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Zero Waste Zero Waste BusinessesBusinesses

Presented to GRRN Zero Waste Conference

Oakland, CA, August 28, 2004

by Gary Liss, Gary Liss & Associates

4395 Gold Trail Way, Loomis, CA 95650 USA

916-652-7850, [email protected]

www.garyliss.com

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Zero Waste Business GoalZero Waste Business Goal www.GRRN.orgwww.GRRN.org

Divert >90% of Waste from Landfill

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ZERO WASTE BUSINESSESZERO WASTE BUSINESSESwww.grrn.org/zerowaste/articles/companies_zw.htmlwww.grrn.org/zerowaste/articles/companies_zw.html

Amdahl Corp. Battery Council

International Brewers of Ontario Collins & Aikman Epson (OR) Fetzer Vineyards Hewlett-Packard

(Roseville, CA)

Interface Mad River Brewery Namibian Breweries

(South Africa) Pillsbury Xerox Corp Zanker Road

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More ZW BusinessesMore ZW Businesses Anheuser-Busch,

Fairfield, CA Apple Computer, Elk

Grove, CA Frankie’s Bohemian Café,

SF Greens Restaurant, SF Larry’s Markets,

Bellevue, WA

NUMMI, Fremont, CA

New Belgium Brewery, Fort Collins, CO

Playa Vista, LA, CA Regale, Napa, CA San Diego Wild Animal

Park Scoma’s Restaurant, SF Vons-Safeway, So. CA Yost Printer, Monrovia,

CA

Gary Liss & Associates Del Norte Resource Recovery Park Feasibility

Do You Know Other Do You Know Other Businesses that Divert More Businesses that Divert More

than 90% of their Waste?than 90% of their Waste?

GRRN is looking for more case studies to include on their website.

Please contact Gary Liss at 916-652-7850 or [email protected] with suggestions

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ZW Business PrinciplesZW Business Principleswww.grrn.org/zerowaste/business/ www.grrn.org/zerowaste/business/

Divert >90% from Landfill and Incineration

Highest and Best Use Economic Incentives (e.g., leases) Takeback products & packaging Prevent Waste, Reuse & Repair

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ZW Business PrinciplesZW Business Principleswww.grrn.org/zerowaste/business/ www.grrn.org/zerowaste/business/

Dedicated to the Triple Bottom Line Buy reused, recycled & compost Products Sold Not Wasteful or Toxic Use Non-toxic Production & Reuse Use Precautionary Principle


Why would a business DO this?*Why would a business DO this?*

•Reducing Waste Saves Money $$$

•Trash service is expensive! •Trash takes up valuable ‘real estate’•Wasted resources can be a commodity

•Reducing Waste is “Right Thing To Do”•EMS Corporate Policies may require this•Businesses gain political capital with investment and community groups by being “good” citizens

* Margaret Bruce, Silicon Valley Manufacturing Group, Presentation to CRRA Annual Conference, Oakland, CA, July 16, 2002


ZW Business ActivitiesZW Business Activities

Membership in ZW Network Recognition and Awards Listing on GRRN+ websites Global Reporting Training & Certification Socially Responsible Investors


GRRN Website PlansGRRN Website Plans ZW Business Principles Zero Heroes Zero Leaders Zero Models ZW Business Tools

Help for Businesses for ZW Community Challenges for ZW Biz Accountability & Sustainability


ZW Business Training PlansZW Business Training Plans

Train & Certify Consultants Ask Businesses to Adopt ZW Goal Ask Businesses to use Certified

Consultants to develop ZW Plans Ask Socially Responsible Investors

to evaluate ZW performance of companies in their portfolios


Sustainable Business CouncilSustainable Business Council CA Businesses and Organizations

Working for Sustainability Share Information and Sustainable

Business Networks ID or Offer Services to Help sustainablebusiness-subscribe@yah

oogroups.com www.CalSustainableBiz.com


HEWLETT-PACKARDHEWLETT-PACKARDRoseville, CA Roseville, CA

9,000 Employees 87-94% Waste Diversion Avoided Disposal Costs: $870,564 Recycle Cardboard, Metal, Foam,

