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Zero Waste to Landfill
Initiatives
Tammy Giroux
June 12, 2012
Environmental Services Worldwide Facilities Group
Our Business & Sustainability
Models
Maximizing the
benefits of operating
our facilities in an
environmentally and
socially responsible
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2020 Manufacturing Commitments
1. Reduce energy intensity by 20%
2. Use 125 MW of renewable energy
3. Reduce carbon intensity by 20%
4. Reduce VOC emissions by 10%
5. Reduce water consumption intensity by 15%
6. Reduce total waste by 10%
7. 100 mfg & 25 non-mfg landfill free sites
8. One outreach activity per plant annually
9. Wildlife Habitat Council at each mfg site
Base year is 2010
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Defining Landfill Free • All non productive materials (hazardous and non
hazardous) from ongoing, day-to-day operations
• Includes regular maintenance activities like pit
cleanouts
• Excludes wastewater and event waste (e.g.
construction)
• Non productive materials are managed using
waste hierarchy of elimination, reuse, recycling,
energy recovery
• At manufacturing sites, on average 96% of waste
can be recycled/reused and less than 4% remains
to be managed through energy recovery
facilities
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Landfill Free Facilities
GM Landfill Free Definition
• Includes all waste from day-to-day operations
• Facilities must handle waste by any other method except landfill
• Materials sent to a recycling center and subsequently landfilled by the recycling center must not exceed 1% by weight of the facility’s total
• Ash generated from waste to energy recovery systems is exempt
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Reduce Total Waste by 10%
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Reduce Total Waste, Cont’d
Example Distribution: Focus on:
• Paint Related (solvents,
paint sludges, and wwtp
sludges)
• Packaging (wood,
cardboard & plastic foil)
• Foundry sand
• Metal scrap
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General Motors of Canada Limited
Results
• St. Catharines Facility – Landfill free since 2008
• CAMI and Oshawa Automotive Assembly Plants
currently divert more than 95% of the total non
productive material
•Key waste challenges:
wastewater treatment plant sludge,
paint sludge; and
plant trash
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St. Catharines: Landfill Free Activities
• Actual landfill waste volumes (production-related waste only):
o 2005 landfill total = 1089 MT (11% reduction from 2004)
o 2006 landfill total = 982 MT (9.8% reduction from 2005)
o 2007 landfill total = 525 MT (46.5% reduction from 2006)
o 2008 landfill total = 69.7 MT (pre-ZWTL for January to April)
o April 2008 – Present = LANDFILL FREE
• Since zero waste to landfill was achieved the goal is continuous
improvement and cost reduction
o to improve recyclable waste volumes by 1% for mixed paper
and mixed beverage containers or 1.5 tonnes for each waste
stream
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Key to Success: Tracking Waste
Quantities • Each month waste quantities for each waste type were entered into a tracking
database.
• In 2007 the facility started plotting a glide path to be Landfill Free with annual
reductions which generated a monthly graph to present to plant management.
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Environmental Scorecard
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landfill
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St. Catharine's Powertrain 2009 Non-Recycled Waste Kilograms per Unit of Production
Color-Coded = YTD (12 Months) One Month 2009 Glidepath
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In 2012 the
plant still
issues
Environmental
Alerts
monthly to try
and improve
Recycling and
reduce cross
contamination
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CAMI: Key to Waste Diversion Success
• Internal Lineside Waste Audit Program
Key component of program is being persistent
Allowed ENV to quickly fix source separation problems
Created a history of each station and associated issues
Results communicated to appropriate departments
Station # Material Collected
# of
Container Container Type Audit Result
1E metal jig 2 drum Good!
1E brown coated backing 1 slim jim needs a blue bag
1E Paper recycling 1 wire stand need one here by water container!!
1E recycle station 4 bins slim jim missing need 4 stream rack + lids
1W brown coated backing 1 slim jim needs blue bag
3E gloves recycling 1 slim jim good!
3E Paper recycling 1 slim jim good!
4W recycle station 4 bins slim jim missing? Still needed?
5E foam sheets 1 wire stand missing? Still needed?
5W brown kraft paper 1 bag holder missing? Still needed?
7E recycle station 4 bins slim jim missing gloves + waste lids!
8W plastic bags 1 wire stand needs blue bag
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CAMI: Key to Waste Diversion Success
• Communication
Signage on all waste/recycle bins
Waste accumulation areas identified by floor signage and
communication board
Internal audit results emailed to A/M and A/L
Waste Anomaly sheet program for WM operators
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Lessons Learned on Path to Zero
Waste to Landfill
• Communication is the largest hurdle
• Need to be persistent
• Waste Management contractor has to stay actively
involved with planning
• Executive Team’s/Plant management support is
critical
Any Questions???