Reinvent Your Waste

Tyler Kanczuzewski

Description

This book is a stewards guide for revinventing and revaluing waste. Learn the history of waste, and sustainable best-practices to better handle the waste crisis.
Reinvent Your Waste is a book about the history of waste, or garbage, and the progression of waste management and recycling in the United States, with some special emphasis on the state of Michigan.
The book highlights four themes – respect, recover, reinvent, and restore, with each section offering insights and inspiration for those who want to be better stewards for Earth.
In plain language, the author answers questions such as:
• What is the growing waste doing to our natural ecosystems and to Earth’s ancient systems?
• Can the negative impact of waste somehow be reversed?
• Is waste – particularly material solid waste and products
– being properly valued and used?
Every year, millions of tons of waste go to landfills across the country and are considered safely buried to decompose. Are there more innovative ways to recover waste and create greater value, economically speaking?
This study hits on many topics, but all are aligned to handle waste in a more sustainable and steward-like way. The major theme of the book is to inspire all people in society to reinvent waste.

Sujets

• Environmental
• Sciences et techniques
• Waste Management
• Technology
• Engineering

Informations

• Publié par: Archway Publishing
• Date de parution: 22 juin 2023
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781665743457
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 4 Mo

Extrait

Remarks
“We can no longer perpetuate the idea that it’s simply OK to throw all these resources away by landfilling them. We all individually make decisions daily that whatever it is that we’re throwing away, no longer has value. As a community, we need to decide differently. The reality is our current approach and decisions, whether as a company or as individuals, create externalities that are carried by all of us. We all have a choice, and this book has some great options for communities to incorporate and embrace.”
Darwin J. Baas, director at Kent County Department of Public Works
“Tyler’s passion for sustainability is only matched by his curiosity and interest in societal strategies to reshape our view of waste and reverse factors leading to planet decline. His treatise addresses the critical changes we must make to ensure our future, and more importantly, our children’s future, is healthier, cleaner, and sustainable. I’m excited that a new generation of leaders are tackling growing threats with a real blueprint and approach, and Tyler is helping to lead this charge.”
Chuck Bower, Hawthorne Services, LLC
“In Reinvent Your Waste , Tyler turns his passion for sustainability to zero waste. He introduces us to the 4R Earth approach—respect, recover, reinvent, and restore—and provides a rich compendium of resources, protocols, and practical steps that any of us can begin putting into action immediately. He offers us hope and a proactive path through which we can all join in the movement to create a brighter tomorrow.”
Mike Keen, IU South Bend chancellor’s professor emeritus of sustainability studies and sociology









“This project was a worthy pursuit close to my heart, and I was fortunate to have participated in it. There are many grave issues that stare menacingly in the face of humanity today and deserve immediate attention. The issue of growing waste ranks at the top. It has massive negative implications for environmental preservation and conservation of the planet, economic prosperity, and for continued soundness of human health and wellness. To my mind, the issue of growing waste needs to be tackled with fierce urgency, now. We can’t afford the luxury of waiting one more minute to take this dillemma head on; indeed, we need to dedicate every iota of our resources and our beings to restrain and vanquish it. Kanczuzeweski’s book provides a pragmatic and effective roadmap to understand the gravity of the issue and to mount an effective attack.”
Ashok Kumar, Grand Valley State University emeritus professor of management, and founder-chairman of Global Foundation for Advancement of Environment and Human Wellness
“The untapped potential that could come from landfill mitigation is immense. Each material stream contains value, as long as there is enough volume or a system in place to collect it. Recycling and scrap industries have grown to be more efficient, but there is still much work to be done. We need more people to get into the business of reinventing waste, because it is a valuable resource.”
Kari Bliss, customer experience and sustainability at PADNOS



Reinvent Your Waste


The 4-Stepped Plan and Call-to-Action Guide for Stewards to Reinvent and Revalue Waste





Tyler Kanczuzewski











Copyright © 2022 Tyler Kanczuzewski.

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or by any information storage retrieval system without the written permission of the author except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

This book is a work of non-fiction. Unless otherwise noted, the author and the publisher make no explicit guarantees as to the accuracy of the information contained in this book and in some cases, names of people and places have been altered to protect their privacy.



