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LOOKING TO OUR FUTURE
Managing West Michigan Discards in anEmerging Circular Economy
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Kent County’s Integrated Solid Waste Management System■ Includes Waste To Energy, Single Stream Recycling, Landfill,
Transfer Station, and Recycling Service Centers.
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We’ve Been in the Business since 1968.
“… it is necessary in (Kent) County to provide refuse disposal facilities… and has directed its Board of Public Works to take the necessary steps to implement a county refuse disposal system…that the county system shall be known as the Kent County Refuse Disposal System…”
Board of Supervisors Minutes, June 1968
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Our Mission
Foster collaborative and innovative solutionsthat deliver value to our stakeholders bymanaging discarded materials to conservenatural resources and promote a healthy, vibrantand sustainable community.
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Our Vision
Implement sustainable materials managementstrategies to reduce dependency on landfilldisposal.
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Grand Rapids Herald
July 24, 1897
April 23, 1908
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Source: Grand Rapids Public Library
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Source: Grand Rapids Public Library
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Source: Grand Rapids Public Library
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This… is a Piggery
Source: Grand Rapids Public Library
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Fast Forward: 1940s - 1960s
• By 1965, Kent County had 29 local dumps
• Study conducted and two sites were selected for continued operation while a new facility could be sited.
• Kentwood and Sparta dumps were re-engineered to 1970s landfill regulations
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Closed Landfills
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What Happens to Your Trash Today?
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Source: Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
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2016 Solid Waste Disposal Infrastructure
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Waste Logistics in Kent County
Source: 2009 “Report of Solid Waste Landfilled in Michigan, Department of Natural Resources and Environment” and Kent County reports.
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2014 Discards
■ Kent County – 1,694,647 cubic yards
■ Ottawa County – 941,586 cubic yards
■ Muskegon County– 665,784 cubic yards
■ Allegan County – 346,597 cubic yards
Discards landfilled… 3.65 million cubic yards in a single year.
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2015 Discards
■ Kent County – 1,806,249 cubic yards
■ Ottawa County – 998,059 cubic yards
■ Muskegon County – 686,009 cubic yards
■ Allegan County – 321,046 cubic yards
Discards landfilled… 3.81 million cubic yards in 2015.
(4.4% increase over 2014)
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Kent County Discards
Kent County discards fill two Big Houses everyyear.
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West Michigan DiscardsKent, Ottawa, Muskegon and Allegan discards fill nearly 4.5 Big Houses every year.
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Too Much Trash… is Buried
■ Solid Waste policy is failing us in the United States.
■ 63% of waste in the United States goes to landfills.
■ Landfilling rates are even higher in Michigan.
■ In Kent County over 75 percent of discards are destined for landfills.
■ In other communities nearly 100% of discards are landfilled.
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MSW in the United States
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Source: 2011 data based on Columbia University EEC 2013 Survey
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How Does Michigan Compare?
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South Kent Landfill Trends
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Source: The Right Place
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Dumpster Diving 101
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Composition of Kent County Discards
Source: Economic Impact Potential and Characterization of Municipal Solid Waste in Michigan, December 2015 - WMSBF
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$32.8 Million Thrown Away Annually
Source: Economic Impact Potential and Characterization of Municipal Solid Waste in Michigan, December 2015 - WMSBF
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Composition of West Michigan Discards
Source: Economic Impact Potential and Characterization of Municipal Solid Waste in Michigan, December 2015 - WMSBF
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Waste to EnergyProducing 15 MW of renewable, base load electricity. 124,389 tons of ferrous metal recovered in 25 years.
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The Circular Economy
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Another Way to Look at It…
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“Instead of mining new resources, this ‘circular economy’ mindset
urges us to use and reuse materials time and again…”
David P. Steiner, Waste Management CEO
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Recycling Defined“Recycling is a series of activities by which material that has reached the end of its current use is processed into material utilized in the production of new products.”
National Recycling Coalition
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Recycling is resource management not waste management.
