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an overview of recent efforts by U.S. EPA Region 5. Projects completed by
other parties under assistance agreements, such as grants and cooperative
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Industrial Materials Recycling Projects and Examples of Previous Industrial Materials Recycling Projects and Grants:
- General
- (CCPs) Coal Combustion Products
- Foundry Sands
- Construction and Demolition Debris
- Scrap Tires
- Other Industrial Byproducts
GRANT: Chicago Manufacturing Center (CMC) Develop a Sustainable
Growth Network for Regional Implementation of Byproduct Synergy ($40,500 FY
2008) ONGOING
Working with the State of IL and other interested
stakeholders, CMC will develop a guide for implementing Waste to Profit-type
networks in other areas in Region 5. Chicago’s Waste to Profit Network has
successfully diverted more than 40,000 tons of waste in its first 2 years. CMC
will also work with stakeholders to develop a funding model and an approach for
efficient regional implementation. The Guide and the Funding model will be
shared and discussed at a Summer 2009 meeting in Chicago. CMC will work with at
least three geographic areas in Region 5 to implement a Waste to Profit-type
network.
Green Building & Green Highways Efforts
ONGOING
Region 5’s Solid Waste Program promotes efficient materials
management in development projects through collaboration with the Region’s
cross-media Green Building/Sustainable Development Network and the Region’s
Brownfields program. Regional efforts encompass many aspects of green building,
green highways, green infrastructure and sustainable development. Our program’s
focus is on increasing reuse and recycling within the construction industry by
working with stakeholders such as material generators and end-users. For
example, the highway/ road construction and building construction sectors have
the potential to use significant amounts of industrial byproducts and compost as
well as to reuse and recycle considerable debris during construction,
renovation, deconstruction and demolition. The Region meets with stakeholders to
identify case studies and additional opportunities for reuse. Case studies from
WisDOT and IN DOT have been developed and are available upon request.
Green Highways Webinar Series” (12/08, 2/09 and
4/09)
Region 5 will host a series of three collaborative and
informational webinars focused on bringing innovative, sustainable development
concepts to key Region 5 road building stakeholders and seeking their input and
agreement on implementing these concepts. The topics for the meetings are (1)
Introduce and Explore the Innovative Aspects of the “Green Highway” Concept, (2)
Introduce the Use of Recycled Materials in Roadway Construction and Maintenance,
and (3) an in-depth overview and discussion of a particular material or
application identified during the second webinar. A second webinar series, on
Compost Use for Stormwater and Erosion Control, is described above in the
Organics section.
GRANT: Chicago Manufacturing Center (CMC) – Establishment of the
Chicago Waste-to-Profit Network and Development of an Online Database/Web Site
Development ($84,900 FY 2006 (funding provided by Region 5’s Great Cities
Program); $44,875, FY 2007) ONGOING
Region 5, along with the City of
Chicago and the State of Illinois, supported the establishment of Chicago’s
Waste to Profit Network (http://www.wastetoprofit.org/). The Network is a
byproduct synergy effort, which facilitates the transformation of one company’s
waste, or byproduct, into an industrial input for another company. The first
year report is available from EPA and case studies and overall results can be
seen at http://www.wastetoprofit.org/. More than 20,000 tons of waste were
diverted from land disposal including fly ash, C&D, and tires. To allow for
increased participation in the second year of the Network, CMC will adapt the
online database of the United Kingdom’s synergy network to support a data
collection system for the Chicago Waste-to-Profit network. The system will allow
better validation of data on synergy efforts and will also support a publicly
available web site that is fed by the validated data provided by members. The
project will develop baseline synergy data for 125 Chicago organizations with a
goal to divert 20,000 tons of material from landfill by the end of 2008.
Materials diverted will be varied, but expect to include organics, paper, and
demolition debris. Project will also report on CO2 reductions, toxic waste
reduction, energy saved and other measures. The project will also develop 10
implemented success stories by the end of 2008.
National Beneficial Use of Industrial Materials Summits ONGOING
Formerly known as the Byproducts Beneficial Use Summits.
Region 5 worked with the National Council on Air and Stream Improvements to
organize the first Byproduct Beneficial Use Summit in Chicago in August 2002.
The purpose of this summit was to bring state regulators, generators, and end
users together to discuss the challenges and opportunities for beneficial use of
industrial byproducts. Three challenge areas were identified at the first
summit: regulatory, market development, and education/communication. Several
working groups were established to target ongoing projects. Since then, the
Region has helped to plan the annual National Byproducts Beneficial Use Summits
in Atlanta (2003), Kansas City (2004), Philadelphia (2005), and San Francisco
(2006), and Denver (2008). See http://www.byproductsummit.com/ for
agendas and presentations from all previous Summits. The next byproduct summit
will be held in 2010.
