CMS Food Waste Diversion Pilot · Program History – In 2012, two schools began collecHng food...
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Isaac Nicholson Senior Environmental Specialist Mecklenburg County March 29, 2017 CMS Food Waste Diversion Pilot
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IsaacNicholsonSeniorEnvironmentalSpecialist
MecklenburgCountyMarch29,2017
CMSFoodWasteDiversionPilot
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Overview
• MecklenburgCounty– PopulaHon:1.01Million– LargestMunicipality:CharloLe(792,862)– 22ndlargestmetroareainU.S.– 7MunicipaliHes(CharloLe,Cornelius,Davidson,Huntersville,MaLhews,MintHill,&Pineville)
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Overview
• CharloLe-MecklenburgSchools– Schools:168– StudentPopulaHon:~148,000– Teachers:~9,300
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CMSGrowthExpectaHons
• 24%growthratefrom2010-2020• 116of168schoolsarecurrentlyat,orabovecapacity.
• By2024:– 24,000newstudents– 36newschools
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CMSRecyclingProgram
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CMS/MecklenburgCountyGoals
– 2014/15WasteDiversionGoal:21%– 2014/15WasteTonnage:12,832.73– 2014/15RecyclingTonnage:2,544.89– 2014/15DiversionRate:19.83%
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ProgramHistory– In2012,twoschoolsbegancollecHngfoodwasteaspartofapilotpartnershipbetweenCMSandMCSW.
– Programbeganexpansionin2014/15thoughgrantfromNCDENR–grantwasextendedfor1year.
– 5schoolsbegantheprogramatthebeginningofthe2014/15schoolyear.
– 17addiHonalschoolswereaddedoverthecourseoftheyear,foratotalof22parHcipaHngsites.
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RecruitmentProcessBeginswithStakeholderMeeHng
-Principal,HeadCustodian,CafeteriaManager,RecyclingCoordinator
RequirementsforparHcipaHon:
-Arobustschoolrecyclingprogram-Communalinterestamongstakeholders-Commitmentanddiligence
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ImplementaGonTimeline
1MonthBeforeImplementaHon: SchedulePlanning2WeeksBeforeImplementaHon: EducaHonBegins1WeekBeforeImplementaHon: SiteVisits/DeliveriesWeekofImplementaHon: On-SiteMCSWRepConHnuing: Follow-upSpotChecks
EducaHonEfforts
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Infrastructure&SetupChoiceofLocaHon
-Accesstotraydrop-offarea-Quickdumpsteraccess-Low-trafficareasremovedfromdiningspace
LunchSchedule
-Avoidclusteringarrivalanddismissals-SetexpectaHonsforHmerequirements-AllowstudentsHmetothink
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Infrastructure&Setup
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Milk Recycling Trash Food
ProposedLineSetup
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Oversight&ContaminaGon– TheKEYFOCUSoncethisprogramisintroducediscontaminaHonreducHon.
– SchoollunchesuHlizethesameitemsrepeatedly,makingidenHficaHonoffrequentcontaminantssimple–atleast,theoreHcally.
– LinemonitoringshouldbestressedduringthefirstfewweeksandconHnuefortheduraHonoftheprogram.
– Thegoalisaclean,pureproduct.
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SiteResponsibiliGes-CMSTeachersarenotrequiredtoaLendlunchwithstudents.-Part-HmecafeteriamonitorstypicallyhaveotherresponsibiliHes-Timeinvestmentusuallyfallstocustodialstaff-Studentvolunteerscanhelpalleviatesomeoftheworkload-Infrastructureitems(addiHonalcontainers,lines,Hlttrucks)canalsohelp.
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Pre-SorGng
-Stresspre-planning-Usebucketstocollectrecyclablesand/ortrash-UHlizestudentleadershipindisposalline,specificallyforyoungerage-groups
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BestPracGces-Focusonpre-sorHng.Planforheight.-Allowstudentstoassumeleadershiproles-LinesWILLdevelop,especiallyinthefirstfewweeks.
-Quickfixes:schedulealteraHons,addiHonallines-EmphasizepaHenceandthoughlulness.-Delegateresponsibilityamongpersonnel,buteveryoneinvolvedneedstounderstandhowtheenHreprocessworks.
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DiversionwithFood Diversion
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ProjectedImpact– OriginalesHmateof1lb.offoodwasteperweekwasintrinsicallyflawed.
– BasedonesHmatesoftwoschoolsthatwerepartofCommunityEligibilityProvision
– Larger,progressivesamplefoundamountcloserto.4lbsperweek
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Diversion DiversionwithFood PossibleSystem-WideDiversion
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BarrierstoExpansion
– Cost• LandfillHppingfeesarerelaHvelylow.• ThelocalmarketforfoodwasteissHlldeveloping.
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BarrierstoExpansion
– Personnel• Staffingissues(Hmerequirements)• Employeeturnover/lossofinsHtuHonalknowledge
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BarrierstoExpansion– ScalingEducaHon
• Oursite-specificeducaHonprogrammingworkswell.• SinceitrequiresCountypersonnel,implementaHonofover140schoolswouldtakeHme.
• AnnualrepeHHonoftrainingisnecessarytoincorporatenewstudentsandstaff.
WehavedevelopedahandbookandtrainingvideotostreamlinethetrainingprocessandallowreallocaHonofpersonnelresources.
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MovingForward
WhilethecurrentprogramincarnaHonislikelynotsustainable,therearequiteafewposiHvefindings:-Themarketisgrowing.-ThecurrenteducaHoneffortswork.-BestpracHceshavebeenestablished.-Thereisademandfortheprogram.
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