Recycling Markets Center

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1 Recycling Markets Center RMC Update September 24, 2015 Solid Waste Advisory Committee

2 RMC - Overview Mission & Service Programming Business Assistance Applied Commercialization Research Work Planning Student Engagement Successes

3 RMC Mission & Service Mission The Mission of the RMC is to expand and develop more secure and robust markets for recovered (recycled) materials by helping to overcome market barriers and inefficiencies.

4 RMC Mission & Service Service Groups Core Service Groups Recycling Markets Technical Assistance Recycling Markets Business Assistance Industry Outreach & Programming Enterprise Portal to Recycling Markets Information Applied Commercialization Research

5 RMC Programming Programming RMC NRC Webinars Carpet Recycling Markets Paradigm Shift in Organics Management & Sustainable, Renewable Energy Sustainable Packaging Standards & Goals Gypsum Wallboard Recycling Social Media & Environmental Sustainability Wood Recycling

6 RMC Programming Programming RMC NRC Webinars "I Can Fix That!" - Repair of Small Electronic Devices Health and Safety Issues with Electronic Scrap Recycling Ceiling Tile Recycling Agricultural Plastics Recycling Recycled Material Commodity Markets Update Trends in the Recycling and Waste Handling Equipment Industry

7 RMC Programming Programming RMC NRC Webinars Oct 11 Sept 15 6,806A 25% PA & Contiguous States 50 states 4 US Territories 10 CAN Provinces 12 Foreign Countries

8 RMC Programming Programming Markets Development Summits E-Scrap Summit (November 12, 2015) Organics Summit (February 2016) Processing/Packaging Summit (2016)

9 RMC Programming Programming 2015 Recycling Industries Congress November 17, 2015

10 RMC Applied Research Covered Device Recycling Act

11 RMC Applied Research Covered Device Recycling Act

12 RMC Applied Research E-Scrap Survey Spring 2015 Penn State Omnibus Poll 77.5% electronics could be recycled in PA 61.6% of informed recyclers knew where to go Scale 1 to 5, manufacturer recycling effort influence brand you purchase 3,4,5 52.9%, 34.4% scale 1

13 RMC Applied Research E-Scrap Survey Spring 2015 Penn State Omnibus Poll, Interpreted 93.6% 5 CRTs or less, 50.1% 0-1 CRTs 0 10 CRTs, 99.1% of those surveyed Extrapolate census population data of 2013 (match survey) lbs/crt (EPA May 2011) Estimated quantity CRTs, 9.1M units Estimated weight CRTs, 479M lbs Does not include flat panel technology

14 RMC Programming Energy & Unit Process Auditing Program Power Supply, Optical Sorter 480v, 3-phase Saved estimated 2-3 day downtime

15 RMC Business Assistance Business Assistance Pitt Moss - Update Pittsburgh Funding Start-Up, Opening Shark Tank Courtesy of Pitt Moss Referenced April 03, 2014

16 RMC Programming 14/15 Summary 12 Monthly Webinars CRT Recycling Markets Development Summit Plastics Manufacturing Sustainability & Markets Development Symposium CDRA Mapping Project E-Scrap State-wide Survey 3 CDRA Update Presentations Formation of ERAP

17 RMC Programming 14/15 Summary Aggregate Specification Evaluation Program Development of Energy & Processing Auditing Program Closed Loop Fund Introduction Webinar William M. Heenan Recycling Markets Development Award Program Completed Business Development Projects

18 RMC Work Planning 15/16 Forward Recycling Industries Congress E-Scrap Markets Development Summit Organics Markets Development Summit Processing/Packaging Markets Development Summit 12 Monthly, NRC/RMC SMM Webinars 3 CDRA Municipal Contracting Webinars 5 Conference Sessions Energy Auditing for Processing and Manufacturing Student Manufacturing Engagement

19 RMC Work Planning 15/16 Forward New Website Markets Information Expansion Social Media Development CDRA Data Organization & Analysis Markets Contracts Assessment Program William M. Heenan Markets Development Award PennDOT Standards Expert SRP Support 2 PennDOT Programs, Contracting and Specifications NSF Standard Development 5 Business Development Prospect(s)

20 RMC Contacts Bob Bylone, , President, Executive Director Melanie Morrison, , Administrative Assistant Wayne Bowen, , Recycling Program Manager Jack Himes, P.E., , Senior Recycling Program Manager Pete Previte, , Recycling Markets Development Manager Scott Marks, , Technical Specialist