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Inside This Issue
1 Green Roofs Covering Federal Work
Spaces
3 Kentucky EXCEL Continues to Excel
4 Kentucky's 10-10-10 Challenge
4 First Presbyterian Church in Jackson,
Tennessee organizes an Electronics
Recycling Drive
5 Economy, Energy and the Environment
Work Shop
6 Greening Region 4's Workspace
6 Southeast Recycling Development
Council Conference Notes
7 Ecolife Lifestyle Weekend by Georgia
Recycling Coalition
8 Annual EPA / Region 4 States Solid
Waste and Recycling Meeting
8 ReUse Alliance Hosts their Inaugural
Conference
9 South Carolina Solid Waste and
Recycling Professionals Annual
Conference
9 Carpet Industry Moving Forward on
Producer Responsibility
9 Sustainability Workshop in Selma,
Alabama
10 EPA Region 4 Materials Management
related State and Federal (RCRA only)
Legislative Agenda Items
12 Calendar and Events
14 Who We Are And What We Do
Volume IV Issue 1
February 2011
Green Roofs Covering Federal Work
Spaces
By EPA Watersheds, EPA Materials Management, and
GSA
Cities are centers of commercial activity, supporting
the community with jobs, commerce, lifestyle choices
and surrounded by large urban neighborhoods. Within
cities, adverse environmental effects are concentrated,
such as wide spread heat islands, air pollution from
vehicles, and stormwater runoff. Stormwater runoff
may result in high volumes of water with loads of
nutrient pollution entering the city's or municipality's
stormwater treatment system. High rain events are
known to overwhelm the system, which leads to high
nutrient loading and possible raw sewage releases into
water bodies.
Green roofs offer some relief for those in a city by
reducing heat loads on buildings, holding storm
water, and putting nutrients to wise beneficial use
to grow plants. A much more detailed review
of the positive benefits of green roofs and green
infrastructure can be found at http://cfpub.epa.gov/
npdes/home.cfm?program_id=298. Building owners
and managers find that green roofs have a longer
life span (commonly 40-50 years versus 20 years for
conventional roofs). This article provides the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) perspective,
along with the General Services Administrations
(GSA), and the contractor who installed the green roof
at the Atlanta Federal Center (AFC).
Water Perspective
EPA's mission is to protect human health and the
environment, and one means of achieving this mission
is through the use of green roofs, among other
techniques, to help manage and reduce the negative
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impacts of impervious cover from development in a
watershed. The current green roof designs provide
for drainage from green roofs to be discharged into a
city's or municipality's stormwater treatment system.
In order to get greater environmental benefit, it is best
for the drainage to be captured and used for irrigation.
This capture is done with cisterns and bladders on a
large scale and rainbarrels on a smaller scale. This
allows for additional nutrient pollution control,
and reduces the need for potable water irrigation,
further reducing stormwater flow and allowing for
infiltration to groundwater that improves surface water
conditions.
Roofing Contractor Perspective
Roofing contractors Jim Lohmann and Drew Thomas
of Tremco, Inc, were looking for opportunities to
expand and align their services with building owners
objectives and priorities. There is the potential
to expand their services to include other green
infrastructure techniques such as design, installation,
and maintenance of rain gardens and other vegetated
ground surfaces. These would further capture
stormwater to allow for infiltration to groundwater,
nutrient and sediment removal and increase baseflow
to surface water between storm events.
for stormwater capture. When the cistern overflows, it
goes to a rain garden and a vegetated swale followed
by a small retention pond or constructed stormwater
wetland before it would ever be directed to a creek.
As it is now in Atlanta, the vast majority of roofs
and parking lots drain stormwater straight to a gutter
which goes to the underground concrete storm sewer
pipes and is discharged to a creek.
GSA Perspective
EPA and GSA had good conversations about the use
of green roofs in the larger context of watershed and
water quality protection and restoration. GSA's
mandate was supportive of EPA's goal, but also
included the need for:
Energy conservation;
Utility cost reductions;
Environmental conservation; and
Energy security.
Additionally, since 2006, GSA has been following
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
(LEED) criteria for all GSA roofing replacement
activities. These criteria include:
Heat Island Reduction - Vegetated or highly
reflective roofs;
Landscape Management - Erosion control
through vegetated roofs;
Stormwater management - Quality and
quantity control of runoff with vegetated roofs;
Restore Open Space - Vegetated roofs
providing habitats and biodiversity;
Water Efficient Landscaping - Self-sustaining
vegetated roofs not requiring sprinklers;
Optimize Energy Performance - Roof
Insulation to meet or exceed ASHRAE 90.1.
In the southeast, GSA has a total of 20 green roofing
projects which have been funded and are at various
stages of implementation.
GSA contractors work to install green roof, as part of
GSA's high performance green building roofing projects.
This would expand what EPA refers to as the green
infrastructure "treatment train" for stormwater that
is necessary. No one technique will provide the
stormwater management results we are seeking.
For example, in a commercial building, EPA would
recommend starting with a green roof, then cisterns
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Questions and Answers on the AFC Green Roof
What is the anticipated energy savings for AFC and GSA
either in $ or GHG equivalents?
The savings has been calculated at $ 15,200.00 per year.
Any projections of the amount of water to be either re-
tained or diverted, nutrients as well?
We don't have an exact calculation, but precedents from
our roofing manufactures have shown that under normal
conditions, a significant percentage of water (including
nutrients) is retained in vegetated roofs and helps the sys-
tem to thrive. That which is sent to stormwater systems
or retainage units is filtered and is much cleaner than
under normal roof conditions.
