Western Michigan Food Recovery CouncilMichigan disposes of an estimated 1.1 million tons of food...
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Western Michigan Food Recovery Council
September 11, 2018Midwest Food Recovery Summit
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Daniel Schoonmaker
Executive Director
West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum
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Economic Impact Potential and Characterization of Municipal Solid Waste in Michigan
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West Michigan = 132,000 tons
Southwest Michigan = 106,000 tons
Why A Food Recovery Council?
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Why A Council?
Michigan disposes of an estimated 1.1 million tons of food waste through its municipal waste stream each year, the single largest source of material disposed in the state’s landfills and waste-to-energy facilities.
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Why A Council?
Grocery operations and commercial and institutional food service account for an estimated 48% of food waste (FWRA, 2015).
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Need for:
• Peer-to-peer education• Multidisciplinary networking• Technical resources• Opportunities for collaboration
Why A Council?
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Objectives
• Improve food recovery in Western Michigan (promoting hierarchy)• Define barriers to food recovery• Establish a community of practice • Higher value recovery options.• Facilitate collaboration
• Municipal and corporate food waste management• Complementary food systems and community health initiatives.
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Marginal Food Waste Abatement Cost Curve
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WMFRC
COUNCIL ACTIVITIES• Quarterly meetings • Annual or semiannual forums• Email newsletter monthly• Shared capacity projects • Research• Training opportunities
STRUCTURE• Leadership Committee• Council Membership
• Organizational stakeholders• One representative plus guests
• E-mail list• Collaboration with local food
councils• As Needed: Subcommittees
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• 24 Generators of Food Waste• Mix of small/large, industries, regions• Few food processing/manufacturing. No farms
• 16 Resources and Other Stakeholders • Including 3 waste management firms
• 9 Users of Food Waste (6 Hunger, 3 Compost)• More data needed
State of the State Report
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General Takeaways
• Different scales = different barriers, solutions• "Language barriers" and political spectrum• Capacity available for organics recycling, though inconvenient• Undesired impacts from donation (baked goods especially)
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Most Important?
Feeding animals4%
Increased sales or revenue
10%
Cost savings15%
Feeding the hungry28%
Protecting the environment
43%
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Priorities
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Total
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Generators of Food Waste
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Respondents
Distributor3%
Food pantry/food bank3%
Grocery/retail9%
Manufacturer/processor12%
Food service -banquet/catering
15%Food service - restaurant
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Food service -cafeteria/institutional
35%
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Source Reduction
Most Popular • Strategic Purchasing (7)• Menu Best Practice (7)• Training (4)• Documentation (4)• Recovery First (4)
Less Popular• Staff feedback• Strategic delivery• Inventory practice• Forecasting software• Sales• Waste audits• Waste tracking software
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Waste Diversion Practices
Diversion Practices: 21 of 24• Donation Hunger (11)
• Share tables (1)• Animal feed (8)• Composting (17)• Energy (3)
18 of 21 incur costs for diversion or recovery• No organization receives payment
for product.
Barriers• Cost (13) • Lack connections (10)• Resources, knowledge, staff (10)• Packaging (5) • Liability (4)• Company Policy (2) • Vendors (1) • Health Dept. (1)Have Food Would Like to Divert But Can’t: 3
• Recalled food products• Unused prepared food
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Most Interested
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Any available means
Source reduction
Expand compost service
Increase donation quantities
Pilot innovative technologies
Publicize efforts
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Key Takeaways
• Employee satisfaction was most commonly cited benefit of practice.
• Less than half of organizations publicize efforts.
• Diversity of organizations creates quantification barrier
• “Not sure what end product is”
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Whirlpool Zera In-Home Food Waste Composter
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The Livery Brewery in Benton Harbor, MI
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Users of Food Waste
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Current State
Hunger-Relief• Hundreds of organizations
• Limitations vary• Prepared food (0)
• Requires more research
Barriers: Storage and Access
Compost / Energy• Compost: 7+
• Range of limitations • Pre-packaged (3)• Other (1): Meat, dairy, foods cooked
in oil, standing oil, bones• Location & cost barriers• Less than 1% of local waste stream
• Energy: 4+ Barriers: Funds and staff
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Material Sources
Hunger-Relief (7)• Grocery (4) • Food bank* (5)• Community donors (4)• Also: Manufacturing, Farms,
Distributors
Pay for Material? (4)Charge to Take Material? (0)Generates surplus (3)
Compost (3)• Grocery, Manufacturing, Farms,
Distributor, Food service
Pay for Material? (0)Charge to Take Material (3)
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• Culminating summit May 2018• 140 multidisciplinary
stakeholders• No barrier to entry• Facilitated discussion• Strong outcomes
Summit
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Thank You!