PCR Credit 6: Energy Efficient and Low Emissions Operations (1-2 points)
Reciprocal
Intent:
Reduce the environmental footprint of material recovery facilities (MRF) and organic processing operations
Local Government and Industry Requirements:
Demonstrate that the MRF and Organic Processing operations meet the following targets:
Tier 1: (1 Point)
● Institute best practice dust control techniques
● Reduce VOC emissions from active composting phase by 80 percent
● For 50 percent of mobile equipment or 50 percent of total fuel consumption:
o Utilize electric equipment, and/or
o Utilize low-sulfur diesel fuel, and/or
o Install catalytic and particulate pollution control devices, and/or
o Utilize diesel engines certified as Low NOx (<0.02 g NOx/bhp-hr) by the California Air Resources Board (CARB).
● For 50 percent of onsite Processing Equipment:
o Utilize electric equipment, and/or
o Use ultra low-sulfur diesel fuel, and/or
o Install catalytic and particulate pollution control devices, and/or
o Utilize ILEV or ULEV diesel engines[1]
Tier 2: (1 Point)
● Certify to the RIOS™ Standard.
Or
● Without compromising health and safety, limit onsite Idle Time for facilities receiving:
o Less than 100 tons per day: an average of 10 minutes
o 100-250 tons per day: an average of 15 minutes
o Over 250 tons per day: an average of 20 minutes
Potential Strategies
● Take measures to improve energy efficiency per ton of output (machines and buildings)
● Procure energy efficient or alternative fueled mobile equipment (front-end loaders; forklifts; yard hustlers and other onsite hauling) vehicle emissions.
● Procure low emission processing equipment with best available emissions control (e.g. windrow turning equipment + other).
● Minimize emissions from collection vehicle queuing through idling policies and minimizing facility turnaround time.
● Implement interior and site-level dust & litter suppression.
● Employ odor control technology as warranted.
Methane & other emissions control for composting and anaerobic digesters
[1] ULEV engines count 2X ILEV engines