What is the AFC green roof square footage?
68.700 S.F. As it is built, the vegetated system should
retain most of the water that it receives.
What is the life span of this roof, and what is the payback
period for it. ?
The warranty of the roof is 20 years, but from our re-
search and experience, these roofs typically last 40 to 60
years or 2-3 times what a typical roof will last. The exact
payback number is being revised against the actual cost
instead of the projected cost (the actual was significantly
lower).
Why did GSA install the green roof?
The vegetated green roof on Atlanta Federal Center
Rich's and Midrisc buildings is part of GSA's High Per-
formance Green Building Program whose goals include
energy and environmental conservation, reducing Ameri-
ca's reliance on foreign petroleum, providing more func-
tional and cost-effective facilities, and promoting Ameri-
can industries for these purposes. The project replaces
68,700 square feet of deteriorated, marginally functional
roofing with extensive (i.e., shallow soil) vegetated roof-
ing. The vegetated green roof reduces roof replacements
and maintenance required over the building's life cycle,
summer heat gain and winter heat loss through the roof,
stormwater runoff and contaminant levels at the site, heat
island effect in the area, and greenhouse gas emissions at
the site. All of which contribute to a more functional and
cost effective solution to roofing deficiencies.
EXCEL tO
Kentucky's Excellence in Environmental Leadership
(KY EXCEL) continues to expand throughout
the Commonwealth. This voluntary program is
open to individuals, organizations, communities,
and businesses that wish to improve and protect
Kentucky's environment in ways that extend beyond
Kentucky's environmental requirements.
A member's meeting was held in Louisville on
October 19, 2010, and provided attendees an
opportunity to network with Pete Goodmann, Assistant
Director of the Division of Water. Also, a number of
members shared information about their KY EXCEL
projects and accomplishments.
Collectively, the members involved with KY EXCEL
have:
recycled enough scrap metal to make 12,135
cars;
recycled electronic waste equivalent to 42,389
computers;
recycled 209,603 AA batteries; and
recycled 21,196,561 pounds of paper.
Current updates from members include:
Environmental Restoration LLC of Louisville
will begin a paper and plastic recycling
program at the office;
Lancaster Cabinetry Inc. of Hopkinsville will
begin an aluminum can and plastic bottle
recycling program at the facility;
Duro Designer Products of Walton and Duro
Standard Products of Florence will reuse
leftover inks by mixing new colors as well as
recycle waste paper and work to reduce the
company's electricity consumption;
The Tracy Farmer Institute for Sustainability
and the Environment worked to establish
recycling programs and rain gardens at the
Kentucky Horse Park to educate guests during
the 2010 World Equestrian Games; the YMCA
of Greater Louisville will begin recycling
programs at youth sporting events;
Louisville Marriott Downtown will participate
in Operation Brightside by donating money
from recycling aluminum cans to the Make-a-
Wish Foundation;
Governor's Mansion will construct a rain
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garden to reduce the amount of storm water
runoff and reduce water pollution.
For more information, visit www.dca.ky.gov/kyexcel
Contact: KY Division of Compliance Assistance,
envhelp@,kv.gov. 800-926-8111; or Robin Billings,
billings.robin@,epa.gov. (404) 562-8515
Kentucky's 10-10-10 Challenge
The Commonwealth of Kentucky, in conjunction
with the Kentucky Department for Environmental
Protection, has launched a new environmental
sustainability initiative called the 10-10-10 Challenge.
This Challenge calls for individuals and industries
across the state of Kentucky to reduce their waste and
conserve water and energy, each by 10 percent over
the next three years. Kentucky developed this in an
effort to bolster the environmental improvements that
have been taking place over the past few decades. A
major benefit of taking the 10-10-10 Challenge will be
cost savings for Kentuckians. This can be achieved
through simple steps such as switching to CFL bulbs,
recycling and installing faucet aerators for example.
Businesses, organizations, or individuals can join or
even create a team. To get involved, sign up online
to take the challenge. Or you can become a pledge
leader by forming a team to encourage colleagues,
employees, clients, customers or families to take
the pledge. And you can even become a partner by
helping spread the message across the state through
advertising campaigns, flyers, donations and other
promotional materials.
Registration is simple for Kentuckians. To register, or
for more information, visit
www.101010challenge.com
Contact: KY Division of Compliance Assistance,
livinggreener@ky.gov. 800-926-8111 ext. 363; or
Robin Billings, billings.robin@epa.gov. (404) 562-
8515
First Presbyterian Church in Jackson,
Tennessee organizes an Electronics
Recycling Drive
On November 13, 2010, representatives and
volunteers from several community organizations
came together to provide an Electronics Recycling
Day for the residents of Jackson and Madison County,
Tennessee. Computers, monitors, towers, keyboards,
printer cartridges, DVDs, CDs, staplers, phonographs,
copiers, laptops, telephones, speakers, printers, and
microfilm readers were brought by residents. The
recycling event was scheduled from 10 a.m. until
2 p.m. It was planned in conjunction with America
Recycles Day, an annual celebration held every
November throughout the United States.
Local volunteers assist in the collection of obsolete elec-
tronics, preventing the disposal in local landfills.
