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Zero Waste Facility Rating System and Certifications

Zero Waste Facility Rating System and Certifications. In This Lesson. By the end of this lesson, students will be able to: (Knowledge) Identify all 15 categories of the Facility Scorecard (Knowledge) Understand the importance of tracking and measurement

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Zero Waste Facility Rating System and Certifications

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  1. Zero Waste Facility Rating System and Certifications

  2. In This Lesson By the end of this lesson, students will be able to: • (Knowledge) Identify all 15 categories of the Facility Scorecard • (Knowledge) Understand the importance of tracking and measurement • (Comprehension) Contrast the USZWBC facility certification from other third-party certifications • (Application) Use tools and metrics to identify cost reduction opportunities in implementing a zero waste initiative.

  3. Why Zero Waste Certification? • Maintain the value of “Zero Waste” • Provide a “Green” credential – need to maintain support of environmental leaders • Credible point of differentiation • Best Practices • Meet the Highest Bar for Zero Waste • Champion Highest and Best Use of Resources

  4. Why Zero Waste Certification? • Business wants protection against claims of fraud • Need to comply with Federal Trade Commission Green Marketing Guidelines • Protect Brand from Inappropriate use • Zero Waste advocates are starting to counter false claims in media

  5. SWANA Compromise • Members that support Zero Waste and members that support Waste-to-Energy • The organization wants to support all members • Agreement not to call Waste-to-Energy Zero Waste

  6. Who Certifies Zero Waste? • ZWIA • GRRN • USZWBC • ULE • NSF-ISR • GreenCircle Certified • Working on it: ANSI and ASTM

  7. UL Environment • “Zero Waste to Landfill” • Environmental Claims Validation Procedure 2799 • Adopted May 2012, revised August 2012

  8. NSF-International Strategic Registrations (ISR) • “Landfill-Free” Verification • Adopted in March 2012

  9. Green Circle Certified Third-party certification of environmental and sustainability claims on products and operations including: • Product Certifications • Closed Loop Product • Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) • Renewable Resource Content • Recyclable Material • Recycled Content Buildings and Operations Certifications • Carbon Footprint Reduction • Renewable Energy Use • Sustainable Manufacturing Practices • Waste Diversion from Landfill

  10. Different approaches Gary Liss, Commentary: Get Zero Waste Certified, BioCycle, July 2013, http://www.biocycle.net/2013/08/01/commentary-get-zero-waste-certified/

  11. ANSI American National Standards Institute (ANSI) – Drafting Zero Waste Standard • Landfill Free • Landfill & Incinerator Free • Net Zero Waste American Society of Testing & Materials (ASTM) Committee E60 on Sustainability researching issues

  12. U.S. Zero Waste Business Council • Non-profit • Founded 2012 • Zero Waste Facility Certification • Zero Waste Business Associates – personal certification

  13. History and purpose of the USZWBC • Business professionals created the Facility scorecard categories and criteria • Follows the USGBC LEED program (credible) • On-site validation and review and full disclosure of facility documentation Touring of American Licorice in CA

  14. USZWBC Zero Waste Facility ScorecardCategories & Points 14

  15. Category Breakdown of Scorecard Upstream • Redesign • Reduce • ZW Purchasing • Leadership • Training • Zw Analysis • Upstream Management • Closed Loop Systems Downstream • Reuse • Compost • Recycle • Reporting • Diversion • ZW Reporting

  16. Tracking

  17. Look at whole picture If you can’t measure it, then you can’t manage it or improve it

  18. Using the scorecard as a guide, identify which categories will • Save the most money • Reduce the most disposal • Reduce toxics disposal

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