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Compost Air Emissions Association of Compost Producers Dec. 2, 2010 This Presentation 1. CalRecycle commitment to composting 2. Past CalRecycle emissions studies 3. Current CalRecycle emissions studies 4. Compost and climate change 5. Title 1, Title 5 and fugitive emissions 2 The Hierarchy CA Public Resources Code Section 40051 State and local government SHALL promote the following waste management practices in order of priority: (1) Source reduction. (2) Recycling and composting. (3) Environmentally safe transformation and environmentally safe land disposal… 3 Massive investment Private Private Public 4 CIWMB Strategic Directive 6.1 Reduce organics sent to the landfill by 50% by 2020 Compostable organics Everything else Materials still going to California landfills 5 CalRecycle proactive efforts • 20 years of support for composting • Fund basic research on compost use and compost emissions • Work with stakeholders to determine reasonable best management practices • Work with other regulators to foster efficient, effective rulemaking 6 Studying Compost Emissions 7 2002 CIWMB Study Tierra Verde Industries, Irvine, CA High C:N windrow (67:1) emitted 63% less VOC than low C:N ratio windrow (22:1) Turned windrows emitted more VOC than static windrows, but matured faster Ammonia not a concern in green waste compost operations 2006 CIWMB Study City of Modesto Compost Facility Measure life-cycle (60 days) VOC emissions for greenwaste and food waste windrows Test efficacy of two potential emissionsreducing practices (BMPs) – Additives: one feeds microbes; other forms crust on windrow (Cost: $1.50 per ton) – Pseudo-biofilter: Cover “active” windrows with a layer of finished compost (60 cents per ton) 9 Windrows as seen from above 10 Putting on the “pseudobiofilter” compost cap Modesto study conclusions 70-80% of VOCs emitted during first two weeks of composting 70-85% of VOC emissions vent through top of windrows as opposed to middle or sides “Pseudo-biofilter” compost cap reduced VOC emissions up to 75% for first two weeks. Additives reduced VOC emissions 42% for first week; 14% for first two weeks. Greenwaste emissions factor @ 1 lb/ton 15% food waste roughly doubled emissions 11 Wide range of greenwaste emissions factors Zamora Greenwaste Grover (some food?) Jepson Greenwaste SJV - Draft EF South Coast Avg. Modesto Greenwaste 0 12 5 10 15 20 Pounds of VOC per ton feedstock 25 Food waste likely to increase emissions? Modesto 15% Food Jepson - Micropor 45-day Jepson - Micropor 30-day Grover (some food?) Jepson - Compostex Jepson - Ag Bag Zamora - Grape Pomace 0 13 10 20 30 40 50 60 Pounds of VOC per ton feedstock 70 2009-10 CalRecycle-led study 4 Locations in the San Joaquin Valley Not all VOCs make ozone; reactivity strongly impacts ozone formation Focus on types of VOC and ozone formation, instead of how much total VOC Compost emissions mostly alcohols, very weak ozone formation in all samples 3-week old windrows slightly more potent than young windrows Compost cap made of “overs” reduces 14 ozone formation 15 Overall reactivity very low More Reactive VOCs Less Reactive VOCs 100% 6.4% 4.1% 9.8% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 93.6% 40% 95.9% 90.2% 30% 20% 10% 0% Tipping Pile 3-6 day windrow 2-3 week windrow 16 6 Comparative reactivity of different VOC sources Low Range High Range 5 4 3 2 1 0 17Compost Overs Compost Windrows Dairy Cow Manure Dairy Cow Silage Light Duty Vehicles Urban VOC Mix Pinene isomers 18 Compost & Climate change Organics in landfills release methane Methane (CH4): GHG Factor 21 Synthetic N fertilizers used in farming made from fossil fuels, release N2O Compost piles also release methane and probably release N2O Nitrous oxide (N20): GHG Factor 296 ARB analysis shows very slight GHG benefit for composting 19 CalRecycle GHG Study $450,000 contract with UC Davis Study plan finalized November, 2010 Will study CH4 & N2O from piles Are there ways to reduce GHG emissions? Will study impacts of compost use in ag lands, both alone and in conjunction with synthetic N use 20 Increasing compost use… …may decrease use of less sustainable methods. 21 The Backstory Very low thresholds in bad-air basins for federal “major source” polluter status San Joaquin Valley APCD saying all new compost facilities will go through Title 1 New Source Review Will composters be subject to Title 5 permitting too? What is Title I? Authorized by federal Clean Air Act Known as “New Source Review” Applies to new or modified facility with an increase in 2 lbs. per day of pollutants Requires facility to adopt “best available control technology” (BACT) Even after BACT, facilities must purchase offsets for all emissions over threshold VOC offsets run up to $40,000 per ton in 23 SJV; many owned by oil companies What is Title V? Federal permit program, authorized by Clean Air Act, implemented by local air pollution control districts Monitoring, record-keeping and reporting requirements Fees to apply for, review & revise permit, and also for annual renewal USEPA can inspect, issue fines Opportunities for public input Title V Permits are the same permits used for oil refineries, chemical factories, etc. 25 Fugitive emissions? Fugitive emissions cannot “reasonably” be passed through a “stack, chimney, vent or functionally equivalent opening” Fugitive emissions generally do NOT count toward a facility’sTitle I or Title V emissions threshold USEPA guidance, but no case law CalRecycle position: compost pile emissions ARE fugitive. 26 [email protected] 916-341-6523 http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/Organics/Air/default.htm 27