An estimated 20 tons of waste was collected from
approximately 160 residents. About 30 volunteers
greeted those arriving in cars, trucks, vans, and
trailers, unloaded the electronic cargo and carried it
to trailer trucks. Southeast Recycled Fiber provided
the trailers, wooden pallets, and cardboard boxes, and
they provided their recycling services free of charge,
as well as certificates of destruction. The recycled
materials were dismantled in Jackson, sorted and
sent to downstream vendors for recovery of various
metals and other materials. A similar Electronics
Recycling Day event was held on April 12, 2010
and organized by Ernest Brooks, Jackson City
Councilman. The event netted about 20 tons of used
electronics or E-waste. This means that altogether
Jackson residents recycled 40 tons of used electronics
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during 2010. Patrons who brought recyclables
heeded the recommendations issued through various
publicity events and limited their items to electronic
recyclables, which shows a remarkable degree of
discipline and awareness of the recycling processes.
The volunteers were intergenerational. Youth and
adults from the First Presbyterian Church, Union
University, Jackson Sun, and Keep Jackson Beautiful,
worked with staff members from the two recycling
services involved, Southeast Recycled Fiber and
Sunrise Recycling Services, to collect 15 tons of
E-waste on site, with another 5 tons being picked
up later from area businesses. Several students
participated as part of service projects. One additional
positive outcome of this project is that it grew beyond
the initial sponsoring organizations and the scheduled
recycling date. Several students from Top Teens,
Madison Academic High School, and Northside
High School, showed up to volunteer. At least four
businesses asked Southeast Recycled Fiber to pick
up additional electronic recyclables in the days after
the event. At least one business was from the greater
Jackson area, but outside of Madison County. This
event thus had ample reach thanks to well-orchestrated
publicity, and the willingness of local television and
radio stations, newspapers, Chamber of Commerce
and several other groups, to advertise the event free of
charge.
Under the leadership of First Presbyterian Church,
the following organizations were co-sponsors: Keep
Jackson Beautiful, Northside United Methodist
Church, University of Tennessee at Martin, and
Union University. Two businesses, Southeast
Recycled Fiber and Sunrise Recycling Services,
provided professional expertise and collected and
disposed of the used electronics. The Tennessee
Department of Environment and Conservation
provided essential guidance during the organizational
process. Every sponsor provided help in a different
area: some designed the brochure, some helped
publicize the event, and others provided staff for
the event. Starbucks donated coffee. In all, twelve
local organizations and businesses were involved.
This effort brought together public and private
organizations, community groups and educational
institutions, groups and individuals who were all
motivated by a sense of personal responsibility to the
earth and a commitment to recycling efforts.
To help the environment, there are many
resources available. But the concept is more
important, in a sense. There are seven easy
ways to help the environment every day:
RECYCLE all possible materials
REDUCE consumption of products and energy
REUSE products, packaging, containers
RENEW natural resources
GREENUSE new technologies
EDUCATE yourself one step at a time
ENCOURAGE others to follow these same
steps
Economy, Energy the
Environment Work
Siiddeutsche Elektromotoren Werke Eurodrive (SEW
Eurodrive) was host to an Economy, Energy and the
Environment (E3) Workshop, sponsored by Duke
Energy, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Region 4 (EPA), South Carolina Manufacturing
Extension Partnership (SCMEP), and South Carolina
Small Business Administration (SCSBA). E3 is the
next generation of manufacturing assistance programs
that brings together energy assessments, lean and
clean manufacturing as well as business assistance for
work force development and loans to small business.
This was the first E3 event in South Carolina, and
was well attended by SEW Eurodrive, Duke Energy,
Perrigo, Interfilm, Carustar, Sonoco Recycling, EPA
and members of the North Carolina State University
industrial extension service (NCMEP).
The workshop was led by SCMEP team of Vivian
Harper and Susan Whitehead, and was held in
classrooms on the SEW Eurodrive facilities. The
initial day was a broad overview of the energy
assessment, lean and clean manufacturing, as well as
the small business assistance tools and resources. The
second and third days were dedicated to the Green
Supplier Network's Lean and Clean Manufacturing
Program. This training showed the relationship
of both lean and clean manufacturing techniques
followed by current and future state value stream
mapping. Value stream mapping was presented as a
method to model the manufacturing process, and was
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applied to a specific product line of SEW Eurodrive,
namely the K Series of their helical gear/motor unit.
A value stream takes into consideration all the steps,
both value added and non-value added, required to
take a product from raw materials to the customer.
Each step along the way to the customer is a process
that is conducted continuously without interruption.
Ms. Harper and Ms. Whitehead worked with the
SEW Eurodrive team to outline possible savings
and changes to the manufacturing process to reduce
waste, time, and energy. Duke Energy came into
SEW Eurodrive to find specific energy savings
within the operations. A final report of future state
has yet to be compiled, but SEW Eurodrive is well
underway to making process improvements which
will yield savings and improve the company's bottom
line. The total process changes recommended to
SEW Eurodrive is projected to yield an improved
production lead time of 60.15 days and 48.75 minutes
of actual process time. Several environmental
opportunities were identified including: elimination
of disposable wipes, compressed cardboard, improved
masking tape disposal, reused paper, laundered rags
and pump monitoring. For more information on the
E3 workshop, please contact Mr. David Langston,
at (404) 562-8478, or by email: langston.davidfg),
epa.gov.
Greening Region 4's Workspace
While the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) is always eager to promote sustainability to
anyone who will listen, Region 4 also appreciates
the opportunity to put its money where its mouth
is. During much of 2009, and continuing through
2010 and into next year, Region 4 has been engaged
in consolidating its workforce into less space,
saving not only rental fees, but reducing our carbon
footprint as the building we occupy has worked
toward certification under Leadership in Energy
and Environmental Design (LEED) certification
for existing buildings. The Office of Policy and
Management's (OPM) Employee Infrastructure and
Services Section (EISS) is the facility management
team responsible for the EPA Region 4 space within
the Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center (SNAFC).
