Facility Scorecard Work with USZWBC to publicize your certification We are here to help with your journey to Zero Waste! © copyright 2014, all rights reserved 14 Requirements Zero Waste policy in place 90% diversion from landfill, incineration and environment Data to USZWBC published formally Data documents a base year and progress since base year Will submit 12 months of data Provide case study for USZWBC & ZWIA websites Recertify every three years © 2014 U.S. Zero Waste Business Council 15 Zero Waste Business Associates (ZWBA) For Consultants to help businesses get to Zero Waste and get certified by USZWBC For Business leaders to get to Zero Waste and get certified by USZWBC Process: ZWBA training; review Handouts, Handbook and Manual; Pass test; get Certificate from USZWBC; Recertify to maintain Zero Waste Business Associate (ZWBA) Certification Trains professionals to implement Zero Waste Trains professionals to help facilities get certified Zero Waste by USZWBC Gives practical understanding of the most current Zero Waste business principles and practices Aids in professional growth Validates a commitment to true Zero Waste *ZWBAs do not conduct certification audits or trainings on behalf of USZWBC © copyright 2014, all rights reserved Scorecard Certification System Facility Totals (Pre Certification Estimates) Bronze: 31-37 points Silver:38-45 points Gold: 46-63 points Platinum 64-80 points Overview of Categories & Points Redesign 4 Reduce 7 Reuse 7 Compost (Re-earth) 7 Recycle 3 ZW Reporting 4 Diversion (Min 90%) 5 ZW Purchasing 9 © 2014 U.S. Zero Waste Business Council Leadership Training ZW Analysis Upstream Management Hazardous Waste Prevention Closed Loop System Innovation Total Points Points 80 6 7 5 4 5 4 3 80 18 Redesign Credit 1 Right sizing of collection containers and frequency of pickup and reallocation of garbage containers to containers or storage areas for reusables, recyclables, or compostables. Credit 2 Restructuring of solid waste collection agreements to provide incentives for reducing wasting and more reuse, recycling and composting services. Credit 3 Reviewed all 9 points of generation (Warehousing & Distribution, Offices, Food Services, Grounds, Construction, Manufacturing, Vehicular Maintenance, Retail, Housing & Hospitality*) that exist in company to determine opportunities to design out or eliminate wasting and pursue highest and best use of materials (see ZWIA Zero Waste Hierarchy of Highest & Best Uses) Credit 4 Reviewed purchasing records and supply chain agreements to determine opportunities to design out or eliminate wasting and pursue highest and best use of materials. Refuse materials from vendors that will be wasted at company, and if vendors supply wasteful materials, require vendors to take those back (return to vendor). © 2014 U.S. Zero Waste Business Council 19 Redesign Credit 2: Contract incentives • Review agreements with all solid waste and recycling collection vendors – Separate vendors may do reuse & recycling • Incentives for both parties to reduce wasting • As business reduces waste hauled, costs of hauling decreased • If waste hauler also hauls recyclables, hauler may be paid to sort recyclables, or share profits from materials sales & reduced disposal costs. © 2014 U.S. Zero Waste Business Council 20 Redesign Credit 3: Nine generation points Discard Auditing - Sources Up to Nine Typical Solids Generating Sources 1. Warehousing & Distribution –– Paper, cardboard & plastic packaging, metals, and wood pallets 2. Offices –– Primarily wastepaper of all types, packaging & electronic devices 3. Food Services –– Food discards, packaging, plastics, paper, metals, and bottles & cans 4. Grounds –– Grass clippings, debris, wood, trimmings, branches, and soil 5. Construction – Inert materials, paving, concrete, and building products © 2014 U.S. Zero Waste Business Council There are also gas and liquid emissions not associated with solids. Reduce Credit 1 Documented Materials Reduced (establish the baseline) by commodity Credit 2 Tracking material flow programs are in place to eliminate waste before it occurs (e.g. Kaizen, LeanPath for food waste reduction in restaurants, TrendTrax) Credit 3 Goals are in place to reduce the overall size/amount of product packaging (i.e. Sierra Nevada reduced case boxes 11% by eliminating the internal divider and shrinking the box size.) Credit 4 Implemented paperless-office programs for at least one major office function (e.g., billing, scheduling, payroll, etc.) for any/ all feasible operations Credit 5 Duplex printing is a default setting on all company printers that have the capability. Credit 6 Grass-cycling is standard practice for all mowed surfaces Credit 7 Yard trimming waste are reduced through native landscaping, xeriscaping and grasscycling. © 2014 U.S. Zero Waste Business Council 22 Reduce Credit 2: Have tracking program for material flows © 2014 U.S. Zero Waste Business Council Reuse Credit 1 Development of systems that emphasis reuse (e.g. Toyota shipping containers) Credit 2 A system is in place to document reused pallets and shipping containers (incoming or outgoing) including the ability to track reuse numbers for documentation - 1 point for each: pallets, incoming shipping containers and outgoing shipping containers Credit 3 Implement reusable transportation options through an assessment tool Credit 4 Implemented formal or informal program for reusing office supplies or other materials no longer useable by the business Credit 5 Reusable/durable alternatives to disposable service ware are provided in employee break rooms and common areas Credit 6 Donate food for all food safe for human consumption Credit 7 Participation in feed program for food