GRANT: National Recycling Coalition ($22,400, FY06)
COMPLETED
The Industrial Resources Council, a part of the National
Recycling Coalition developed an integrated web site that provides technical and
market development information on 6 industrial byproducts: coal combustion
products, foundry sand, construction and demolition debris, pulp and paper mill
residuals, steel slag, and tires. Information on characteristics of the
material, potential end uses, case studies, and environmental safety can be
found at http://www.industrialresourcescouncil.org/.
Education and Outreach to Stakeholders via Workshops and Meetings
ONGOING
EPA Region 5 participates in workshops and meetings that
address reuse and recycling of non-hazardous industrial materials, including
construction and demolition debris, in the region. The purpose of these meetings
and workshops is to educate end-users about beneficial uses of industrial
byproducts and identify byproduct synergies between material generators, brokers
and end-users. Examples include end-user workshops, local-level stakeholder
meetings, joint meetings with industry and state environmental agencies, and
industry association meetings.
GRANT: Great Lakes Byproduct Management Association (GLBMA) (FY05,
$19,500) COMPLETED
GLBMA worked with stakeholders in WI interested
in blending of byproducts for soil-based uses to identify obstacles to this end
market in Wisconsin. Regulatory, technical and market issues were addressed.
This effort built on a previous GLBMA effort in WI (see below). The
presentations from a June 2006 meeting are available on the GLBMA website: http://www.glbma.org/activities/WIworkshop.html
and the final report for this project is available upon request. GLBMA also
supported the validation of a previously developed model on blending of
byproducts for manufacturing soil. The validation included testing the model on
byproducts from Region 5 generators. This work is also summarized in the final
report. In addition, a PowerPoint presentation, made at the 2006 Byproducts
Summit in San Francisco, can be accessed at: http://www.byproductsummit.com/2006/presentations/Terry_Logan/frame.htm.
GRANT: University of Toledo ($58,356 FY05) COMPLETED
This
EPA Innovations Pilot supported the development of a tool for state and local
regulators, end users, and the public to evaluate the benefits and impacts of
using certain industrial byproducts in transportation applications. The
web-based BenReMod tool is available at http://benremod.eng.utoledo.edu/BenReMod/.
The final report for this grant is also available upon request.
GRANT: Great Lakes Byproduct Management Association ($15,000 FY04)
COMPLETED
GLBMA received grant funds to evaluate the issues related
to blending byproducts and use on soil in 2 states within Region 5. GLBMA held a
meeting with a group of stakeholders in WI to identify the current status of
blending and use on soil and to identify outstanding challenges. GLBMA also
participated in MI’s ongoing regulatory development and provided an overview of
that state’s efforts. The results were reported at GLBMA’s annual meeting in
December 2004. Final report available upon request.
National Forum on the Use of Foundry Sand in Soil Applications
COMPLETED
On July 23, 2008, EPA co-sponsored a forum on the use of
foundry sand in soil applications including manufactured soils and bioretention
areas. Results of USDA’s risk evaluation were shared. The presentations from
this workshop are available at: http://www.foundryrecycling.org/NewsEvents/ConferencesEvents/tabid/309/Default.aspx
(a no cost registration is required to access the powerpoints).
National Forum on the Use of Foundry Sand in Infrastructure
Applications COMPLETED
On October 31, 2007 EPA co-sponsored, along
with the Federal Highway Administration, the Recycled Material Resource Center,
and Foundry Industry Recycling Starts Today (FIRST), a forum on the use of
foundry sand in a variety of transportation applications including hot mix
asphalt; controlled low strength material; unbound pavement and geotechnical
uses. Environmental evaluation was also addressed. The presentations from this
workshop are available at: http://www.foundryrecycling.org/NewsEvents/ConferencesEvents/tabid/309/Default.aspx
(no cost registration required).
