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Compos&ng in the Cape Fear Region: Partnerships to Pilot Waste Diversion Kat Pohlman UNCW Sustainability Captain Originally Presented by: Marie Davis UNCW Environmental Studies Graduate Student

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Compos&ngintheCapeFearRegion:PartnershipstoPilotWasteDiversion

KatPohlmanUNCWSustainabilityCaptain

OriginallyPresentedby:

MarieDavisUNCWEnvironmentalStudiesGraduateStudent

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Today’sPresenta.on

•  Compos&ngandtheMSW•  UNCW•  Solu&onsfortheCapeFearRegion•  BenefitsforPartners•  ProposedTimeline

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MSWWasteStream

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NewHanoverCountyLandfill

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NewHanoverCountyLandfill

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LandfillEmissions

•  EPA– August2015:UpdatestoEmissionsstandards•  tofurtherreduceemissionsofmethane-richlandfillgas

annualthresholdof50metrictonsofnonmethaneorganiccompoundsreducedto34metrictons

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EPAandUSDAGoals

•  Firsteverna&onalfoodwastereduc&ongoal– 50%reduc&onby2030

hSp://foodtank.com/news/2015/01/epa-launches-food-waste-reduc&on-toolkit

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WagonerDiningHall

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Dub’sCafé

Conver&ngorganicwasteintocompostreducesgreenhousegasproduc&on,Dub’sCaféalonewentfrom+32MTCO2E*/yrà-7MTCO2E*/yr!

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OtherUniversityEffortsinNC

•  NCSU•  AppalachianState•  UNC-ChapelHill•  UNC-Greensboro•  WarrenWilson•  Davidson•  UNCAsheville

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UNCWCompos.ngBarriers

•  Feasibilityofonsitefacility•  Proximityofcommercialfacility

•  ClosestisMcGillinRoseHill(40miles)

•  TrainingandEduca&on•  CostofDisposal•  VolumeofWaste•  Upfrontcosts•  Infrastructure&HaulingLogis&cs

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Compos.ngFacili.esinNC

(EveryTrayCounts,n.d.)

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WeighingtheCosts&BenefitsCosts •  Collec&on

–  Hauling–  Containers

•  CampusDiningServices–  SetupandTraining

•  Students–  Educa&on

Benefits•  Landfill&ppingfeesreduced

(SavingsforUNCW)•  Newincomestreamfor

County(NHCLandfillrevenue)•  LandfillSpaceSavings•  GreenhouseGasEmissions

Reduc&on(Methane)•  FeastDownEast&Community

gardens•  Educa&on/research•  Collabora&on!!!!

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Wheredowefitin?

•  OpportunitytocreatefirstsuccessfulTierIIIcompos&ngfacilityatalandfillinNC•  Partnershipsforsuccess

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OurSolu.on

First big, long-term

project!!!!

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OurSolu.on

Pilotdemonstra&onprojectattheNHCLandfill

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NewHanoverCountyLandfill

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ProposedTimeline

•  6-12monthsfordemonstra&onapprovalbyNCDEQ

•  FundingfromNHCEnvironmentalServicesavailableinJuly2016

•  Setupinfrastructure&hauling•  Prac&ceroundswithwasteaudits

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Funding

•  NHCLandfillBudget•  UNCWGreenIni&a&veFund•  Grants•  OtherPoten&alPrivatePartners?

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BenefitsforPartners•  Collabora&oninEduca&on– UNCW:Research– CFCC:Technology– NHCS:Educa&on&MeasurableImpacts

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BenefitsforPartners

•  Internshipsandpoten&alemploymentopportuni&es

•  Revenuestreamformunicipali&es•  Abilitytopurchasecompost

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Cer.fica.onsCompostOperatorTrainingCourse(COTC)atNCSUinRaleigh,NCTheNorthCarolinaCompos&ngCouncilhoststheUSCompos&ngCouncil’s“CompostOperatorTrainingCourse”(COTC).This40-hour,week-longintensivecomposttrainingcoursethatwillgiveyoutheknowledgetobuildyourcompos&ngopera&onfounda&on.Thisinterna&onallyrecognizedcoursehastaughtover300professionalCompostersimportantprinciplesandprac&cessince2000.Thecoursewillofferdetailclassroomlectureoncompostscience,engineering,facilitydesignandcompostuse.Weprovidevaluableprac&ceproblems,worksheetexercisesandfieldworktolearnproceduresthatwillimprovecompos&ngopera&ons.StudentswillreceiveacourseworkbookandCD.Theclasswillalsotourcompos&ngfacili&esinourarea.TheCouncilprovidesbeveragesandsnacksformorningandaoernoonbreaksaswellasadailycateredlunch.Par&cipantswillreceiveacer&ficateofTechnicalCompetenceaoercomple&ngthiscourse.CEU’sarealsoavailablefromvariousorganiza&ons.

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Compos&ngFacilityatAppalachianStateUniversity

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•  YardwastefromwithinRaleighcorporatelimitsonly

•  Yardwaste:brush,grass,clippings,leaves•  Limbsmaximumsix(6)inchesindiameter

andnolongerthanfive(5)feet•  NOSTUMPS •  Allvehiclesmuststoponscales•  Allvehiclesmusthavecoversandtailgates•  Dumponlyindesignatedareas

CityofRaleighYardWasteCenter

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OtherPartnershipstoSupportthisEffort

•  EveryTrayCounts•  NewHanoverCountyEnvironmentalManagement

•  SupportoftheNHCLandfill•  CoastalCompos&ngCouncil•  NCDepartmentofEnvironmentalQuality

•  Aramark•  USCompos&ngCouncil– NCCompos&ngCouncil

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NextSteps

•  KatPohlman– UNCWSustainabilityCaptain

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