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Monday, October 17, 2011

Innovative solid waste permitting, organics diversion, and sustainability in the Napa Valley

Innovative solid waste permitting, organics diversion, and sustainability in the Napa Valley. Greg Pirie, REHS, Solid Waste Program Manager, Napa County Executive Office. 1195 Third Street, Room 310, CA 94559. Innovative trends in permitting composting and landfill facilities and incorporating multiple waste diversion programs have transformed the regulatory structure and solid waste facility operations for the Napa Valley in many positive ways to encourage waste diversion and increase organic sustainability.In the process of reviewing multiple compost facility plan applications, facility inspections, assisting operators in applying the regulatory planning process, and promoting organics diversion in solid waste and recycling franchise agreements, there are many areas of regulatory development that could be designed and changed to benefit the facility operator, regulator, garbage and recycling haulers, and agricultural farmer. You will learn about all of these factors and will be presented in a way to know how, as they all work together, to promote that all agencies and jurisdictions can have success from facility permitting to organics diversion in the Napa Valley wine region in California.


Problems have included updating historic solid waste franchise agreements with a focus on diversion, mandated diversion regulations, problem solve to identify appropriate facility permitting options, facility siting, and limiting the cost of to the public for garbage and recycling service.

The successful methodology and results is measured in approved and well applied facility permits, high diversion rates, low cost to the public for curbside garbage and recycling service, reuse of compost materials by large agriculture operations. Over 15,000 tons of used grape waste recycled and composted annually and then received back to the source as a soil amendment. The presentation will also include a high volume aerated static pile grape composting facility, aerated/in vessel food waste composting facility, landfill construction and demolition diversion, garbage and recycling franchise language to promote food composting.

We conclude that the “innovative” success that the Napa Valley has experienced, including all aspects of organic sustainability, can be duplicated in other jurisdiction. This presentation will assist you in how to also accomplish success.
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