1. Kekaha, Kauai What a Waste!

2. We live in a finite environment … Can we continue to WASTE it?

3. What a Waste! Every day 225 tons of waste is dumped in our landfill. By 2017, the landfill will be full and we’ll need another one. Is this really the best way to deal with waste on an island?

4. What an opportunity! Zero Waste Management is a truly “integrated” Waste Management System in which each material is treated as a resource

5. What is “Zero Waste”? “Waste = Resource” “The Path to Sustainable Living.” Zero Waste is a strategy whose goal is to best manage our limited natural resources for a sustainable future. It is a commitment to changing the way we currently manage our discards, and making the extra effort necessary to implement that change.

6. How Does Zero Waste Work? REDUCE: Don’t create waste in the first place REDUCE: Don’t create waste in the first place REUSE: Find another home for things we no longer want or need REUSE: Find another home for things we no longer want or need RECYCLE: Turn discards into new products RECYCLE: Turn discards into new products

7. From Waste to Commodity In 2009 an estimated 400,000 tons of recyclable material was sent to landfills in Hawai‘i. In 2009 an estimated 400,000 tons of recyclable material was sent to landfills in Hawai‘i. More than $15 million was spent to dispose of recyclable material (based on a $90/ton tipping fee) More than $15 million was spent to dispose of recyclable material (based on a $90/ton tipping fee) Over $52 million was LOST in potential revenue from the sale of recyclable material Over $52 million was LOST in potential revenue from the sale of recyclable material What an opportunity! Based on averages from the EPA utilizing Hawaii’s landfill numbers.

8. From Waste to Commodity Recycled paper Recycled paper Soil Conditioner from sewage sludge Soil Conditioner from sewage sludge Dinnerware from Dinnerware from recycled glass recycled glass Plastic lumber from recycled plastic Plastic lumber from recycled plastic

9. Creating a Zero Waste Economy Zero Waste is a system that: Facilitates & rewards recycling & reuse Facilitates & rewards recycling & reuse Discourages waste Discourages waste Encourages sustainable product and packaging development Encourages sustainable product and packaging development

10. We Need New Laws Implement Extended Producer Responsibility for importers of harmful or hard-to-recycle items Implement Extended Producer Responsibility for importers of harmful or hard-to-recycle items Enact business recycling mandates Enact business recycling mandates Implement variable residential user fees (Pay as You Throw) to incentivize recycling Implement variable residential user fees (Pay as You Throw) to incentivize recycling

11. A New Collection System Initiate a 3-Can Collection System: Initiate a 3-Can Collection System: Dry Recyclables Dry Recyclables Compostables Compostables Non-recyclables or Trash Non-recyclables or Trash

12. A New Infrastructure Materials Recovery Facility - MRF Regional Composting Facilities

13. A New Infrastructure Center for Hard to Recycle Materials - CHARM Construction / Demolition Recovery

14. The Benefits of Zero Waste! Reduce the rising cost of solid waste management Reduce the rising cost of solid waste management Create more jobs Create more jobs Create local products Create local products Preserve a cleaner more beautiful environment Preserve a cleaner more beautiful environment

15. Why Not Just Burn our Garbage? Consider the Big Picture

16. Zero Waste vs Waste to Energy We can create an environmentally sustainable waste management system that will be far less costly than disposal or incineration. We can create an environmentally sustainable waste management system that will be far less costly than disposal or incineration. Waste to Energy Zero Waste Option

17. Waste to Energy Too expensive, Too Wasteful Cost: Upwards of $125 million Cost: Upwards of $125 million Put or Pay: If we don’t produce enough garbage to meet the facility’s demands, we must pay anyway Put or Pay: If we don’t produce enough garbage to meet the facility’s demands, we must pay anyway The “No Landfill” myth: It is not true that WTE will eliminate the need for a landfill. The “No Landfill” myth: It is not true that WTE will eliminate the need for a landfill. Siting/NIMBY: No one wants a WTE in his/her neighborhood Siting/NIMBY: No one wants a WTE in his/her neighborhood Lack of Successful Projects: No new facilities built in the US in over a decade Lack of Successful Projects: No new facilities built in the US in over a decade Few Jobs: WTE provides a fraction of the jobs that Zero Waste will generate Few Jobs: WTE provides a fraction of the jobs that Zero Waste will generate

18. The Bottom Line WTE is not economically feasible WTE is not economically feasible Kauai can’t afford to burn resources that could create jobs Kauai can’t afford to burn resources that could create jobs

19. Zero Waste Kauai An informal community based organization founded in 2006 An informal community based organization founded in 2006 An advocate for sustainable Solid Waste Management practices An advocate for sustainable Solid Waste Management practices Our Mission: Our Mission: To advocate, educate, and promote the benefits of zero waste to our community and leaders to achieve an Island-wide zero waste management system which conserves and diverts resources from the landfill. Education and awareness Education and awareness Event Coordiantion Event Coordiantion Zero Waste Initiatives Zero Waste Initiatives

20. ZWK Educational Initiatives Educating our Decision-Makers Educating our Decision-Makers Keiki in the Schools Keiki in the Schools KCC Movie Night KCC Movie Night

21. Zero Waste Events Taste of Hawaii Garden Island Range and Food Festival Political Fundraisers

22. Zero Waste Initiatives Zero Waste Resolution Zero Waste Resolution Plastic Bag Ban Plastic Bag Ban Pay As You Throw Pay As You Throw Styrofoam Initiative Styrofoam Initiative

23. What Can I Do? Get involved and take a stand. Write the Mayor & the Council Request urgent implementation of Zero Waste on Kauai

24. Use the Existing System to its Maximum !!

26. Democracy is Not a Spectator Sport The future is ours, but only if we actively participate in shaping it.

27. For more information, and to find out how you can help, contact zerowastekauai.net Remember … Reduce … Reuse … Recycle !!!