Peanuts, LDPE, Instapak, PRS Reuse and Recycle Pallets


Mad River Brewing CompanyMad River Brewing CompanyBlue Lake, CABlue Lake, CA

34 Employees, 15,000 sq. ft. 98% Waste Diversion Less than two 90gal. Trash Cans/Week Total Savings/Year: $35,654 Recycle Scrap, Metals, Glass, Office

Paper, Plastics, Pallets, and C&D Spent Grain & Hops = Animal Feed &

Composted


Playa Vista Playa Vista Los Angeles, CALos Angeles, CA

Demolished eleven buildings Refurbished eleven historic structures 92% Recycled

60,000 tons of concrete and asphalt 9,914 tons of scrap metal 9,000 tons of green waste mulched 4,826 tons of mixed material /wood

Required by Land Use Permit Condition


Playa VistaPlaya VistaLos Angeles, CALos Angeles, CA

Construction (1600 Res. Units; 425,000 sf office bldg.)

All builders have two bins at all times: Source separated & co-mingled recycling

2001 Diversion rates: Clean Aggregate 100%; Mixed Aggregate 96%; Mixed Construction 86%; Mixed Debris 17%; Gypsum 100%; Green Waste (site clearance) 99%; Metal 99%; Wood 100%


BREWERS OF ONTARIOBREWERS OF ONTARIOProvince of Ontario, Canada Province of Ontario, Canada

Serve 12 million people 6,000 employees US$1.4 billion Sales 32 Breweries in System (worldwide) 429 Retail Stores 16,000Licensed Locations


BREWERS OF ONTARIOBREWERS OF ONTARIOProvince of Ontario, CanadaProvince of Ontario, Canada

99% Bottle Takebacks (15-20x) 97.6% All Packaging Diverted 80% Refillables ($.10 Deposit) Reduced Disposal 89% Recover Aluminum Cans, PET Containers,

Plastic Bags, Stretch Wrap, Plastic Rings, Office Paper, Computer Paper, Corrugated, Steel (caps)


ZERI Brewery ProjectZERI Brewery ProjectNamibia (southern Africa) Namibia (southern Africa)

Good Beer, No Chemicals, No Pollution, More Sales and More Jobs

Produces 7x more Food, Fuel & Fertilizer, 4x as many jobs & 12 more Products, Compared to Conventional Beer Producer

Fully Integrated BioSystem 40 Different BioChemical Processes

Reuse Everything (heat, H20, wastes, CO2)


ZERI Brewery ProjectZERI Brewery ProjectNamibia (southern Africa)Namibia (southern Africa)

Grow Mushrooms on Spent Grain Chickens Eat Worms in Grain Digester for Mushroom, Chicken

Feed & Chicken Wastes Generates Methane Gas for Steam for Fermentation


ZERI Brewery ProjectZERI Brewery ProjectNamibia (southern Africa)Namibia (southern Africa)

Alkaline Water (normally needs chemicals to treat) goes into:

Fish Ponds (8 Different Types of Fish Sold)

Spiruline Algae (70% Protein helps on Child Malnutrition)


EPSON EPSON Portland Inc.Portland Inc...

Site Location2 major buildingsTotal square feet 392,000

Phase 1 (sub-assembly)Phase 2 (ink cartridge) Phase 3 (main assembly &

warehouse)


Achieved zero solid waste to landfill March 2000.

0

1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

Tons

1997 1998 1999 2000

Solid Waste Reuse/Recycling(Year to Date 2000 Annualized)

Recycled

To Landfill

EPSON EPSON Portland Inc.Portland Inc.


EPSON EPSON Portland Inc.Portland Inc.

Solid Waste:

Averaging 90% diversion rate (Reuse and Recycling)

Averaging 10% garbage waste (Waste-to-Energy)

FY 200036 % Reduction in total waste at EPI

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