Organics Workshop- Mixed Organics Streams as Feedstock and Products: Jen McDonnell from Casella Organics shows how they are innovating and collaborating with businesses to help diverts organics.

1. Casella Organics 1
Total Residuals Management
For Industrial Food
Processors
MassRecycle
Conference 2013

2. Casella Organics 2
Putting “Waste to Work” using Diversified
Residuals Management Solutions

3. Casella Organics
Recycling Drivers for Industrial Food Processors
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• Customer demand
•WalMart Index and other Retailer Sustainability Initiatives
• Requests for tracking and reporting
• Regulations
•MADEP Solid Waste Disposal ban
•Organics Waste Ban
• Waste to Income
•Paper
•Plastic
•UVO
• Residuals to Energy and Re Use
•Electricity
•Bio Diesel

4. Casella Organics
Case Study – Frozen Prepared Meats/Entrée Manufacturer
• Privately held
• Located in Eastern MA
• Steady growth over last decade
• Multiple residuals streams
• Resource Optimization Philosophy
• Not just saving $ by recycling- but
• Finding value in residuals
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5. Casella Organics
Total Residuals Management Services for Industry
Industrial Residual Casella Services Annual Value
MSW $180,000
Sludge
(wastewater treatment)
$240,000
Expired/rejected product $50,000
Processing byproducts
•Solid
•Liquids – used oils
$150,000
$450,000
Packaging & paper $25,000
Plastics $2,000
Wood – pallets $10,000
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Income Generated 2012 = $487,000
Net Expense $133,000/year
Previous costs >$500K/year

6. Casella Organics
Liquids: WasteWater Treatment Sludge and UVO
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1M/gal+ per year of sludge
Generating 1,200 MwH /yr*
Collected, reprocessed
Grease and Cooking oils
Generating $>450,000 in
Income and 25,000 gal of
Bio-Diesel fuel
*Average, across digester feedstock recipe

7. Casella Organics 7
Jordan Dairy Farm Digester Dashboard

8. Casella Organics
For Success, Collaboration and Cooperation are Essential
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Training & Education
•New Hire Orientation
•Ongoing refreshers
Leadership Support is Crucial!
Make Rules & Stick to them:
•Surcharges and fees for
contamination (Quality Std)
•Three strikes policy
•Less can be more

9. Casella Organics
Recycling Organics into Soil Amendments and Nutrients
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10. Casella Organics
Win-win Local Resource Loops
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Before and After BioMix® Application

11. Casella Organics
In Sum: Partnering with Industry for Sustainability
Total Residuals Management
•Diverse solutions
•Alignment of Goals
•Income from Residuals
•Environmental benefits
– GHG reductions
– Clean power
– Nutrients
– Closed loop recycling
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