Upload
others
View
2
Download
0
Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
ReFuel Your Fun with Refillable 1 lb. Propane Cylinders in California
CalRecycle Used Oil & HHW ConferenceSeptember 20, 2018
Moderator and Panelists
Moderator
Steve Rodowick
Recycling Coordinator
Butte County
CPSC Board Member
Panelist
Jordan Wells
Project Manager
California Product
Stewardship Council
Panelist
Manuel Medrano
Environmental Services
Manager
City of Chula Vista
CPSC Board Vice-Chair
Panelist
Heidi Sanborn
Senior Advisor
California Product
Stewardship Council
© copyright California Product Stewardship Council, 2018
CPSC Board/Organization
Board Executive Committee
Kristina Miller, Chair
City of CorningPatrick Holland, Secretary
LA County Public Works
Tedd Ward, Treasurer
Del Norte WMAManuel Medrano, Vice-Chair
City of Chula Vista
© copyright California Product Stewardship Council, 2018
Staff
From Left to Right:
Joanne Brasch,
Jordan Wells,
Justin Weiss,
Heidi Sanborn,
Doug Kobold
CPSC Board/Organization
Antonia Graham
City of Huntington
Beach
Justin Lehrer
Alameda County
StopWaste
Wes Nelson
Green Waste
Carpet Recycling
Eric Potashner
Recology
Steve Rodowick
Butte County
14 Member Board: https://calpsc.org/about-us/meet-the-board-members/
Colleen Foster
City of Oceanside
Gretchen Olsen
City of Stockton
© copyright California Product Stewardship Council, 2018
Board Members (Cont’d)
CPSC Mission – Goals of EPR
To shift California’s product waste
management system from one focused on
government funded and ratepayer financed
waste diversion to one that relies on
producer responsibility in order to reduce
public costs and drive improvements in
product design that promote environmental
sustainability.
© copyright California Product Stewardship Council, 2018
WHY Propane Cylinders? Serious Problem for Parks
© copyright California Product Stewardship Council, 2018
Disposable 1lb. Propane Cylinders:Tough to Collect, Expensive to Recycle!
• 40 million used annually – 4 million sold in CA every year
• $1 – $12 per unit to recycle depending on contracts
• Improper disposal danger to sanitation workers© copyright California Product Stewardship Council, 2018
Dangers of Improper Disposal
2017 fire started by three 1 lb. propane cylinders at Kent County, MI
Recycling Facility - 2016 explosion caused by one 1 lb. propane
cylinder cost the facility $90,000
© copyright California Product Stewardship Council, 2018
Where do they come from?
Cylinders are sold by thousands of
retailers; very few accept them for recycling.
© copyright California Product Stewardship Council, 2018
What do they cost? That depends…
• Big box prices as low as 2/$5.37 (Walmart)
• Hardware stores are typically around $3.50
• Sporting goods retailers range from $3.99-$5.99
• Grocery and C-stores range from $5.99-$7.99
The closer you get to a recreation destination,
the higher the price.
© copyright California Product Stewardship Council, 2018
Refillable 1 lb. Propane Cylinders: Sparking a Paradigm Shift
© copyright California Product Stewardship Council, 2018
Flame King Refillables
If you use single-use 1 lb.
propane cylinders,
it’s time to switch to refillables!
• Company headquartered in Gardena, CA
• Manufactured by Flame King in Taiwan
• Compatible with like devices
© copyright California Product Stewardship Council, 2018
$ave with Refillables
80% of price
of disposables
is the
package, only
20% is the gas
inside!
© copyright California Product Stewardship Council, 2018
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions
• 73 million lbs. of GHG emissions from
production of an estimated 36.7 million
lbs. of steel prevented over a 12-year
lifespan of a typical refillable
• 11 million lbs. of GHG emissions could
be prevented from adopting 1lb.
