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Incineration versus the
Alternatives
Paul Connett, PhDExecutive Director
AmericanHealthStudies.org (AEHSP)
Oxfordshire, October 8, 2009
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OUTLINE
1. Waste and the Big Picture
2. The arguments against incineration
3. The Zero Waste 2020 strategy
4. The Key Step Forward
5. Zero Waste Initiatives Around the World
6. Back to the Big Picture
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3. The ZERO WASTE 2020
strategy
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ZERO WASTE IS A NEW
DIRECTION
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NO to INCINERATORS
NO to LANDFILLS
THE BACK END
OF WASTE
MANAGEMENT
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NO to INCINERATORS
NO to LANDFILLS
THE FRONT END
OFINDUSTRIAL
DESIGN
THE BACK END
OF WASTE
MANAGEMENT
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To achieve Zero Waste
We need:
1) INDUSTRIAL RESPONSIBILITY (at the front end)
2) COMMUNITY RESPONSIBILITY (at the back end)
3) GOOD LEADERSHIP (to link the two together)
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Zero Waste can be approached with a series of simple steps
which are
Practical
Cost effective and
Politically acceptable
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COMMUNITY RESPONSIBILITY
Community responsibility begins with Source Separation and Door to door collection
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“The Fantastic 3”
The San Francisco system
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1 2 3
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Composting
Facility
1 2 3
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Composting plant for San Francisco
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Composting
Facility
1 2 3
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Composting
Facility
Materials
Recovery
Facility
1 2 3
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at Pier 96
MATERIALS RECOVERY FACIILITY
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San Francisco
Population = 850,000
Very little space
50% waste diverted by 2000
63% waste diverted by 2004
70% waste diverted by 2008
72% waste diverted by 2009
75% waste diverted by 2010 (goal)
100% by 2020 – Zero Waste (or very close!)
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Brescia
San Francisco
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For every 4 Tonsof waste burned
you get at least
1 Ton of Toxic Ash
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Brescia
75% reduction
San Francisco
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Brescia
75% reduction
San Francisco
72% reduction
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Composting
Facility
Materials
Recovery
Facility
1 2 3
ResidualFraction
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We have to minimize the residual fraction with…
1) Waste reduction initiatives
2) Reuse, repair and deconstruction
3) Economic incentives
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Waste ReductionInitiatives
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Undesirable packaging
Four options:
Ban it
Tax it
Put a returnable deposit on it
Avoid it
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Ireland
Government put a 15 cent tax on plastic shopping bags
reduced use by 92% in one year!
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Italy
Several supermarket chains are providing dispensers which allow customers to refill shampoo and detergentbottles…
As well as wine, water andmilk
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Alcune iniziative italiane per la riduzione
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•Un pizzico di creatività a monte può far risparmiare milioni a valle
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Composting
Facility
Materials
Recovery
Facility
1 2 3 CommunityInitiatives to
Reducewaste
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Reuse,Repair
andDeconstruction
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Reuse, Repair & Deconstruction
Urban Ore, Berkeley, California
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reuse
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“Economically, incineration represents ONE BIG BLACK BOX
The Zero Waste strategy represents 100’s of LITTLE GREEN BOXES”
(Ted Ward, Zero Waste, Del Norte County, California)
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Deconstruction
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DeconstructionReuse &
Repair Center
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DeconstructionReuse &
Repair Center
Furniture,Flooring, etc
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VIDEOS “On the Road to Zero Waste” Part 1: Nova Scotia
Part 2: Burlington, Vermont
Part 3: Canberra, Australia
Part 4: San Francisco
Zero Waste: Idealistic Dream or Realistic Goal?
Pieces of Zero: Creativity versus Waste
www.AmericanHealthStudies.org
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Composting
Facility
Materials
Recovery
Facility
Reuse & Repair
1 2 3
& Deconstruction
CommunityInitiatives to
Reducewaste
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EconomicIncentives
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1 2 $
The “ Pay by bag” system
Total cost of program comes out of local taxes
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1 2 3
free
The “ Pay by bag” system
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1 2 3
free free
The “ Pay by bag” system
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1 2 $
free freeThe moreyou make,the moreyou pay!
The “ Pay by bag” system
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1 2 $
Nosurcharge
Nosurcharge
Surcharge!
The “ Pay by bag” system
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Composting
Facility
Materials
Recovery
Facility
Residuals
?
Reuse & Repair
1 2 $
& Deconstruction
CommunityInitiatives to
Reducewaste
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Composting
Facility
Materials
Recovery
Facility Residuals
=
Our Current
FailuresReuse & Repair
1 2 $
& Deconstruction
CommunityInitiatives to
Reducewaste