Recovery Series - Topic 4: How do we quantify waste stream diversion and more importantly ... should we?
Hello All
What % of landfills in the US are capping and collecting methane? What is the methane emission signature of landfill refuse by category (plastics packaging, paper based packaging, etc)?
What % of waste to energy facilities in the US are capping their emissions? What is the emission signature of incineration fuel by category (plastics packaging, paper based packaging, etc)?
Regardless of whether packaging waste is land filled, incinerated or sold to a recycler, does the collection and sorting process not have it’s own GHG signature?
If you capture the GHG signature of packaging materials mitigated in a source reduction effort, should you not be able to also capture the GHG signature of the waste steam diversion as outlined above?
I'm not looking for answers to these questions in this post. I'd just like to offer up some fodder for conversation on quantifying the impact of waste stream diversion.
As you all might know from reading the latest post from David Newcorn, Greener Package is making some changes to the awards platform. One of those changes is offering GHG mitigation credit for waste stream diversion.
Do you think that waste stream diversion can be quantified … accurately?
Do you think it should be quantified to reflect a more comprehensive impact to source reduction efforts?
I'd like to hear your thoughts.
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