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ISBN: 978-1-6657-4344-0 (sc)
ISBN: 978-1-6657-4345-7 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2023908063



Archway Publishing rev. date: 08/04/2023



Contents
Key Acknowledgments and Recognitions
A Briefing for Those in a Hurry
Foreword
Introductions
The Roots of Sustainability
Step 1—Respect
The Fast-Changing Landscape and Our Ways of Living
The Economy and Our Population
Ecological Footprint
Human Development Index
Ecological Assessment of Michigan
Respectful Awareness of the Natural World
Tips for Stewards: The Big Six for Respecting Nature
Step 2—Recover
History of Waste
Dumping
Littering
Water and Plastics
Landfilling to Manage Waste
Incineration and Waste-to-Energy
Recycling and Reuse Evolution
Composting
Biogas Recovery, Anaerobic Digesters and Bioenergy Potential
The Complete (MSW) Waste Stream According to the EPA
Michigan’s Waste Stream and Sustainable Management Efforts
Potential Future of Sustainable Waste Management
Tips for Stewards: Fourteen Solutions for Best Recovering Waste
Step 3—Reinvent
Undervaluation of Waste
A New Mindset Shift—Stewards of the Four-R Earth
Value Waste Correctly to Solve a Potential Crisis
Modern Movements and Initiatives That Do and Can Value Waste
Strategies, Systems and Processes
Certifications and Standards
Modern Innovations
Policy, Literature, Education, and Consumer Tips
Tips for Good Stewards: Ideas for Reinventing Waste
Ten Ideas for Conscious Consumers and Educating Stewards
Ten Ideas for the Environmental Steward
Ten Ideas for the Policymaking Steward
25 Ideas for the Entrepreneurial or Economical Steward
Step 4—Restore
Closing the Loop and Restoring Earth
A Mindset Evolution or Revolution
Our Resilient Planet
Stop Emissions from Traditional Waste Management
Rewilding the Planet Concept
Invite Innovation and Evolution to Support Restoration
New Sustainable Roadmap for Life on Earth
Tips for Stewards: Seven Ways to Restore Earth
A Destination Unknown
Hope Is the Way

References
About the Author





A Waste Evolution Story

The Four-Step Plan
and Call- to-Action Guide
for Stewards to Reinvent and Revalue Waste

Respect, Recover, Reinvent, and Restore
4R Earth and for Michigan



This project is dedicated to my parents,
Tom and Lyrin Kanczuzewski,
who put me on this planet and path to better understand waste
and try to make the world a better place.



Key Acknowledgments and Recognitions
Thanks to everyone who helped on this journey to better understand waste, but specifically the municipal solid waste and general trash that is polluting our Earth. We were able to dive into some of the key data points and statistics around the waste dilemma and discuss potential solutions for reinventing waste. There is still much work to be done, and it will take a collective force to turn things around for the planet.
This book is also dedicated to the following individuals, to any steward, and to all earthlings:
Ashok Kumar, PhD—Grand Valley State University, project advisor.
Christina Miller—Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. She provided a phone and email interview about her work and experience in Michigan.
Chuck Bower—Hawthorne Services, LLC. He is a personal business coach and project supporter.
Darwin Baas—Kent County, Michigan Department of Public Works. He provided phone and email interviews and communication about waste issues and potential solutions, as well as the proposed business park in Michigan for better recycling.
Jaideep Motwani, PhD—Grand Valley State University, research supporter.
Kari Bliss—PADNOS. She provided a phone interview on recycling and scrap industry in Michigan and beyond.
Katie Venechuk—Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, for her phone interview about her work and experience in Michigan.
Lauren Westerman—Kent County Michigan Department of Public Works, for providing a tour and for information gathering at a Grand Rapids, Michigan, recycling facility.
Lee Saberson—Richard G. Lugar Center for Renewable Energy, Indiana University, Purdue University, Indianapolis. Information gathering and research supporter.
Mike Keen—Thrive Michiana. He is a sustainability consultant and research supporter.
Norman Christopher—Grand Valley State University and Sustainable Business Practices, LLC. He was a key project advisor.
Paul Smith—Kent County Michigan Department of Public Works, for providing a tour of a Covanta Waste-to-Energy Plant and conversation about waste-to-energy.
T. J. Kanczuzewski—Inovateus Solar, LLC, Mamoni Valley Preserve. He conducted phone and email interviews on sustainability initiatives such as renewable energy and forest conservation.
Tyler Ganus—Southeast Berrien County Landfill, for providing a tour of a landfill and education on landfills.
Thanks