Annual
Report
For the
Year Ending June 30, 2000
Working collaboratively with clients to improve
economic competitiveness and environmental sustainability
A Program of the
Land-of-Sky Regional Council
Asheville, North
Carolina
About the Program
Since 1991, Waste Reduction Partners
has provided Western North Carolina clients with waste reduction efficiency
assessments, energy efficiency surveys, and assistance to enhance environmental
excellence programs.
Services are provided by a team of
highly experienced engineers, architects, and scientists who share their wealth
of knowledge with clients. The team
makes specific recommendations to reduce waste, save money, and use natural resources
more efficiently.
The program is funded by local, state,
and federal grants and private donations to provide its services at no charge
to business, industries, and public entities.
All services are confidential and non-regulatory.
Acknowledgement to our Partners
Funding and technical support partners
include the N.C. Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance
of the NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources; Regional Water
Authority of Asheville, Buncombe, and Henderson; U.S. Dept of Agriculture; U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency; and the Tennessee Valley Authority.
Waste Reduction Partners [previously
named Waste Reduction and Technology Transfer (WRATT)] is a program of the
Land-of-Sky Regional Council (LOSRC), a governmental non-profit organization that
assists local governments with planning and decision-making.
Waster Reduction Partners
Land-of-Sky Regional Council
339 New Leicester Highway, Suite 140
Asheville, NC 28806
Phone: (828) 251-6622
Fax: (828) 251-6352
fax
e-mail:
wrp@landofsky.org
Waste Reduction Partners’
Mission:
To work toward a sustainable economy,
healthy environment, and better quality of life by helping Western North
Carolina businesses, industries, institutions, and governmental entities reduce
waste and manage natural resources efficiently.
WRP Visioning Process & Program Goals
In 1999, the Waste Reduction Partner program embarked on a
Visioning Process to develop a business plan with operating goals and objectives. WRP program goals are presented below. These goals provided the basis for the work
accomplishment in this FY2000 annual report.
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1.
Provide
cost effective client-focused assistance 2.
Address
important environmental needs in WNC 3.
Enhance
economic competitiveness of WNC clients 4.
Function
as a creative technical resource 5.
Achieve
long-term financial self-sustainability 6.
Assure
assessor satisfaction 7.
Serve as a model volunteer program |
Helping
Expand the Market Place for Waste Reduction Services
WRP helps
facility managers and business leaders provide top and bottom line value to
their organizations by reducing costs and improving environmental
performance. WRP work is premised on
promoting and increasing awareness of waste reduction, pollution prevention,
energy efficiency, and environmental excellence opportunities. The no-cost services of WRP help
organization identify these potential opportunities while providing
additional resource information, contacts, and non-bias referrals. Client organizations may seek a number of
avenues to implement these identified improvements opportunities, including the
use of vendors, private consultants, business service providers, or in-house
support. The value of such improvement
opportunities is shared by all stakeholders in the process, including client
organizations and the private service providers.
Table
of Contents
Summary of
Accomplishments
FY 2000
Assessments
Environmental
Sustainability Initiatives &
Multi-media Assessments
City of Asheville
Blue Ridge Parkway
Solid
Waste Reduction Efforts
Solid Waste Reduction Highlights
Solid Waste Markets
By-Products Generated in WNC
Water
Efficiency Efforts
Asheville Housing Authority
Energy
Efficiency Activities
Buncombe County School Pilot Project
Communications/Marketing
Marketing Efforts
WRP Presentation to External Groups
Training – internal and external
Recognition & Awards
Partnerships
NC Division of Pollution Prevention
and Environmental Assistance
Minerals Research Laboratory
NC Department of Transportation
Budget
The
WRP Team
Waste Reduction Partners
Annual Report for the Year
Ending June 30, 2000
Summary of Accomplishments
The Program
Waste Reduction
Partners (WRP) is an innovative, community-based program that assists public and
private organizations to improve their environmental performance and economic
competitiveness. This unique program
utilizes retired engineers, scientists, and architects to provide clients in
Western NC with innovative cost-effective strategies to reduce waste, conserve
water, and use energy efficiently.
Since 1991, the
program has performed more than 300 on-site assessments, recommending more than
$2,500,000 in waste reduction savings to clients. WRP is a program of the
Land-of-Sky Regional Council, a governmental non-profit organization, and works
in special partnership with the NC Division of Pollution Prevention and
Environmental Assistance (DPPEA).
