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Home My WebLink About0014_4_Exhibit C - Commercial Residential CRR Outreach Materialse face of a greener e eratio 111*ArA*WrW1TA11k =Af� 0"I rZ SERVING YOUR COMMUNITY WITH A FUEL FAR CLEANER THAN NATURAL GAS Imagine a carbon -free, ultra-low emission, locally produced, renewable transportation fuel with enough energy to power heavy-duty vehicles. CR&R Environmental Services is investing in an advanced technology known as Anaerobic Digestion (AD) and will soon be capable of powering its natural gas refuse collection trucks w!fh100% Renewable Natural Gas created from organic waste. We are currently under construction of a processing facillity that can accept organic waste and convert this material to an ultra clean fuel that will power our collection vehicles. It's an advanced technology that moves waste and associated methane emissions from the landfill and info our vehicles in the form of a renewable natural gas; the cleanest transportation fuel available today. In addition, we will also create a high-grade compost material. The AD system will be located at CR&R's facility in Perris, California. A digester "digests" organic waste, producing "b!ogas". State-of-the-art systems will clean up the biogas and convert it into a renewable natural gas to be used in compressed natural gas collection trucks servicing Southern California! BIOGAS FLOW CHART Organic Solid Waste J RNG Refuse Truck J~ Gas Upgrading L� Main Digester Final Storage/Post Digester Liquid Soil Amendment/Fertilizer Separator Pump , 9L��'Im -WW a i1rLa Solid Soil Organic Liquid Waste Digestate Solids Amendment/Fertilizer The digester produces zero untreated emissions in a completely closed loop system that will: * Eliminate more than 99% of greenhouse gas emissions from vehicle operations - the equivalent of taking thousands of cars in your community off the road. (4.8 metric tons per vehicle, EPA, 2009) * Allow your community to meet the 75% recycling rate - now a State Goal * Utilize waste collection trucks that have the lowest emissions in California * Provide water -saving fertilizer and soil products for landscape and farm use from organic material not converted to biomethane * Utilize proven technology for guaranteed performance and results Governor Brown Signs Historic Organics Bills into Law AB1826 and AB1594 September 30, 2014, Sacramento, California - Governor Jerry Brown signed two landmark pieces of Legislation into law this past weekend. These Bills will drastically reduce the amount of Organic Waste, such as Yard and Food waste, from ending up in our landfills. The two environmentally centric bills will accomplish the following: • AB 1826, by Assembly Member Wes Chesbro, will require businesses to separate their food scraps and yard trimmings for composting or anaerobic digestion. • AB 1594, by Assembly Member Das Williams, will eliminate a loophole instate law that allows yard trimmings, prunings and other green waste that are used as landfill cover to count as being "diverted" from landfills. Despite California's robust recycling infrastructure for traditional recyclables, the state continues to landfill organic materials at an alarming rate. In fact, food is the most prevalent item in the disposed waste stream and over 40% of all material going to landfills is readily compostable or anaerobically digestible. Even in the best managed landfills, organic waste rots in an oxygen -deprived environment, which leads to the generation of upwards of 7 million tons of greenhouse gases each year, in addition to significant water and air pollution challenges. Anaerobic digestion not only avoids these impacts, but it also re -engineers these materials into two environmentally safe and sustainable by-products: a Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) and a rich Soil Amendment. Creating the cleanest burning gas available on the market today and buildings healthy soils through the introduction of rich organic material significantly increases water retention, reduces soil erosion and prevents the need for chemical fertilizers and pesticides. CR&R's new $30 million Anaerobic Digester, currently under construction in Perris, California, will significantly add to the region's ability to safely and efficiently recover our locally generated Organic Waste. In addition, jurisdictions that process their organic materials through our state-of-the-art facility will also be in full compliance with new State Regulations. Now, recovering this waste material doesn't just make environmental sense it also makes "local policy sense"as well. If you have any questions regarding CR&R's new state-of-the-art Anaerobic Digester Facility please call Mike Silva, Project Manager, at 714-883-3777 or you can email him at michaels@crrmail.com. A R E C Y C L E P R O G R A M S OPERRIS TRANSFER / MATERIALS PROCESSING CR&R will do the recycling for you at our Material Recovery Facility [MRF]. We will collect your waste and transport it to our MRF where we will pull recyclables from your waste stream through a process of manual and mechanical sorting. When your employees don't need to sort your waste, it allows them time to grow your business. mic er week All businesses •ste •moreyardsO SOURCE SEPARATED RECYCLING wasteper Your business may generate a large amount of one type of it organic • waste _ • require- recyclable material such as cardboard. CR&R can help you Li . the California Department of determine the best container for your needs based on the quantity ling • • Recovery [CalRecycle]at and type of material. cycle.ca.gov/recycle/commercial/ O CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION requires all jurisdictions With construction and demolition [C&D] debris making up a sion goal . by 2020 resulting in large percentage of all material entering California landfills, �enerafe 4 or • - cubic yardsof CR&R can help you to divert as much as possible through a combination of source separation and mixed processing. • • - in • recyclingprogram with Prior to starting your project, contact CR&R to find out what cal waste hauler. options will work best for your site. Planning ahead will assist you 5, sell and/or • � self -haul materials in diverting as much material as possible, as cost effectively cycling facility. as possible. ut California's business recycling iallablefrom-California• Dnd epart- O LEED PROGRAM rces • l� Recycling • _ • _ • v • ILII LEED, or Leadership in Energy All httand Environmental Design, is 10A• an internationally recognized • • : required jurisdictions green building certification? • • • of •• by • • by system. CR&R is prepared toiltin• • in the lilIII implementation ••lsconstruction recycling..V. based LEED goals. We are flexible • - recycling - enough to work with you on all - � � • demolition -' • • - • building types -commercialuctir as well as residential. ORGANICS PROGRAM Items that will be permitted in your organics container: Returning organic materials to • Food Preparation Scraps the soil drastically reduces the • Table Scraps environmental impacts of landfills, • Food -Soiled Paper reduces greenhouse gases, • Plants creates jobs and helps sustain • Flowers California's agricultural industry. • Coffee Grounds and much more. An organics collection service for To obtain additional information or subscribe to businesses will be available recycling service call CR&R Environmental Services in Spring of 2016. and ask to speak with a Sustainability Coordinator for your area. Does This Affect My Business? How do I know if my business or multi -family complex will be required to have organic waste recycling? Where can I find more information about AB 1826? Initially, most entities that will be required to have organics recycling service will be in the food service industry (such as commissaries, grocery stores and restaurants) or multi -family complexes (that consist of five or more units) with green waste or yard trimmings. But after January 1, 2019, all businesses that generate four cubic yards or more of commercial solid waste per week, regardless of type, must arrange for organic waste recycling services. Customers who are interested in learning more about AB 1826 can visit the State of California's CalRecycle web page on Mandatory Com- mercial Recycling (http://www.calrecycle,ca.gov/Recycle/ Commercial/Organics/). Take the AB 1826 Assessment BUSINESS ORGANIC WASTE - SELF-ASSESSMENT O 1. Does your business generate any of the following waste; Composfables containers, food waste, food soiled paper, green waste, (including landscape and pruning waste) and non -hazardous wood waste? YES ❑ NO ❑ ® 2. Does your business currently generate more than eight (8) cubic yards of organic waste per week? YES ❑ NO ❑ 3. Does your business currently generate more than four (4) cubic yards of organic waste per week? YES ❑ NO ❑ 4. Does your level of trash service exceed four (4) cubic yards per week? YES ❑ NO ❑ MULTI -FAMILY COMPLEX ORGANIC WASTE - SELF-ASSESSMENT O 1. Does your multi -family complex (with five units or more) generate any green waste, including landscape and pruning waste and non -hazardous wood waste? YES ❑ NO ❑ III 2. Does your multi -family complex currently generate more than eight (8) cubic yards of green waste per week? YES ❑ NO ❑ 3. Does your multi -family complex currently generate more than four (4) cubic yards of green waste per week? YES ❑ NO ❑ 4. Does your level of trash service exceed four (4) cubic yards per week? YES ❑ NO ❑ If you answered "Yes" to Questions #1, AB 1826 will apply to your business or multi -family complex. If you answered "Yes" to Question #2 you will need to arrange for organic waste recycling service by April 1, 2016. If you answered "Yes" to Question #3 you will need to arrange for organic waste recycling service by January 1, 2017. If you answered "Yes" to Question #4 you will need to arrange for organic recycling service by January 1, 2019. City of Lake Elsinore & CR&R Environmental Services Organics Recycling Program The waste collection services for Lake Elsinore residents will become more environmentally friendly and help improve our air quality for generations to come. �- The recyclables will be processed at CR&R's Material ZZ_ r Recovery Facility (MRF). The recyclables are separated utilizing .�" a process of manual and mechanical sorting. These combined processes ensure that the maximum amount of recyclables are recovered from the waste stream and kept .� y. out of the Landfill. The materials from the organics container will be transported to CR&R's new Anaerobic Digestion (AD) Facility, in Perris, CA. The facility will convert all of your organic waste (yard and food scraps) into renewable natural gas to fuel our collection fleet and a high quality fertilizer, This program will keep all of your city's organic waste out of the landfill. i- z Yard • Grass clippings -Leaves • Weeds • Prunings • Flowers Kitchen • Fruit • Bread • Fish • Meat • Vegetables • Dairy • FOG (Fats, Oil, Grease) • NO PLASTIC BAGS PLEASE Grey or Blue • Glass (beverage, liquor, soda, juice, wine and jars) • Metal (aluminum and tin) • Plastics #1- #7 • Paper & Cardboard Products • Ceramic • Food Trays • Junk Mail • Tupperware Containers • Mirrors • Plastic Plates o(i) 00