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 The Evolving Ton  may the food scraps be with you

 The Evolving Ton  may the food scraps be with you. Athena Lee Bradley Northeast Recycling Council www.NERC.org. vision, adaptation, flexibility. “The Seattle experience is a microcosm of the evolving ton.” - McKenna Morrigan , Cascadia Consulting

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 The Evolving Ton  may the food scraps be with you

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  1.  The Evolving Ton may the food scraps be with you Athena Lee Bradley Northeast Recycling Council www.NERC.org

  2. vision, adaptation, flexibility • “The Seattle experience is a microcosm of the evolving ton.” • - McKenna Morrigan, Cascadia Consulting • Recycling rate jumped from 58% to 74% with collection of food scraps www.nerc.org

  3. Connecticut Waste Characterization Study Organics = 41% That’s A Lot! www.nerc.org

  4. But wait… • Resource competition • Food scrap generators are adapting • Waste is a bottom-line issue • Getting down with food recovery • Vermont – food recovery increased 40% in 2016 under its Universal Recycling Law www.nerc.org

  5. Opportunities • Multiple solutions • Drivers - Flexibility & Adaptation • Plan & design for trends • Not just waste characterization www.nerc.org

  6. Technology • Design for the Situation • Small-scale AD for distribution centers • Large-scale AD for urban areas &/or with WWTPs • Plan before leaping www.nerc.org

  7. Technology • Composting for small-to-medium size communities • HRRA • Brattleboro • Backyard composting/Green Cone/Drop-off for rural areas www.nerc.org

  8. HRRA • Bridgewater • Curbside • 32 tons since 2014 • Ridgefield & Newtown • Drop-off www.nerc.org

  9. Brattleboro • 2013 pilot curbside • 2014 Town-wide • 4.5 tons/week • 2015 Pay-as-you-throw • 9.5 tons/week • 2016 Every other week trash www.nerc.org

  10. Capture the entrepreneurial spirIt • Young people are leading the way • Garbage to Gardens, Bootstrap Composting, Gainesville Compost www.nerc.org

  11. Start Talking • Begin with Dialogue • Big Planning is NEEDED • Drive decisions & solutions • Systems thinking • Involve all stakeholders www.nerc.org

  12. NERC Can Help We’re experts in • Waste reduction & recycling • Recycling program design & implementation • Organics management • Green procurement • C&D reuse & recycling • Electronics recycling • School reuse, recycling & composting • Textile recycling programs • Multi-stakeholder dialogues & negotiations • & More! Fee for service makes NERC’s expertise available at a reasonable price with outstanding results Athena Lee Bradley athena@nerc.org802.254.3636 www.nerc.org www.nerc.org

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