California Integrated Waste Management Board www'ciwmb'ca'gov

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California Integrated Waste Management
Boardwww.ciwmb.ca.gov
Southern California Emerging Waste Technologies
Forum UCLA July 27, 2006
Fernando Berton fberton_at_ciwmb.ca.gov
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Conversion Technologies

• Definition
• Non-combustion technologies that can utilize
  post-recycled and/or post-consumer solid waste
  for the production of alternative fuels, energy,
  and industrial chemicals.

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Talking Points

• Potential Feedstock
• Energy Value of Feedstock
• Disposal Trends
• Processing Choices
• Lifecycle Results
• Conclusion

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Potential Feedstock

• Waste Management Energy Production
• 37.5 Million TPY Disposed (2003)
• Biological 25.5 Million TPY
• Plastics/Textiles 4 Million TPY
• Inorganic 8 Million TPY
• Reduce Reliance on Landfills
• Find Alternatives to Natural Gas
• Achieve 20 Threshold of
• Renewable Energy by 2017
• Achieve Governors Executive Order on Biofuels

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MRF Type Statewide
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Available Residuals Single Stream (496,000 Tons)
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Available Residuals Multi Stream (35,931 Tons)
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Available Residuals Mixed Waste (6.7 Million
Tons)
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Available Residuals CD (161,736 Tons)
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Available Residuals Overall (7.4 Million
Tons)
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Waste Distribution (Mass/Energy)
67 million barrels of crude oil annually
Fraction of Total ()
2650 MW Electricity
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Waste Generation vs. Waste Disposed (Per Capita)
5000
125
4000
100
Per capita
Waste Generated
(left axis)
3000
75
(lbs./person-yr)
Per capita
Diversion Rate ()
Waste Disposed (left axis)
2000
50
1000
25
Diversion Rate
(right axis)
0
0
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
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Total Disposal vs. Statewide Diversion
50
125
California Population
40
45
100

35
Millions
30
40
75
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
Amount Landfilled (M Tons)
Diversion ()
35
50
30
25
Diversion Rate () -
Right hand Axis
25
0
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
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Processing of Post-Recycled MSW
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Annual Net Energy ConsumptionL.A Basin
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Annual Net NOx EmissionsL.A Basin
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Net Annual SOx EmissionsL.A. Basin
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Annual Net Carbon EmissionsL.A. Basin
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Conclusion

• Vast amount of residuals being landfilled
• Energy value in residuals
• Growing population
• Increased energy/fuel needs
• Increased landfilling
• Emerging Technologies CAN be part of system
• Beneficial lifecycle attributes

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Contact Information

• Conversion/Emerging Technologies
• Fernando Berton
• fberton_at_ciwmb.ca.gov
• [phone]
• MRF Waste Characterization Study
• Nancy Carr
• ncarr_at_ciwmb.ca.gov
• [phone]