This team not only manages facility construction and
renovation projects but is also responsible for property
management, fleet vehicles, security and safety and
environmental management.
Following the EPA hierarchy for waste management,
EISS determined that the best option to support EPA's
mission of sustainability was to maintain their existing
system furniture and target strategic enhancements
which would add practical and esthetic value to the
workspace (i.e., reduce the amount of waste created).
More than 950 cubicle workstations received these
enhancements. All replaced system furniture parts
were either reused or recycled. In addition to the
furniture components, EISS ensured that old carpet,
paper, cardboard and metal products were collected
and recycled as follows:
Nearly 38,000 pounds of carpet were diverted
from the landfill;
Approximately 1,420 pounds of construction
waste metal were recycled during the project.
Retired metal furniture from storage rooms
was also recovered, combining for a total of
over 12,000 pounds of scrap metal recycled;
Approximately 2,000 pounds of cardboard
from the new carpet tile packaging were
diverted from the landfill. These figures pale
in comparison to the paper cleanup within
the Region during the consolidation process.
Divisions and offices competed against one
another in cleaning out their offices. An
estimated 121,500 pounds of office paper were
recycled.
As Region 4's tenant improvements continue into
2011, we will strive to continue our efforts in
sustainable materials management to include "wasted"
materials as well as the selection of sustainable
materials in replacing those items removed.
Contact: Sharon Weeks, (404) 562-8160, weeks.
sharon@, epa.gov .
Southeast Recycling Development
Council Conference Notes
The Southeast Recycling Development Council's
(SERDC) Recycling Summit was held in Point Clear,
Alabama from Sunday, November 7 to Wednesday,
November 10. With 35 exhibitors, over 170 attendees,
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and a program filled with relevant topics and fantastic
speakers, the Summit was a great success for all
involved.
During the gathering of recycling professionals
from across the region, SERDC unveiled the
conclusion of a two-year study documenting the
heavy regional presence of manufacturers that depend
on postconsumer recycled glass, plastic, paper,
aluminum, and steel to make consumer and industrial
products. The study finds that more than 206 key
industrial facilities across the Southeast depend on
recycled feedstocks that flow from community and
commercial recycling efforts. These companies
collectively employ more than 47,525 persons and see
a sales volume exceeding $29.4 billion per year.
The economic data is presented in an interactive,
online map detailing the location of the 206 facilities.
For each facility the mapping tool indicates the direct
dollar impact and the number of manufacturing jobs
created. Also included is information about which
material is used and the consumer products produced.
Additional information is readily available through
links imbedded in the tool. The map can be sorted by
material type, zoomed to specific areas or regions, and
focused upon selected companies.
"The Mapping Tool provides unique insight to the
reliance upon recycling that has developed over the
years in the Southeast. With the capability to drill
in on any given location within a user defined radius
while selecting the material types in question, planners
and decision makers can now see the true effect of
recycling on their local economy," said Will Sagar,
SERDC Policy Director, in his presentation of the
mapping tool at The SERDC Recycling Summit, The
Measure of Success in Point Clear, Alabama.
Individual statistics for the eleven SERDC states,
quantifying specific manufacturing figures.
Projections for the dollar value and tax generation
created by moderate increases in recycling are
presented as well. The mapping tool and state cards
have been added to SERDC's resources page on their
website where other economic reports, state specific
market directories and links to waste exchanges
are available to program coordinators and decision
makers.
"The Southeast has active markets ready to grow
and expand with local recycling collection programs.
Today's plastic bottles can turn into tomorrow's carpet
or new bottles, soda cans into more aluminum sheet,
newspaper back into newsprint - all without leaving
the Southeast," continued Sager. The SERDC board is
already working hard to plan the next Summit.
"We are all still buzzing from the success of the
Summit. We had a really exciting group of exhibitors,
sponsors, and recycling professionals from throughout
the region along with a program filled with powerful
sessions and speakers," said Steve Can-eras, SERDC
Executive Committee Chairman. "I am really looking
forward to working with our new board to make 2011
and our next Summit even more successful."
Ecolife Lifestyle Weekend by Georgia
Recycling
The Ecolife 2010 weekend event wrapped up on
Sunday, September 26, just after noon as torrential
and much needed rainfall dominated the afternoon and
evening hours.
But Saturday was a beautiful day to be outdoors, and
over 27,000 people who visited Atlantic Station had
the opportunity to learn from over 100 exhibitors
about more sustainable living. The Georgia Recycling
Coalition, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA), Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Sustainability Division and Atlanta Recycles shared
a large tent to promote waste reduction, recycling
and America Recycles Day. Recycling at the event
was successful with use of Big Belly Recycling/
Trashmaster systems and recovery stations that
included collection of compostables. All utensils,
plates and bowls used in the chef's comer were
bamboo and compostable. And all the CBS outdoor
billboards promoting Ecolife will be repurposed into
tote bags.
An eco-friendly fashion show and Kids Zone rounded
out the weekend that had something for everyone.
Two events were held in conjunction with Ecolife.
