The Ohio Food Scrap Recovery Network A cooperative project of The Ohio Grocers Foundation and The Ohio Department of Natural Resources and collaboration with the Summit/Akron Solid Waste Management Authority SASWMA and NE Ohio Food Scrap Recovery Network Meeting March 20, 2012

Overview of The Ohio Food Scrap Recovery Network Project Goals: Develop a Managed Network of Food Scrap Generators, Collectors and Processors and then Optimize the System

It’s all about LOGISTICS!

Simplified Model of Food Scrap Recovery Network Grocery Schools Produce terminals Landfill Commodity Markets Fertilizer Food & Biodegradable Plastics Residuals Food Scraps Collectors Animal Feed Compost Facility Anaerobic Digester Fuels Compost and Soil Amendments Restaurants Energy Other

The 5 Phases of Collection Store to Can – Needs to be recognized because this is a personal not communal cost – Bottom line to generator drives the ability to grow food scrap diversion programs Can to Truck – Container choice 65 gal? 90 gal? 3 or 6 cy ? – Matching truck to container – Need for standardization which is message of OGF project Truck Store to Store – The garbage truck’s next stop is next door – The food scrap truck’s next stop is across town; or, in another city – Building route density is goal of OGF project Truck Routing – micro routing – Using routing software once network is built Truck to Processor – Distance  Costs – Technology  Costs – Store goals ?

Processor Issues Acceptable Materials and Contamination – NO PLASTIC BAGS! – Standards for bags is goal of OGF project Processor sets rules Send message back through supply chain This causes that “personal” issue at the beginning of the loop – Hassle factor – Continuous training and re-training

ODNR OEPA Grocery Stores Restaurants Schools Capitol Waste & Recycling LLC Eartha Limited Future Organics, Inc. Innovative Organics, LLC Viridiun Quasar Energy/ Kurtz 5C’s Drying LLC Ohio MulchEC All LtdOthers DKMM Logan Co. SWD SWACO OGF/ODNR Central Ohio Networking Meeting November 10 – ODNR – 35 Attendees

ODNR OEPA Xavier University Procter and Gamble Fifth Third Bank Future Organics, Inc. Waste Management Rumpke Others Green Nature Marketing Marvin’s Organic Gardens EC All LtdOthers Hamilton County SWD OGF/ODNR Hamilton County and SW Ohio Networking Meeting January 27 – Xavier University – 70 Attendees

ODNR OEPA West Point Market Buehlers Giant Eagle Kishman’s IGA Ed Pickens Café Akron Zoo Rosby Resource Recycling Waste Management Others Paradise Composting Rosby Resource Recycling EC All LtdOthers SASWMA CCH SWD OGF/ODNR Summit-Akron SWA and NE Ohio Networking Meeting March 20 – University of Akron – 1:00 PM

Presentation by Network Participants Introduce organization For Collectors – Services offered – Collection areas – End uses – Issues/problems For Processors – Services offered – End uses of material – Issues/problems Is there anything that needs to be done to make this initiative work better?

Input from Generators Introduce organization Goals Current practices Issues/problems Questions

Input from State and Local Government Introduce organization Goals Issues/problems

For more information about this project: Tonya Woodruff Director, Ohio Grocers Foundation , ext 7190 Mike Long Resource100 LTD