GRANT: Foundry Industry Recycling Starts Today, Inc. ($13,500 FY03,
$7,000 FY05) COMPLETED
FIRST developed presentation modules that
follow the structure and topics of the Federal Highway Administration’s Foundry
Sand Fact Book for highway Engineers (see below). A demonstration of the modules
was provided in October 2005 and presentations are available at: http://www.foundryrecycling.org/NewsEvents/ConferencesEvents/2005/MilwuakeePilotWorkshop/tabid/321/Default.aspx
(no cost registration required). FIRST also developed case studies for a variety
of applications and an on-site system for gathering additional examples. The
case studies are available at http://www.foundryrecycling.org/TechnicalApplications/CaseStudies/tabid/315/Default.aspx
(registration required). FIRST also supported the development of an extensive,
online, searchable, technical library of documents and research related to
foundry sand reuse (see http://www.foundryrecycling.org/TechnicalLibrary/HowtoUsetheLibrary/tabid/269/Default.aspx(no-cost
registration required to view abstracts))
United States Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Research
Service (USDA-ARS) Foundry Sand Research Review Meeting
ONGOING
USDA-ARS has supported a research effort to evaluate the
risks and benefits of using foundry sand in soil applications. Region 5 has
helped facilitate state environmental agency input into the research effort.
Presentations from two research review meetings (2005 and 2007) and a special
soils session after the 2006 Byproduct Summit are available on the FIRST
website: http://www.foundryrecycling.org/NewsEvents/ConferencesEvents/tabid/309/Default.aspx
(no cost registration required). Results from related research efforts can be
found at http://environmentalsoils.cas.psu.edu/#.
USDA/ARS is working with US EPA to develop a risk assessment for foundry use in
soils based on their research findings. A draft risk evaluation was presented at
the 2008 Byproduct Summit in Denver, March 31-April 2 (see http://www.byproductsummit.com/2008/2008presentations.html).
The final USDA/EPA risk evaluation will undergo peer review in late 2008 and is
expected to be released by the end of March 2009.
Foundry Sand Stakeholder Meeting December 1, 2005
COMPLETED
Region 5 helped plan this national stakeholder meeting to
develop a strategy to address obstacles to beneficial use of foundry sand. The
agenda and presentations from this meeting in Philadelphia can be viewed at the
Foundry Industry Recycling Starts Today (FIRST) website (http://www.foundryrecycling.org/NewsEvents/ConferencesEvents/tabid/309/Default.aspx
(no cost registration required)).
GRANT: American Foundry Society, (FY 98, 15,531; FY 00, $38,500)
COMPLETED
Two separate grants were issued to AFS. The first grant
supported the development of a website to house information related to the
recycling and reuse of foundry sands. The web site was established and is now
maintained by an independent non profit, the Foundry Industry Recycling Starts
Today (FIRST). The web site is available at www.foundryrecycling.org.
The second grant effort was performed by the newly established FIRST
organization. The grant supported the development of a Fact Book for Highway
Engineers. The Fact Book was developed under the auspices of the Federal Highway
Administration and was modeled after FHWA’s fact book on the use of fly ash for
highway projects. The Fact Book is available on the FHWA website at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/Pavement/pub_details.cfm?id=55
GRANT: Management Guides for Use of FGD Gypsum in Agriculture ($40,500 FY08) ONGOING
The Ohio State University Research Foundation will produce two field guides for the use of Flu Gas Desulphurization (FGD) Gypsum (a synthetic gypsum which is a coal combustion product) in agriculture. They are tentatively titled "Gypsum as an Agricultural Amendment Guide," for use by farmers, university extension agents and agricultural consultants, and "Gypsum Application to Agriculture: Environmental and Ecological Guidelines, " with additional information for the regulatory community. They will be developed for use and distributed by the Agricultural Extension Services in Ohio-Indiana-Michigan tri-state area.GRANT: Ohio
State University Research Foundation ($13,076 FY03)
COMPLETED
The purpose of this demonstration project is to better
understand the effects of flue gas desulfurization (FGD) materials on soil
properties, crop nutrition, and environmental quality. During the course of this
work OSU : 1) characterized representative samples of FGD-gypsum prior to land
application; 2) evaluated the impact of FGD-gypsum on no-till crop production
(corn/soybeans); 3) created a mechanism to measure future soil carbon
sequestration as a result of FGD gypsum application and the adoption of
no-tillage practices; and 4) developed an OSU extension program that effectively
disseminates information to farmers. This project was part of a much
larger research effort funded by several other stakeholders. The final
report and results are available via Dr. Warren Dick at OSU or via Susan Mooney at U.S. EPA
.
GRANT: University of
Wisconsin - Milwaukee ($10,000 FY04) COMPLETED
A workshop was
held in Indianapolis on May 24, 2005 on the utilization of coal
combustion
products. The target audience for this workshop was engineers,
area contractors,
ready-mix concrete suppliers, and state government. A total
of 42 people registered for the workshop.