Living Green Pages and Atlanta City Councilwoman
Carla Smith sponsored an ecoDepotthe city's first
Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) and Prescription
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lunteers at EcoLile were available to answer a variety
of questions on recycling and reuse.
meds collection day. A total of 584 cars dropped
off HHW during the 4 hour event. Norseman
Environmental partnered with City of Atlanta
Recycling and Watershed Management departments
to sell 400 Earth Machine compost bins and 500 rain
barrels.
Annual EPA / Region 4 States Solid
Waste and Recycling Meeting
Members of the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) Region 4's Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act (RCRA) Programs and Materials
Management Branch, and representatives from the
Region 4 state solid waste and recycling programs met
in Montgomery, AL between October 18-20, 2010,
for the Annual EPA / Region 4 States Solid Waste
and Recycling Meeting. Alabama Department of
Environmental Management hosted this year's event
at the Montgomery Renaissance Hotel in downtown
Montgomery. The Alabama Recycling Coalition
generously sponsored the meeting breaks and a
barbeque dinner at Dreamland. The annual meeting
provides an opportunity for federal and state managers
and staff to meet face to face, discuss topics of interest
and concern, and develop collaborative priorities
for the coming year. The agenda was developed
from state input, and speakers were invited to make
presentations on topics of interest.
Some highlighted topics from this year include: the
Air Rule 112/129 and the potential impact on the
use of tire derived fuel; community engagement;
greenhouse gas reporting requirements for landfills;
an update on collaborative efforts to develop
more consistent recycling measures across the region;
approaches for incorporating alternative energy
technologies into sustainable materials management
programs; the use of information technologies for
the lifecycle management of products and wastes;
and a Recyclemania update. This year's meeting
also featured a discussion on sustaining and growing
strong state recycling organizations. That part of
the dialogue was also attended by representatives
from the Southeast Recycling and Development
Council (SERDC) and most of the State Recycling
Organizations within SERDC's geographic area.
Thank you to everyone who planned for, spoke at,
or attended the meeting! For additional information,
contact Karen Bandhauer, (404) 562-9122 or
bandhauer.karen@,epa.gov.
RelJse Alliance Hosts their Inaugural
Conference
The Reuse Alliance is a national nonprofit association
working to increase public awareness of reuse and
strengthen the sector through networking, support and
promotion.
They hosted the first National Reuse Conference and
Expo (ReuseConex), October 17-20, 2010, in Raleigh,
NC. The conference included over 250 attendees
representing 3 countries and nearly 30 states, plus
many more expo-only visitors. The event featured
experts from the reuse industry, and explored the
social, environmental and economic benefits of reuse.
The conference included sessions on construction and
demolition reuse programs, creative reuse (arts/crafts),
and social reuse (charity organizations). The exhibit
hall featured green builders, reclaimed-material artists,
and sustainability consultants.
The feedback from the ReuseConex was
overwhelmingly positive. Reuse Alliance committed
to doing another one next year (ReuseConex2011
tenatively planned for October 20-22, 2011).
Although the date and location for the next
ReuseConex has not been confirmed, it is expected to
be on the West Coast.
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Highlights from the ReuseConex:
Opening remarks by Harriet Taub, Board Co-
Chair of the Reuse Alliance, and a welcome
to theregion by Mayor Charles Meeker of the
City of Raleigh.
The keynote address by was Garth Johnson,
that provided us a delightful and informative
overview of reuse over the centuries.
Accounts from over 60 moderators and
speakers about the triple bottom line benefits
of their reuse services. Best practices on
topics such as stakeholder management and
deconstruction strategies. Others taught
attendees new skills such using public
ordinances to increase reuse participation and
how to use social media to promote reuse.
Fun activities included a silent auction and
raffles, with reusables goodies and reclaimed
art pieces, ReFashion Show featuring local
upcycled fashion designers; ReArt Exhibit &
Sale highlighting a local reclaimed materials
artist, and a screening of No Impact Man.
The four day event closed with the 2nd National Reuse
Summit with a moderated discussion led by MaryEllen
Etienne, Executive Director of the Reuse Alliance,
and a tour of local reuse organizations. For additional
information please contact Rhonda Rollins, (404) 562-
8664, rollins.rhonda@,epa.gov. or MaryEllen Etienne,
maryellen@,reusealliance.org.
South Carolina Solid Waste and
Recycling Professionals Annual
Conference
South Carolina's Office of Solid Waste Reduction
and Recycling sponsored their annual conference for
state-wide county and municipal Solid Waste Program
professionals on October 19 and 20, 2010. Steve
Smith of Region 4 spoke on the second day, providing
an update of current Region 4 activities. The most
pressing issue for South Carolina's programs is a new
(effective July 1) electronic waste statute. The new
law includes a landfill ban on many electronic items
and is geared toward extended producer responsibility.
Although the legislation did not include a fee, it does
allow for "registration" fees on manufacturers, and
such a fee will likely be included in current efforts
to draft regulation for implementation of the bill.
This conference also allows Certified Recycling
Professionals continuing education credits required to
maintain their certifications.
Contact: Steve Smith, (404) 562-8501, smith.stevedfg),
epa.gov .
Carpet Industry Moving Forward on
Producer Responsibility
The Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE) met in
Atlanta, GA on October 26 and 27, 2010, for a Board
of Directors meeting and the Annual Entrepreneurial
Meeting. The annual meeting is designed to allow
entrepreneurs engaged in supply, distribution, carpet
recycling and other related activities to introduce
themselves to the mainstream carpet industry
and for industry members to provide updates of
their activities. One key activity for CARE in the
coming months is related to California's new Carpet
Stewardship Bill. CARE will work with the carpet
industry and California Department of Resources
Recycling and Recovery to develop a stewardship
plan using funding established by the bill to increase
carpet recycling. Additionally, Region 4 is continuing
to work toward completion of a carpet module for
our popular Municipal Government ToolKit. That
module should be completed and added to the toolkit
soon. Contact: Jay Bassett, (404) 562-8559, bassett.
jay@,epa.gov , Steve Smith, (404) 562-8501, smith.
steved@epa.gov .
