First Name: | Barbara |
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Last Name: | Fukumoto |
Email Address: | barbf53@aol.com |
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Subject | GHG reduction potential of waste recovery substantial underestimated |
Comment |
First, I urge the Board to advocate the use of a greenhouse gas estimation tool which truly reflects the greenhouse gas emissions of waste materials. When used by itself, the ICLEI greenhouse gas inventory tool underestimates the greenhouse gas reduction potential of reducing, reusing, recycling and composting because it does not account for upstream emissions of materials. Since for most products, the upstream ghg emissions are dramatic, this is a serious flaw. I urge the Board to advocate that cities and counties use the EPA's WARM tool, together with the ICLEI tool, to more accurately reflect the greenhouse gas emissions of materials. Second, I urge the Board prioriitze preventing organics, especially food waste, from entering the landfill. According the the US EPA (2000) "There are no plausible scenarios in which landfilling minimizes GHG emissions from waste management; for food wastes, composting yields significantly lower emissions than landfilling. For paper wastes, landfilling causes higher GHG emissions than either recycling or incineration with energy recovery." Third, I urge the Board to adopt the zero waste goal. |
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted: 2008-07-30 00:43:49 |
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