GRANT: Building Material Reuse Center Initiative ($39,000 FY08)
ONGOING
The Building Material Reuse Center (Delta Redevelopment
Institute) is an innovative economic development project in Chicago with diverse
environmental, community, health and job creation benefits. The goals of this
project include reducing the solid waste stream, providing high quality, low
cost building materials to consumers, creating a financially viable green
business, generating new green collar job opportunities for unemployed and
underemployed people, redeveloping blighted properties in low and moderate
income communities and supporting the development and growth of the
deconstruction and material reuse industry in the region.
ASPHALT SHINGLE RECYCLING FORUMS
U.S. EPA, the
Construction Materials Recycling Association, and Federal Highways
Administration hosted the 3rd Asphalt Shingle Recycling Forum in Chicago on
November 1-2, 2007. Over 220 attendees from across the U.S. and Canada,
including environmental and DOT officials, recyclers, roofing contractors,
manufacturers, and several industry associations, participated. The purposes of
the forum were to present results from recent studies in this area, to network,
and to engage in in-depth discussions on issues in the areas of policy and
education, engineering, the environment and worker safety, and economics and
markets. The 1st and 2nd Asphalt Shingle Recycling Forums were held in Chicago
in 1999 and in Bloomington, Minnesota in 2003.
GRANT: A Green Development & Construction Program in Illinois
($45,861, FY06) ONGOING
The WMRC at the University of Illinois will
establish a sustainable Green Development and Construction program in the state
of Illinois which will provide information and technical assistance on green
building concepts and C&D waste management and recycling to Illinois
builders. The grantee will host three seminars in Illinois on the
above-described topics, identify recycling markets for C&D debris in
Illinois, form partnerships with two Illinois builders to perform green building
and recycling demonstration projects, and update the WMRC’s Green Development
and Construction Program website. (http://www.wmrc.uiuc.edu/main_sections/tech_assist/green_development.cfm)
GRANT: Promoting Recycling in the Construction Industry in Michigan
($15,470, FY06) COMPLETED
MDEQ promoted environmental stewardship in
the construction industry in Michigan by holding town hall type brainstorming
meetings to share existing resources, collect information on local recycling
resources, and identify barriers to recycling. The grantee then expanded the
DEQ’s existing “Green Construction and Deconstruction” website (http://www.michigan.gov/deqconstruction)
to include resources on construction waste recycling such as fact sheets, case
studies, and Michigan regulatory information;local recycling markets for
construction and demolition materials; and a guide for developing waste
management plans.
GRANT: WI DNR C&D and Electronic Tracking ($35,000, FY05)
COMPLETED
Working with WasteCap Wisconsin, WI DNR proposed to
develop a training class for contractors that generate construction debris;
develop an outreach mechanism to promote the toolkit to other contractors in the
state; and develop and implement on-line tracking systems for both C&D and
electronic recycling. The on-line tracking systems will provide a model for
voluntary reporting systems. This approach to data collection could be used
throughout the region.
GRANT: Construction Materials Recycling Association Tear-Off Asphalt Shingles Recycling ($74,625 Innovations Workgroup Pilot, FY05) COMPLETED
An estimated 11 million tons of waste shingles are generated every year in the United States. The overwhelming majority of them are post-consumer, mostly from tear-offs generated during re-roof construction projects. This pilot addressed barriers to full-scale implementation of tear-off shingle recycling technology, including environmental, engineering, operations, and economic barriers. The CMRA developed Recycling Tear-Off Shingles: Best Practices Guide, Environmental Issues Associated with Asphalt Shingle Recycling, and updated www.shinglerecycling.org, which was created under a previous grant from U.S. EPA. All of these products were presented at the 3rd Asphalt Shingle Recycling Forum (November 1-2, 2007).
GRANT: WasteCap Wisconsin, ($10,000 FY 04)
COMPLETED
WasteCap Wisconsin received a grant from EPA Region 5 to
create a C&D Waste Management toolkit. This kit supports WasteCap
Wisconsin’s C&D outreach activities across the state. Working with several
construction firms they developed a short course that will take site managers
through all aspects of effectively recycling C&D waste. Topics include
several case studies of successful projects in the state, how to target C&D
materials for recycling, creating a waste management plan, how to work with
haulers, and how to measure results.
The ABCs of C&D Debris: Tribal Construction and Demolition Debris
Management Training COMPLETED
EPA Region 5 and the Tribal
Association of Solid Waste and Emergency Response cosponsored a pilot course in
C&D debris management—The ABCs of C&D Debris. The course was hosted by
the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa in Tower, Minnesota on June 15, 16, and 17,
2004. Participants represented tribal solid waste, construction, housing,
planning, and environmental staff. The training provided an overview and
hands-on exercises of C&D debris management including planning and funding,
C&D debris source reduction, deconstruction and recycling, C&D
landfills, waste screening, and safety. The course also provided information on
compliance including applicable regulations and best management practices.