Sustainability Workshop in Selma,
Alabama
A Sustainability Workshop was held on September
21-22, 2010 in Selma, Alabama. The Workshop
was developed in partnership between the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4's
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
Division's Materials Management and Brownfield
Programs, the Water Division, the City of Selma, and
the Alabama River Clean Water Partnership. The
workshop built on momentum related to the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act Federal Partners
meetings that have been co-hosted along the Selma
to Montgomery National Historic Civil Rights Trail
(Trail) by Region 4's Brownfields Program and the
National Park Service over the past 8 months. The
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agenda featured speakers from EPA Air Division's
Clean Diesel Program and the Water Division's Green
Infrastructure Program, along with the Alabama
Department of Environmental Management's Water,
Brownfields, and Materials Management Programs,
EPA's RCRA Organics Recycling Program, the
Alabama Clean Water Partnership displayed next to EPA
booth at the work shop.
Alabama Clean Fuels Coalition, and the U.S.
Department of Agriculture.
Approximately three hours of the agenda were devoted
to exploring the opportunity to establish a regionalized
recycling program along the Trail. Will Sagar, Policy
Director for the Southeast Recycling Development
Council, facilitated the recycling discussion. The
Alabama Recycling Coalition was in attendance and
offered insight into successful recycling programs in
Alabama. Many local governments and organizations
from around the Trail were in attendance and follow-
up activities were identified. During the evening
of the 21st, a rain barrel workshop sponsored by
the Pepsi Bottling Company was conducted by the
Alabama Clean Water Partnership. Approximately
15 people constructed and took home their own
rain barrel. For more information, contact Karen
Bandhauer, (404) 562-9122 or Steve Smith, (404) 562-
8501.
EPA Region 4 Materials Management
related State and Federal (RCRA
only) Legislative Agenda Items
Third Quarter, FY2010
Alabama, September 2010
SOLID WASTE PROGRAM (ALA. ADMIN. CODE
335-13) Alabama Department of Environmental
Management (ADEM) adopted amendments to
rules and new rules in accordance with the Solid
Waste and Recyclable Materials Management Act.
For the rulemaking, ADEM adopted amendments to
Chapter 335-13-1 to reflect changes and additions to
definitions included in the Act and to clarify existing
requirements regarding the closure of unauthorized
solid waste dumps. ADEM adopted new Chapter
335-13-3 to establish the registration, recordkeeping,
reporting, and facility design and operation
requirements necessary for facilities engaged in the
receipt, storage, and processing of recyclable materials
at the point where these materials are initially diverted
from the solid waste stream. The rule became effective
August 10, 2010.
EMC Information - http://www.adem.state.al.us/
commission/default, cnt
Solid Waste and Recyclable Materials Management
Act (HB 395) - http://alisondb.legislature.state.
al.us/acas/ACTIONViewFrame.asp?TYPE=Instru
ment&INST=HB395&DOCPATH=searchableins
truments/2008RS/Printfiles/&PHYDOCPATH=//
alisondb/acas/searchableinstruments/2008RS/
PrintFiles/&DOCNAMES=HB395-int.pdf.HB395-
eng.pdf.HB395-enr.
Solid Waste Program Rules - http://www.adem. state.
al.us/alEnviroRegLaws/files/Divisionl 3.pdf
Proposed Rules (335-13-1, 13-3) - http://www.adem.
state.al.us/newsEvents/notices/feblO/2divl3.htm
Final Rules - http://www.alabamaadministrativecode.
state. al .us/UpdatedMonthlv/AAM-AUG-10/
CERTIFIED%20ADOPTED%20RULES.pdf
Contact: Phillip Davis, (334) 271-7755
Florida, August 2010
BUILDING ENERGY RATING SYSTEM
(FAC, CHAPTER 9B-60) Florida Department of
Environmental Protection (FDEP) is discussing
amendments to Chapter 9B-60, Florida Building
Energy Rating System. The rating system program
must be compatible with federal rating systems and
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state building codes and standards, and amendments
would make rules consistent with the standards of
the National Association of State Energy Officials.
The deadline for FDEP to file the rules for adoption
is August 5, 2010, unless an exception to the deadline
applies. Rules will become effective 20 days after
FDEP files for adoption. FDEP began a rulemaking
to adopt the 2006 Mortgage Industry National Home
Energy Rating Systems Accreditation Standards,
amended November 7, 2005, but the proposed rules
were withdrawn. For that rulemaking, a notice of rule
development was published July 21, 2006, a notice of
proposed rules October 13, 2006, a notice of change
December 15, 2006, and a notice of withdrawal
January 12, 2007. FDEP began a rulemaking to
adopt the 2006 Mortgage Industry National Home
Energy Rating Systems Accreditation Standards,
amended May 10, 2007. FDEP published notices of
rule development November 2, 2007, and November
134, 2009. Rule 9B-60, the Building Energy Rating
System, went through a hearing on June 14, 2010.
FDEP published a notice of the proposed rules May
7, 2010, and accepted comments until May 28, 2010.
FDEP filed the rules for adoption July 7, 2010, and the
effective date was July 27, 2010.