that is un-edible for people but still has nutritional benefits for animals - food going for animal feed needs to be documented according to the food hierarchy as unfit for human consumption © 2014 U.S. Zero Waste Business Council 24 Reuse Credit 2: Document Reused Pallets and Shipping Containers EXAMPLE: Earth Friendly Products • Product packaging arrives from vendors in cardboard boxes that are recycled. • New boxes and inserts were then purchased to repack outgoing product shipments. • Staff identified that boxes used for outbound shipments are similar in size to those coming from vendors • Now they reuse boxes for outbound shipments using hand made stabilizing insert from old OCC boxes Compost (Re-earth) Credit 1 Compostables collected separately from trash and recyclables and the food waste hierarchy is followed (edible food is given to humans, then animals, then composted or digested) Credit 2 Credit 3 Yard trimmings are composted, digested or reused (mulch) Onsite food scraps and soiled paper composting Credit 4 Offsite food scraps and soiled paper composting Credit 5 Utilize/reuse compost or mulch onsite Credit 6 Implemented other process technologies: digestion Credit 7 Close the Loop by growing food onsite for company use (i.e. cafeteria, restaurant, employees, etc…) © 2014 U.S. Zero Waste Business Council 26 Recycle Credit 1 80% of 12 market categories follow Highest and Best Use Credit 100% of 12 market categories follow Highest 1.2 and Best Use Credit 2 Document markets/uses for recyclables and use locally as much as possible © 2014 U.S. Zero Waste Business Council 27 12 Market Categories • • • • • • Reuse Paper Plant trimmings Putrescible/food Wood Ceramics Soils Metals Glass Polymers Textiles Chemicals ID most volume, most value and most toxic materials to get to Zero Waste © 2014 U.S. Zero Waste Business Council Zero Waste Reporting Credit 1 Reporting that documents by commodity and waste fields that shows 90% diversion or better Credit 2 Tracking of landfill disposal costs, avoided costs from diversion efforts, and revenue from recycling commodities sales. Data should be available for baseline year as well as all further reporting years. Credit 3 Incorporate Climate Change Report using the US EPA WARM Model Credit 4 Member of USEPA Waste Wise Program and provide data annually to their web site © 2014 U.S. Zero Waste Business Council 29 Diversion from landfill, incineration and the environment Diversion Level Credit 1 90.1-94.9% Credit 2 95%-96.9% Credit 3 97%-98.9% Credit 4 98-99.9% Credit 5 100% © 2014 U.S. Zero Waste Business Council 30 Diversion Vs ZW Diversion How do you measure something that ISN’T generated? • Diversion is calculated using “total generation” • For USZWBC certification: – Companies must track • actual diversion AND • “Zero Waste Diversion” 31 Zero Waste Purchasing Credit 1 An Environmentally Preferred Purchasing (EPP) guideline or policy is in place. Credit 2 The EPP policy or guideline states that durable goods are preferable over disposable items (for example, break room utensils, shipping materials, etc.) Credit 3 A policy or guideline is in place to prefer paper and wood products that are certified as sustainably produced (FCS, SFI, PEFC, organic, etc.), where applicable. Credit 4 Systems are in place to identify environmentally preferred items in purchasing catalogs so that purchasing agents can easily locate and source them. Credit 5 Systems are in place to track the purchasing of environmentally preferred items from purchasing catalogs. A guide, policy, or standard practice in place that gives priority to the purchase of used, refurbished, and/or remanufactured goods. Credit 6 Credit 7.1 If you have any additional environmentally preferred purchasing practice(s) not covered here, please describe it/them. Credit 7.2 If you have any additional environmentally preferred purchasing practice(s) not covered here, please describe it/them. Credit 7.3 If you have any additional environmentally preferred purchasing practice(s) not covered here, please describe it/them. © 2014 U.S. Zero Waste Business Council 32 Leadership Credit 1 A company and/or facility Zero Waste goal has been adopted by upper management and disseminated to all employees Credit 2 Upper management reviews monthly diversion activities with priority on recognizing cost savings and revenue generation from Zero Waste activities Credit 3 A program is in place to encourage Zero Waste recommendations and award those who make outstanding contributions to waste reduction activities Credit 4 People leading the way care and do these things: Take physical and/or financial responsibility for all products and packaging's produced and/or marketed under all company brands Credit 5 People leading the way care and do these things: Require Suppliers to take financial and/or physical responsibility for all the products and packaging received at business seeking certification Credit 6 Upper management representative(s) works beyond their internal operational boundaries to encourage and promote Zero Waste action that includes but is not limited to: beach/stream clean ups, community involvement etc. © 2014 U.S. Zero Waste Business Council 33 Leadership Was & Is Essential Began at highest level President practices daily to honor his employees No waste cans today Training Credit 1 Established mission statement/policy about Zero Waste provided to all employees in some form (employee handbook, addendum to handbook, posted on a policy bulletin board, posted on website, etc.) Credit 2 Incorporate Zero Waste into Orientation. Credit 3 Minimum Quarterly communication with associates about Zero Waste activities (electronic, verbal, or visual communication such