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What is the Recycling Industry?
"People ask, 'What is the recycling industry?' We think of it as a thing, but it's not really a thing. It's a loosely connected,
highly dependent network that we rely on to get materials back to us.
If (policy makers and the public) are not looking at recycling as amechanism of developing materials for manufacturing,
then they're missing the point. If we're looking at this just currently from an environmental
(standpoint), then we're missing what recycling is really doing: developing materials for manufacturing."
Keefe Harrison, The Recycling Partnership
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It’s about Jobs
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Less Waste, wasted…
■ Absent thoughtful, targeted policy incentives to change market behaviors, least costly disposal options will continue to dominate.
■ We must provide space for recycling, reuse and conversion technologies for them to succeed.
■ We need to send a viable signal to the West Michigan market that businesses can operate profitably in this arena.
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“The concept of funneling discarded materials back into
the manufacturing process is a no-brainer”
David P. Steiner, Waste Management CEO
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We’re all grown up…
■ West Michigan is a large metropolitan area and it’s time to act on this when managing discards…
■ Population:– Kent County 629,237– Ottawa County 276,292– Muskegon County 172,344– Allegan County 113,847
1,191,720 residentsSource: 2014 Census Estimates
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Circular Economy = SustainabilityIt’s about Energy, Food, Water & our future
■ Discards – we all generate them
■ Community
■ Economic growth
■ Job catalyst
■ Environmental protection
■ Continuous improvement in environmental performance
■ Access to innovative recovery options
■ Reducing logistics footprint
■ Access to recovered materials
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“West Michigan will continue to be heavily dependent on
landfilling discards for years to come if we don’t act now.”
Darwin J. Baas, Kent County Public Works Director
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So, what if…
… we set real goals to divert discards away from landfills?
– Develop robust collection infrastructure– Drive new recycling markets– Provide technical assistance for the commercial sector– Business-to-business material exchange– One-on-one business assistance to improve diversion
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Road Map to Zero Waste
■ In Kent County we are ready to achieve a 25 percent reduction in landfilled discards by 2021.
– 1,694,647 cubic yards x 25% = 423,662 cubic yards diverted; or 586,105 tons x 25% = 146,526 tons.
■ Can we reduce the amount of waste sent to area landfills by 90 percent by 2040 or sooner?
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Future Landfill Expansion Property
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Re-envisioning future landfill space
■ What if we re-envisioned 200 acres of future landfill space; laying the foundation and critical infrastructure to support our regional economy, leverage private sector development and attract business to localize the entire recycling or conversion process and begin to close the loop in West Michigan?
– (re) Manufacturing Hub– Construction and Demolition Debris Recycling– Organics Composting– Anaerobic Digestion– Gasification– Pyrolysis– Waste-to-Energy
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Resource Innovation Campus
■ Where public and private partners can collaborate, research, educate, manufacture products from the waste stream and use new technologies to help transition West Michigan from a linear economy to a circular economy.
■ Envision the RIC as a hub for businesses, entrepreneurs and industries focused on capturing value from solid wastes and transforming them into resources and materials for consumers, while stimulating the local economy through job creation and potential revenues.
■ Partner with university(s) to provide an incubator for emerging businesses and technologies that will act as catalysts in the transition to a circular economy.
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Resource Innovation Campus
■ Manufactured goods
■ Compost
■ Energy
■ Steam
■ Chilled Water
■ Chemicals
■ Liquid Fuels
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Putting a Stake in the Ground
Are we ready to…
1. bring the conversation to decision makers, 2. begin managing discards differently, and3. create a paradigm shift in West Michigan
… become a sustainable community where we work, play and live?
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Public, Private & Nonprofits need apply:
To be successful this must be a highlycollaborative: a private, nonprofit andpublicly led effort.
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What do you need from us?So what is your biggest challenge to seeing discards in a new way and the economic benefit and business advantage to your organization?
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Contact Information
Darwin (Dar) J. BaasPublic Works Director
Kent County DPW
616.632.7919