Notice of Proposed Rules - https://www.flrules.org/
gatewav/readFile.asp?sid=2&tid=8608573&tvpe=l&F
ile=9B-60.002.htm
Notice of Rule Development - https://www.flrules.org/
gatewav/readFile.asp?sid=l&tid=7899115&tvpe=l&F
ile=9B-60.002.htm
Department of Community Affairs, Building Codes
and Standards Webpage - http://www.dca. state.fl.us/
fbc/index.htm
Contact: Ann Stanton, (850) 488-0964
Georgia - none this quarter
Kentucky, July 2010
SOLID WASTE PERMITS (401 KAR 47:090)
Kentucky Environmental Education Center has
adopted amendments that establish a schedule of
fees for solid waste permit applications. The rule
applies to anyone required to apply for a solid
waste site or facility permit, permit renewal, or
modification, except for those applying for publicly
owned facilities. Amendments change the existing
administrative regulation by increasing fees for
most permit applications, and by charging fees for
permit applications that did not previously have fees
associated. Amendments are necessary to increase
the fees currently charged because the program costs
approximately $1.6 million to run, and only brings
in approximately $200,000 per year. Kentucky
Department for Environmental Protection published
notice of the proposed rule June 1, 2009, and accepted
written comments through June 30, 2009. The
Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee
(ARRS) reviewed the rule June 8, 2010.
Proposed Rule - http://www.lrc.ky.gov/
kar/401/047/090reg.htm
ARRS 06/10/10 agenda - http://www.lrc.kv.gov/kar/
contents/2010/05agenda.htm
Current 401 KAR 47:090, "Solid waste permit fees" -
http://www.lrc.state.kv.us/kar/401/047/090.htm
Contact: George Gilbert, (502) 564-6716
Mississippi - none this quarter
North Carolina, August 2010
HEAVY DUTY VEHICLE IDLING RULE (15 A
NCAC 02D .1010) North Carolina Department of
Environment and Natural Resources has adopted
rule 15ANCAC 02D .1010, which limits idling of
heavy-duty engines. The rule applies to on-road
heavy-duty vehicles powered in part or entirely by
an internal combustion engine with a gross weight
greater than 10,000 pounds, with exceptions. The
primary requirement is that the operator of a heavy-
duty vehicle shall not allow idling for a period in
excess of five consecutive minutes in any 60-minute
period. A bill was introduced in the legislature to
disapprove the rule, but the bill was not ratified prior
to the legislature's adjournment July 10, 2010. As
a result, the rule is effective July 10, 2010. Written
comments on the rule were due May 15, 2009. The
Environmental Management Commission adopted the
rule July 9, 2009, and the Rules Review Commission
(RRC) reviewed the rule August 20, 2009. The RRC
approved the rule, but it received more than 10 letters
of objection requesting legislative review, which
delayed the effective date until after the General
assembly had the option of taking action on the rule
during its 2010 session.
Final rule (see page 102 of pdf) - http://www.ncoah.
com/rules/register/Volume24Issue07Octoberl2009.pdf
Rulemaking Information - http://daq.state.nc.us/rules/
idle/
Notice of the Proposed Rules (p. 31 of
pdf) - http://www.ncoah. com/rules/regi ster/
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Volutne23Issuel8Marchl62009.pdf
Contact: Mike Abraczinskas, (919) 715-3743
South Carolina - none this quarter
Tennessee - none this quarter
Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
Rules
August 2010
COAL COMBUSTION RESIDUALS (07/15/10,
75 FR 41121) The U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) proposed to regulate the disposal
of Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) generated
from coal combustion at electric utilities and by
independent power producers. Given the significant
public interest in this proposed rule, and to further
public participation opportunities, EPA is announcing
five public hearings in cities across the US, to include
August 30, 2010, Arlington, VA and September 14,
2010, Charlotte, NC. This proposal is under evaluation
by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
(RCRA) Services Steering Committee. The proposal
primarily addresses CCR from utilities, but may be of
interest because it proposes creation of a new category
of "special waste" under Subtitle C of RCRA (waste
code S001). It may also be of interest because it
continues to allow beneficial use of CCR, for example,
use of fly ash as a component in concrete. If EPA
changes directions, such that beneficial use of CCR
is curtailed, this may have an effect on availability of
materials. For further information: Bonnie Robinson,
EPA, (703) 308-8429.
September 2010
GREENHOUSE GAS ENDANGERMENT
FINDING (08/13/10, 75 FR 49555) The U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) denied
the petitions to reconsider the Endangerment and
Cause or Contribute Findings for Greenhouse Gases
(GHG) under Section 202(a) of the CAA. EPA
has determined that the petitioners' arguments and
evidence are inadequate, generally unscientific and
do not show that the underlying science supporting
the endangerment finding is flawed, misinterpreted
by EPA, or inappropriately applied by EPA. The
science supporting EPAs finding that elevated
concentrations of GHGs in the atmosphere may
reasonably be anticipated to endanger the public health
and welfare of current and future US generations is
robust, voluminous and compelling. The most recent
science assessment by the US National Academy of
Sciences strongly affirms this view. In addition, the
approach and procedures used by EPA to evaluate
the underlying science demonstrate that the findings
remain robust and appropriate. Additional information
is available: http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/
endangerment.html. This ruling became effective
07/29/10. For further information: Jeremy Martinich;
EPA, Climate Change Division; Washington, DC;
(202) 343-9927, ghgendangerment@,epa.gov.
