Waste Reduction & Management Tony’s Pizza

1. Waste Reduction & Management Tony’s Pizza Jay Reimer Salina, Kansas September 14, 2007

2. About Me • Kansas State University • Junior standing in Biological & Agricultural Engineering • Expected graduation date: May 2009 • Career Interests • Bio-Medical Engineering • Imaging Systems • Medical devices & technology • Hometown: Beatrice, Nebraska • Raised on a dairy and crop farm

3. Project Flow Chart • Projects: • Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP) Chemical Room Audit • Waste Control Project

4. Hazardous Waste Identification • Is the material a solid waste? • (40 CFR 261.2) • Is the waste specifically excluded form RCRA? • (40 CFR 261.4) • Is the waste a listed hazardous waste? • (40 CFR 261.30) • F-list, K-list, P-list, & U-list • Does the waste exhibit a characteristic of hazardous waste? (40 CFR 261.20) • Ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity, toxicity

5. Rechargeable Batteries • Nickel-cadmium (Ni-Cad) and lead-acid batteries • Universal (Hazardous) waste • 40 CFR 273 • Nickel metal hydride (NimH) batteries are NOT hazardous • Disposal Method: Safety-Kleen recycles them • Possible replacement battery chemistry • Lithium ion

6. Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (RBRC) • FREE battery recycling program • Offer pre-paid and pre-labeled containers • Cell phones ARE accepted • No alkaline batteries Implemented

7. Absorbents • Used to clean up liquid spills • Pig-Mats--------------------------------------------149 Rolls • Pig-Socks/Other absorbing socks------------2000 Each • Corn Cob-------------------------------------------135 Gal. • Proper Disposal Method: • If used to soak up non-hazardous/non-regulated liquids • Thrown away in the trash • Soak up regulated liquid (glycol, used oil, etc.) • Safety-Kleen In Compliance

8. Aerosol Products • Current Disposal Method • Punctured, then the liquid is drained into a 55 gallon drum • Sent to the landfill • Alternate Disposal Method • Punctured, liquid drained • Cans are recycled as scrap metal with Charles Heath, Jr. ~1,600 lbs./160 cuf. diverted from the landfill (annually) In Progress

9. Mapp Gas & Leftover Paint • Mapp Gas (1 lb. containers) • Disposal Methods • Remaining gas is released to air • Empty containers are sent to the landfill • Larger containers are not feasible • Paints, Enamels, etc. • Disposal Methods • Remnants are solidified • Becomes a RCRA solid waste (not regulated) • Sent to the landfill In Compliance

10. WWTP Audit Summary • Compiled a notebook • Contained each waste stream, brief description, & an MSDS *Quantities supplied by the Parts Room & the Purchasing Department

11. Parts Washer Solvent • 3 Main Programs-----Hazardous Waste Code - D039 • Continuous Use • Recycle-Kleen • Recycling parts washer • Normal Use (what Schwan’s was doing)

12. Recycling Parts Washer • Advantages • Clean Solvent on demand • Longer service terms • Eliminates hazardous waste manifests • Helps reduce generator status • Disadvantages • More expensive • Transportation Shop Quote- $172 more • Disrupts current process • Gives off an odor during recycling mode Not Recommended

13. Continuous Use Program • Advantages • Used solvent leaves as a hazardous product, NOT a hazardous waste • Annualized cost is not increased • Changes only occur in paperwork • Minimal change in current procedure • Disadvantages • Amount of total solvent used remains the same Implemented

14. Continuous Use Program • Annual hazardous waste reduced (2006 data) • Main Plant: 3,700 lbs. (552 gallons) • Transportation Shop: 1,000 lbs. (150 gallons)

15. Safety-Kleen Profiles • Eliminated 4 active profiles (down to 5) 1-Activated in 2007

16. Styrofoam • Usage of Styrofoam products in break-rooms • Approximate disposal amounts and used landfill space • Alternatives: • Recycle • Different type of product

17. Styrofoam Cup Alternatives Begin selling in October 2007 Not Recommended

18. Styrofoam Recycling Machine • TGL Chem. Machine • Loaded into top • Shredded • Sprayed with chemical solution that releases the air • Gel is collected in a trash bag • NEPCO • Front Loaded • Shredded • Forms a small cube • Minimum-250 lb/hr In Progress

19. Waste Crust & Dough • Roughly 2 million pounds thrown away each year • Current disposal method: • Pig Farmer (Belcher Farms) • Landfill • $145,400 to dispose of waste crust • $15,000 for waste dough

20. Crusts for Bio-Fuel • Utilize waste crust and dough as an ethanol feedstock • Advantages • 80,000 gallons of ethanol by utilizing current waste stream • Equivalent $120,000 of feedstock (corn @ $4.00/bushel) • Challenges • Finding a company willing to partner with us • Processing the waste • Drying • Size reduction • Mixing with ethanol company’s current feedstock • Transportation In Progress

21. Crust & Dough for Animal Food • Garry Waldren has been working on this project • Found a customer that will partner with us • Advantages • Schwans would dispose of its waste for FREE • Challenges • Size reduction • Moisture control In Progress

22. Summary of Waste Streams

23. Finishing the Internship • Finalize decision/process for waste crusts • Written Project Report • For Kansas State, Pollution Prevention Institute • Third-shift stacking • Rack Design • Bread Racks • Silver Racks

24. 3rd Shift Stacking

25. Acknowledgements • Frequent contacts during internship • Jay Yarochowicz • Lynette Crawford • Greg Newton • Garry Waldren • Randy Simmons • Bob Padgett (Safety-Kleen) • Lori Baeza (Safety-Kleen) • Internship was a great opportunity

26. Looking Back… • Lessons Learned • Communication • How to ask questions • Taking the initiative • Sense of the business world • How industry functions in comparison to a classroom • Planning • Problem Solving • Obstacles • Finding information

27. Questions?