as newsletter articles, tips of the month, bulletin board postings, workshops, etc.) Credit 4 Receptacles for collected recyclables, compostables, and landfill material are clearly labeled and identified (written labels, photos, etc.) and employees, contractors, vendors, consultants or anyone else working onsite are trained on what is acceptable in those receptacles (posters, verbal notification, training sessions, etc.) Credit 5 Training programs have been developed to enable/incentivize purchasing agents to identify and prefer purchasing of environmentally preferred products Credit 6 Employees contributions to Zero Waste activities are included as part of employee evaluations process and/or bonus structure Credit 7 Dedicated roles for Zero Waste leadership (green team leader, recycling champion, recycling manager, etc.) is included in at least one job description. Job Description to also include training as one of this person's responsibilities Credit 8 Internal website (i.e. a portal) incorporates Zero Waste training for employees Training © 2014 U.S. Zero Waste Business Council 35 Training: Credit 3 - Communicate Company diversion KPIs are posted monthly for all employees to see should they choose to view them. They are also discussed in monthly management KPI meetings. The sustainability dept. maintains two bulletin boards that allow for communication on sustainability information - zero waste included- and participates monthly in the company newsletter to provide tips, areas for improvement within the brewery, reminders about reusable coffee mugs/water bottles, etc. Training Credit 4: Clearly Label Receptacles Example Labeling on bins and at eye level Utilize various colors to denote different materials Waste = Black or Gray Recyclables = Blue Organics = Green Stop waste.org stickers © 2014 U.S. Zero Waste Business Council Zero Waste Analysis Credit 1 Annual waste analysis is completed by onsite personal or third party during the reporting period. A physical sort and weight of materials is required on all collection containers. Credit 2 Completed recommendation from analysis to include areas of opportunity, sizes of sample, and breakdown of commodities Credit 3 Complete an annual audit of the recyclables to determine contamination levels and a composition by 12 Market Categories Credit 4 Rejected Recyclables are added back into waste stream documentation Credit 5 Associates are engaged in waste analysis - associates do not necessarily need to be at waste audits, but must be included in analysis review and action plan development to further reduce waste. © 2014 U.S. Zero Waste Business Council 38 Recipe for Success 7: Use of 5R Concept Zero Waste Profiling Identify Waste Upstream Management Credit 1 Work with suppliers and vendors to eliminate non-recyclable packaging that they send to you- i.e. request items are not individually wrapped or palletizing products with the same banding to increase recovery rates Credit 2 Requests Zero Waste information from vendors providing goods/services to the business – does the vendor have a Zero Waste policy, what are their Zero Waste goals, how are they working to achieve their goals - and preference is given to those vendors Credit 3 Policy in place to implement use 100% recyclable packaging Credit 4 Work with vendors and suppliers to redesign products/materials that you are purchasing to increase their reusability or recyclability © 2014 U.S. Zero Waste Business Council 40 Ricoh’s “Recipe for Success” •Objectives •Leadership •Benchmarking •Organization •Project plan •Training & Promotion •Use of 5R Concept •Verification •Continuous Improvement = Total Participation Hazardous Waste Credit 1 All hazardous materials are properly labeled and stored and employees are trained to know which materials are hazardous and where to put them for proper disposal and materials are reused or recycled. Credit 2 Hazardous Waste manifests and records saved for at least 3 years and documented per state and local regulations. Credit 3 Internal collections for universal wastes (light tubes/bulbs, paint waste, solvents, motor oil, batteries, e-waste) and materials are reused or recycled Credit 4 Policy in place to reduce the use of hazardous chemicals/materials in favor of non-toxic alternatives. Collections available for employees and/or customers (Community) to bring universal wastes to work for reuse and recycling Credit 5 © 2014 U.S. Zero Waste Business Council 42 Closed Loop Credit 1 A policy, guideline or standard practice is in place to require a minimum of 30% postconsumer recycled content for office/copy paper. Credit 2 A policy, guideline or standard practice is in place to require a minimum of 20% postconsumer recycled content for basic janitorial paper products (toilet paper, paper towels, seat covers). Credit 3 If purchasing compost, purchase from facility that composts your material, or if not composting any of your waste, purchase compost from a local source. Credit 4 Implemented process that as much materials remains in local markets as possible. © 2014 U.S. Zero Waste Business Council 43 Innovation Credit 1 Participation in upcycling programs for non-traditional recyclable materials (e.g. Terra-Cycle, ReCork, etc.) Credit 2 Commit in writing to continuous improvement to reduce the remaining residue that goes to landfills or incinerators by at least 1% of baseline disposal each year and/or to address other Zero Waste Business Principles over time. Credit 3 Add any additional innovation that should be given a point that was not addressed above. © 2014 U.S. Zero Waste Business Council 44 Stephanie Barger, Founder & Executive Director P.O. Box 364 Corona Del Mar, CA 92625 949-872-1775 www.uszwbc.org