FULL-FUEL-CYCLE ANALYSIS AND ENERGY
CONSERVATION (08/20/10, 75 FR 51423) The
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to
begin using full-fuel-cycle (FFC) measures of energy
and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, rather than
the primary energy measures it currently uses, when
evaluating national and environmental impacts of
energy conservation standards for consumer products.
Primary energy includes energy consumed on-site,
plus (for electricity) energy losses that occur in the
generation, transmission and distribution. The FFC
measure includes point-of-use energy plus the energy
consumed in extracting, processing and transporting
primary fuels and, for electricity, the energy losses
associated with generation, transmission and
distribution. Existing law still requires measures to
determine the energy efficiency of covered products
and equipment to be based solely on the primary
energy consumed at the point of use. The Federal
Trade Commission (FTC) maintains online databases
(http://www. ftc. gov/appliancedata^ of the site energy
use and efficiency ratings of appliances currently
on the market. DOE proposes to improve upon the
FTC's existing online databases by making FFC
energy use and emissions data (and possibly annual
energy costs data) available. For further information:
Anthoney Perkins, DOE Office of Energy Efficiency
and Renewable Energy, Building Technologies,
Washington, DC, (202) 287-1846.
Calendar and Events
Southeast Recycling Conference & Trade Show, http://
southeastrecycling.com/. March 6-9, 2011, Destin FL
GreenPrints Conference and Tradeshow, http://
greenprints.org Atlanta. GAon March 14 &15, 2011.
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Residential Recycling Conference, http://www.
residentialrecyclingconference.com/. March 29-31,
2011, Nashville, TN
The Carolina Recycling Association's 21st Annual
Conference and Trade Show will be held March 29
through April 1, 2011, in North Charleston, SC. http://
www. era-recycle. org.
Brownfields 2011, Philadelphia, PA. April 3-5, 2011,
http://www.brownfieldsconference.org/en/index.aspx
Fortune Brain Storm Green, www.fortuneconferences.
com/, brainstormgreen/agenda.html April 4-6, 2011,
Laguna Niguel, CA
BioCycle. www.BioCycleGlobal.com. April 11-14,
2011, San Diego, CA
Northeast Recycling Council Spring Workshop, http://
www. nerc. org/conferences/index.html. April 19, 2011
TDEC Solid/Hazardous Waste Conference, http://
www.state.tn.us/environment/swm/conference/.
April 27- 29, 2011, Gatlinburg Convention Center,
Gatlinburg, TN.
Waste Expo 2011, www.wasteexpo.com. May 9-12,
2011, Dallas, TX
Kentucky Recycling Interest Group (KRIG), Spring
Members Meeting, Spring 2011 (exact time/location
TBD), https://!ouisville.edu/kppc/
American Chemical Society (ACS), http://
acswebcontent.acs.org/gcande/index.html.
15th Annual Green Chemistry and Engineering
Conference - June 21 - 23, 2011
10th International Conference on Mercury as a Global
Pollutant (ICMGP), Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada,
July 24-29, 2011. http://mercurv2011.org/
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Who We Are And What We Do
Jay Bassett
Faye Lively
Audrey Baker
Karen Bandhauer
Robin Billings
Thornell Cheeks
Kim Clifton
David Langston
Pruitt, Landon
Dee Rodgers-Smith
Rollins, Rhonda
Steve Smith
Mary Beth Van Pelt
404-562-8559
404-562-8455
404-562-8483
404-562-9122
404-562-8515
404-562-8479
404-562-8477
404-562-8478
404-562-8236
404-562-8688
404-562-8664
404-562-8501
404-562-8615
bassett.j ay @epa. gov
lively.faye@epa.gov
baker.audrey@epa.gov
bandhauer.karen@epa.gov
billings . robin@epa. gov
cheeks.thornell@epa.gov
clifton.kim@epa.gov
langston.david@epa.gov
pruitt.landon@epa.gov
rodgers-smith.delores@epa.gov
rollins.rhonda@epa.gov
smith.steveD@epa.gov
vanpelt. marybeth@epa. gov
Section Chief
Publications, outreach
MSW Recycling - Recycling On The Go;
Atlanta Recycles, Tennessee Point of Contact
Industrial Material Reuse (IMR Team Lead);
Multifamily Housing; Green Building; Ala-
bama Point of Contact
Electronics; FEC; School Chemical Cleanout
Campaign; GIS; Kentucky Point of Contact
MSW Recycling - Organics (Agriculture &
Yard Waste); RecycleMania; Sustainable
Energy Workgroup; Cross-Media Agriculture
Workgroup; North Carolina Point of Contact.
Electronics (Team Lead) - EPEAT; Environ-
mentally Preferable Products; FEC; Product
Stewardship; Plug-In to e-Cycling (lead);
Educational Outreach; Florida Point of Con-
tact.
Priority Chemical Reduction Coordinator,
Editor for Newsletter, Graphic Design and
photography.
Recycling at Small and Medium Sized Busi-
nesses; School Chemical Cleanout Campaign.
MSW (team lead), MSW Characterization,
State Recycling Organizations Contact
Wastewise, MSW Recycling, Municipal
Government Toolkit (MGTK); Industrial P2;
Georgia Point of Contact.
C & D; & Scrap Tires; Industrial Material
Reuse; Green Building; Contracting - Task
Order COR; South Carolina Point of Contact
MSW Recycling - Organics (food waste);
Sustainable Energy Workgroup; Mississippi
Point of Contact.
Recycling Grows Green
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