Accomplishments
Waste Reduction
Partners addresses acute environmental needs facing the Western North Carolina
(WNC) community. In 2000, WRP
volunteers preformed 51 facility assessments in 13 WNC counties. Specific environmental accomplishments in
2000 include:
|
Environmental Need/ Resource Conservation |
WRP Accomplishment |
Economic Competitiveness |
|
Extending Public Water Supply Capacity |
Recommended 29,683,000 gallons per year in water saving to
clients |
Potential client savings $204,660/year |
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Reducing Burden on Solid Waste Landfills |
Help companies divert 13,006,000 pounds for landfill in
WNC Recommended additional 16,626,000 pound per year diversion |
Estimated clients savings $227,600 Potential client savings of $261,000/yr |
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Air Pollution from Power Plant Electricity Generation |
Recommended energy efficiency measure to save 1,878,000
kWh/yr Equivalent to removing air pollution form 227 automobiles |
Total recommend energy saving of $87,200 |
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Totals |
Over 9000 technical assistance hours provided to the WNC
community |
Total recommended costs $552,800/year |
FY 2000 Assessments
Waste
Reduction Partners staff conducted 51 waste reduction, water efficiency and
energy management assessment during the fiscal year. Assessments were conducted in 13 WNC counties. Over 9000
technical assistance hours were provided by WRP volunteers, Land-of-Sky
Regional Council staff and DPPEA staff.
Many of the assessments included multiple visits to the clients by WRP
volunteer assessment team and addressed multi-media waste issues. Organizations are not referred to by name
since all program assistance is considered confidential except were companies
have allowed release of assistance information or clients are public entities.
|
Count |
Assmt Date |
Type of
Organization |
Assessment Type |
County |
Multiple Visits
Conducted |
|
1 |
June-99 |
Educational
Facility |
E, GL, RWA |
Buncombe |
Yes |
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2 |
July-99 |
Paper
Manufacturing |
SW |
Transylvania |
Yes |
|
3 |
August-99 |
Fleet Management |
SW, GL, E, HW |
Buncombe |
Yes |
|
4 |
August-99 |
Textile |
WW |
Polk |
|
|
5 |
August-99 |
Metal Fabrication |
SW, WW |
Caldwell |
Yes |
|
6 |
August-99 |
Pharmaceutical |
E |
McDowell |
|
|
7 |
September-99 |
Local Government |
RWA, E, GL |
Buncombe |
Yes |
|
8 |
September-99 |
Nursing Home |
RWA |
Buncombe |
|
|
9 |
September-99 |
Nursing Home |
RWA |
Buncombe |
|
|
10 |
September-99 |
College |
SW |
Buncombe |
Yes |
|
11 |
September-99 |
Chemical |
SW |
Buncombe |
Yes |
|
12 |
September-99 |
Office Complex |
GL, SW |
Buncombe |
Yes |
|
13 |
September-99 |
Long Term Care
Facility |
RWA |
Buncombe |
|
|
14 |
September-99 |
Ceramics
Processing |
SW |
Burke |
Yes |
|
15 |
October-99 |
Retail Warehousing |
SW |
Henderson |
|
|
16 |
October-99 |
Printing |
SW |
Buncombe |
|
|
17 |
October-99 |
Training Facility |
SW, E, W |
Henderson |
Yes |
|
18 |
October-99 |
Textiles |
SW |
Buncombe |
|
|
19 |
October-99 |
Office Complex |
RWA, E, GL, SW |
Buncombe |
Yes |
|
20 |
October-99 |
Assisted Living
Home |
RWA |
Buncombe |
|
|
21 |
November-99 |
Minerals
Processing |
SW |
Burke |
Yes |
|
22 |
November-99 |
Retirement
Community |
RWA |
Buncombe |
|
|
23 |
November-99 |
College |
SW, E |
Madison |
|
|
24 |
November-99 |
Nursing Home |
RWA |
Buncombe |
|
|
25 |
November-99 |
Retail Trade |
GL |
Buncombe |
Yes |
|
26 |
November-99 |
Nursing Home |
RWA |
Buncombe |
|
|
27 |
November-99 |
Metal Fabrication |
HW, SW, E, RWA |
Buncombe |
|
|
28 |
November-99 |
Nursing Home |
RWA |