Tribal specific issues, experiences, and case studies were featured throughout
the course. The training also included a site visit to the Bois Forte C&D
landfill providing a practical example of how a tribe can plan, site, and fund
the operation of a C&D landfill facility on a scale best suited for its
reservation. View the training manual at www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/tribal/resource.htm
GRANT: Drywall Recycling Website ($10,000 FY03)
COMPLETED
The Construction Materials Recycling Association developed
an Internet web page (www.drywallrecycling.org)
dedicated to gypsum wallboard recycling. The website provides information on the
recycling of gypsum wallboard. The CMRA partnered with WasteCap Wisconsin, the
University of Florida and U.S.Gypsum.
GRANT: WasteCap Wisconsin, Inc. ($10,000 FY02)
COMPLETED
The project tested scrap drywall generated during
construction projects as a substitute for agricultural gypsum in partnership
with a fertilizer manufacturer. This market has the potential to utilize all of
the drywall generated in Dane County and will set a precedent for other
recyclers to work with fertilizer manufacturers in other parts of the state and
country. Another component of the project involved documenting available
research on the land application of crushed drywall board.
GRANT: Reuse Development Organization ($20,000 FY02)
COMPLETED
The Reuse Development Organization (ReDo) developed a
targeted donations project for hardware and home furnishings. ReDo’s national
donations program creates an alternative to disposal for manufacturers of
obsolete, off-spec or still functional and usable inventory. Such materials are
transported to non-profit reuse centers across the country who distribute the
materials to needy populations and programs, such as Habitat for Humanity
building projects.
GRANT: Construction Materials Recycling Association ($10,000, FYO1)
COMPLETED
A website for asphalt shingle recycling (www.shinglerecycling.org)
was developed. This site provides extensive information on asphalt shingle
recycling, including research resul ts, market data, regulatory information, and
additional links. A main focus of the site is outstanding environmental health
and safety issues such as asbestos content.
EPA Region
5 Scrap Tire Initiative COMPLETED
Between 2004 to 2006
Region 5 received funding from the Great Lakes National Program Office and the
Land Revitalization Program to develop a series of maps illustrating where scrap
tire piles were located in eight states, conduct seven Scrap Tire Cleanup Forums
in six states, and produce the ‘Scrap Tire Cleanup Guidebook, a Resource for
Solid Waste Managers Across the United States’. The products from this project
will help states to cleanup their remaining scrap tire piles, thus recovering
resources, and preventing pollution from tire fires and mosquito-borne
diseases.
Rubber Manufacturers
Association COMPLETED
Several EPA Regions partnered
with the Rubber Manufacturer's Association to hold the
Tri-Regional Scrap
Tire Conference in Memphis, Tennessee on December 4-6, 2002.
The program
agenda was developed by a multi-state planning committee, and the program
included a regulator-only forum to discuss program, enforcement and consistency
issues.
Scrap Tire Conference - Scrap Tire Management Council COMPLETED
The Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Department of Commerce, Scrap Tire Management Council and EPA hosted a regional scrap tire conference in Indianapolis on June 4-6, 2001. A regulators roundtable was held during which discussions took place regarding scrap tire regulations, fire prevention and market development. A full-day training on Civil Engineering applications for scrap tire derived chips was also held for highway engineers. EPA Regions 4, 5 & 6 will co-sponsor a Tri-Regional Scrap Tire Conference on December 5 & 6, 2002.
GRANT: National Council for Air and
Stream Improvement, Inc ($4,600 FY03) COMPLETED
NCASI
developed a compilation of case histories of both industrial and municipal
landfill closure using paper industry wastewater treatment plant residuals as
the hydraulic barrier layer. The report documents technical information and
engineering practices where residuals were used. The technical bulletin (#900)
is available to the public on NCASI’s website: www.ncasi.org.
GRANT: Department of Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection
($25,000 FY02) COMPLETED
This grant supports development of an
organic byproduct GIS database by the University of Wisconsin. The goal was to
provide generators and potential users of organic byproducts with information to
facilitate the beneficial use. The project involved working with generators to
characterize the types of organic waste generated, the amounts, and their
current disposition. Organic byproducts generated in the area include biosolids
from POTWs, yard debris, cheese manufacturing residuals, cannery wastes, meat
processing wastes, wood lumber mill wastes, paper mill residuals, tannery
wastes, animal manures.