San Jose’s Story: A Road to Zero Waste A Public/Private Partnership for System Improvements and Infrastructure
Prior Commercial System
Over 8,000 Businesses 32% of Total Waste Stream Non-Exclusive Franchises 24 Haulers
Challenges with Prior System Inconsistent Services Varied Customer Rates Low Waste Diversion (22%) Environmental Effects Difficult to Manage Infrastructure Needs
Historic Waste Diversion 80% 70% 60% 50%
Overall
40%
Commercial w/ C&D
30%
Commercial w/out C&D
20% 10% 0% 2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Waste Characterization
79% of disposed commercial garbage Potentially recyclable or compostable
Compostable 33%
Hazardous 1%
Not Recyclable 20%
Recyclable 35%
Potentially Recoverable 11%
A Vision for Change: Green Vision 10 Goals for Driving Economic Environmental Transformation GOALS by 2022: 1. 25,000 Clean tech jobs 2. 50% Reduction energy use per capita 3. 100% Renewable electrical power 4. 50 Million ft2 retrofitted green buildings 5. Zero Waste & waste to energy 6. 100% Wastewater beneficially re-used 7. Sustainability in General Plan 8. 100% Alternative fuel City vehicles 9. 100,000 New trees planted 10. 100 Miles of interconnected trails
A Plan to Change: Zero Waste Strategic Plan Roadmap to Zero Waste by 2022 Commercial Redesign Goals • • • • •
Meet San Jose Green Vision Consistent Service and Rates Stabilize City Revenues Environmental Innovation Economic Development
A Process for Change: Reprocurement Seven Years of Planning –
• RFPs released April 2010 Focus: Developing Infrastructure • Exclusive System Guarantees Tons • 15 year Contracts
Two RFPS 1. Collection & Recyclables Processing 2. Organics Processing
New Commercial System 2012-2027
Newby Island Resource Recovery Park • NIRRP = MRF, Organics, Gas-to Energy, C&D, CNG Fueling Station and Landfill • Most Advanced Materials Recovery Facility in World • 110 tons per hour / 400,000 tons per year • 300 motors
Republic Collection/Processing
Innovative Collection System • Convenient services tailored by business •
One-company routes reduce noise & pollution
Thorough Outreach and Transition Plans
Existing Local Processing Facility • Integrated material delivery/sorting point
Zero Waste Energy Development Organics Processing
Anaerobic Digestion – Dry Fermentation •
Field-Tested European System
•
1st Commercial-Scale US Implementation
Odors and GHG Emissions Managed in Enclosed System
Renewable energy production
Zero Waste Dry Fermentation Anaerobic Digester • Converting 90,000 tons per year of organics to Renewable Energy • Largest Dry Fermentation Facility in the world
Meeting Green Vision Goals
200 Regional Green Jobs
75% Diversion Goal
50 Alternative Fuel Vehicles
Renewable Energy from Waste
Lower System Carbon Footprint
Waste to Energy Technology Demonstration Wood Waste and Biosolids Feedstock California Energy Commission Grant Testing Gasification Technology with local feedstock and regulatory environment
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