food waste management & prevention pauline mcdonogh limerick clare kerry regional waste...
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Food Waste Management & Prevention
Pauline McDonoghLimerick Clare KerryRegional Waste Management Office
Why an interest in Biodegradable Waste?
In 2008 37% of municipal waste was biodegradable
57% of this fraction consigned to landfill (EPA National Waste Report)
EU Legislation: Waste Framework Directive & Landfill Directive - desire to be proactive in our approach
Waste Arisings in the Region
166,627 tonnes of commercial & industrial waste generated within the region in 2009
If 30% is biodegradable: 50,000 tonnes of biodegradable waste are being landfilled
Priority waste stream
Background to our Prevention Projects
From field to fork significant energy & resources are used to produce, transform and transport food.
Lost resources & lost opportunities.
LAPD & LAPN Projects
Funded through the EPA’s National Waste Prevention Programme
Demonstration nature of Projects Data gathering, emphasis on sharing
information
Project 1: Managing & preventing retail food waste
Regional Shopping Centre - Shannon Footfall = 3 million per annum Strong food retailing to service
industrial hinterland
SkyCourt Food Producing Retailers
SkyCourt Shannon
38%31%
13%9%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Cardboard Organic Paper Plastic
Composition of Mixed Waste November 2006
Segregation
Compliance by tenants
Results
15% diversion from landfill to compost, subsequently risen to 22%.
Significant cost savings: reduced need for compactors & better rate for collection of brown bins.
Lessons Learnt
Listen to tenants, work practices vary between retailers
Design a system that suits both facilities management & retailers
Keep it simple Communicate Persistence
Project 2: Preventing Food Waste
Commenced new projects 2009 with focus on event & tourism destinations
Segregation in place – shift in emphasis to encourage prevention
Cliffs of Moher, UL Arena, Killarney National Park and Thomond Park.
Combined visitors = 3 million in 2009
Heineken Cup Waste Audit
0.0%5.0%
10.0%15.0%20.0%25.0%30.0%35.0%40.0%
Organic
Plastic
Paper
Cardboard
Comp
osites
Glass
Metal
Other
Textiles
Wood
Liquid
Segregated
Mixed
Killarney National Park Visitor Centre Audit May 2010
Composition of Mixed Waste Fraction
Landfill45%
Dry Recyclables
31%
Organic24%
Barriers to Prevention
Prevention Opportunities
Compostable Products Trial
Consistent approach
Advocates
Significant Findings
Before brown bin introduced, limited information on food waste generated
Lack of ideas to prevent waste Unnecessary concerns create
barriers Time constraints – kitchen staff in
particular
Future Projects & Targets
Since January 2010, the major waste collectors had to ensure diversion 100% of commercial organic waste from landfill.
The collectors have a target of 40% of households to have an organic collection by the end of 2010.
Need to continue work within the sector to promote food waste prevention & promote local case studies on food waste prevention & segregation
Thank You for listening
For further information, please contact me at: [email protected] or log onto www.managewaste.ie