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Total Residuals Management

For Industrial Food

Processors

MassRecycle

Conference 2013

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Putting “Waste to Work” using Diversified

Residuals Management Solutions

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Recycling Drivers for Industrial Food Processors

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• Customer demand

•WalMart Index and other Retailer Sustainability Initiatives

• Requests for tracking and reporting

• Regulations

•MADEP Solid Waste Disposal ban

•Organics Waste Ban

• Waste to Income

•Paper

•Plastic

•UVO

• Residuals to Energy and Re Use

•Electricity

•Bio Diesel

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Case Study – Frozen Prepared Meats/Entrée Manufacturer

• Privately held

• Located in Eastern MA

• Steady growth over last decade

• Multiple residuals streams

• Resource Optimization Philosophy

• Not just saving $ by recycling- but

• Finding value in residuals

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Total Residuals Management Services for Industry

Industrial Residual Casella Services Annual Value

MSW $180,000

Sludge (wastewater treatment)

$240,000

Expired/rejected product $50,000

Processing byproducts •Solid •Liquids – used oils

$150,000 $450,000

Packaging & paper $25,000

Plastics $2,000

Wood – pallets $10,000

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Income Generated 2012 = $487,000 Net Expense $133,000/year Previous costs >$500K/year

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Liquids: WasteWater Treatment Sludge and UVO

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1M/gal+ per year of sludge

Generating 1,200 MwH /yr*

Collected, reprocessed

Grease and Cooking oils

Generating $>450,000 in

Income and 25,000 gal of

Bio-Diesel fuel

*Average, across digester feedstock recipe

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Jordan Dairy Farm Digester Dashboard

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For Success, Collaboration and Cooperation are Essential

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Training & Education

•New Hire Orientation

•Ongoing refreshers

Leadership Support is Crucial!

Make Rules & Stick to them:

•Surcharges and fees for

contamination (Quality Std)

•Three strikes policy

•Less can be more

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Recycling Organics into Soil Amendments and Nutrients

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Win-win Local Resource Loops

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Before and After BioMix® Application

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In Sum: Partnering with Industry for Sustainability

Total Residuals Management

•Diverse solutions

•Alignment of Goals

•Income from Residuals

•Environmental benefits

– GHG reductions

– Clean power

– Nutrients

– Closed loop recycling

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