refillables in CA (propane emissions)
• Total: 84 million lbs. over a 12-year
product lifespan
Calculations by: U-Haul’s
Chief Sustainability Scientist
Allan Yang, Ph.D. & MBA
© copyright California Product Stewardship Council, 2018
CalRecycle HHW Grant Projects
• Cities of Mountain View, Palo Alto & Sunnyvale
grantees; Sunnyvale lead agency
• $76,187 grant awarded in June 2014, work started Fall
2014
• Project Objectives:
1. Recruit retail stores, propane
retailers, and large sports venues
to sell and refill/exchange
2. Educate consumers and promote
the participating locations
3. Measure pre & post project # of
new locations
© copyright California Product Stewardship Council, 2018
Campaign Development
Developed by Grant Partners
• Logo and Colors
• www.ReFuelYourFun.org
• Facebook Page
• Outreach and Recruitment Materials
• PowerPoint Master Slides
• Fact Sheets
• Data Collection© copyright California Product Stewardship Council, 2018
Janet Soule & Bill Bradley, Me Communications
at the 2015 SPRA CAPPIE Awards Gala
Silver CAPPIE Award 2015
Best Public Service Announcement
Given by:
Sacramento Public Relations
Association
http://spra.org/events/cappies/
© copyright California Product Stewardship Council, 2018
Pictured L to R: Josh Simpson, Flame King; Lyn France, Former CPSC Board Member
CPSC Bow & Arrow Award 2016
Coalition Building
© copyright California Product Stewardship Council, 2018
Pictured L to R: Heidi Sanborn, CPSC; Sam Newman, Flame King
CPSC Green Arrow Award 2016
System and Design Innovations
© copyright California Product Stewardship Council, 2018
Pictured L to R:
Sam Newman, Flame King; Jordan Wells & Heidi Sanborn, CPSC; Kevin Scofield, U-Haul
Industrial Environmental Association’s
2016 Environmental Excellence Award
Award video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxQTV-YbU80
© copyright California Product Stewardship Council, 2018
Pictured L to R:
Colleen Foster, CPSC; Mitch Stein, Sports Basement; Doug Kobold & Tedd Ward, CPSC
CPSC Infinity Arrow Award 2018
Service and Take-Back
© copyright California Product Stewardship Council, 2018
Campaign DevelopmentJurisdictions that Received Grants
1. Cities of Sunnyvale, Palo Alto & Mountain View
2. Mariposa County
3. Santa Cruz County
4. San Benito County
5. Tehama County (3 grants)
6. Tuolumne County
7. City of Elk Grove - Regional
8. City of Chula Vista
9. Sonoma County
10. Town of Truckee
11. City of Oceanside
12. Alameda County (funded by StopWaste)
& more to come!© copyright California Product Stewardship Council, 2018
Benefits of Implementing RFYF
• Educating community about HHW
• Collection of empty disposables
• People LOVE their free reusable
• Reduced risk of fires & explosions
• Long-term reduction of 1lb.
cylinders coming through the HHW
Happy Town of Truckee Resident
© copyright California Product Stewardship Council, 2018
Outreach and Education
• ReFuel website, retail and collection receptacle
locations map, events map
• Facebook page, Instagram
• Print, online, radio ads
• Tabling and outreach booths
• San Jose Earthquake games
• Stanford University football games
• Boating/maritime events
• Boy Scout fairs
• Local gov’t websites, newsletters, social media
• Exchange events© copyright California Product Stewardship Council, 2018
Website, Facebook & Instagram
© copyright California Product Stewardship Council, 2018
Print and Online Ads
© copyright California Product Stewardship Council, 2018
Billboards
© copyright California Product Stewardship Council, 2018
Print Materials – Flyers, Handouts
© copyright California Product Stewardship Council, 2018
1. Camping, tailgating & boating: 30 seconds
2. Camping: 15 seconds
3. Boating: 15 seconds
4. Tailgating: 15 seconds
© copyright California Product Stewardship Council, 2018
Outreach: SJ Earthquakes Game
City of Sunnyvale Staff at 7-11-15 San Jose Earthquakes Game
© copyright California Product Stewardship Council, 2018
Outreach: Stanford Football Games
City of Sunnyvale and
CPSC Staff at 11/5/16
Pre-game FanFest Event
© copyright California Product Stewardship Council, 2018
Newsletters
© copyright California Product Stewardship Council, 2018
Mountain View Press Event
City of Sunnyvale Council Member
Jim Griffith at U-Haul of Mountain View, 6-2-16
U-Haul’s John Barnett (L) and Allen Yang (R) with
happy owner of a brand new refillable at the
6-2-16 cylinder exchange and press event
© copyright California Product Stewardship Council, 2018
ReFuel PSA w/ Secretary Laird
Customizable Boilerplate PSA developed by Santa Cruz Co.
English and Spanish language versions
Aired on Central Coast KION and KMUV TV in 2015 and 2016
Videos at http://refuelyourfun.org/news/© copyright California Product Stewardship Council, 2018
Cylinder Exchange Events
Pictured Right:
Sacramento Cylinder Exchange Event
6/2016
Pictured Left:
Yosemite National Park
Cylinder Exchange Event
Earth Day 2016
© copyright California Product Stewardship Council, 2018
Cylinder Exchange Events
Earth Day in TruckeeSonoma Raceway
Lassen Volcanic Ntl. Park
© copyright California Product Stewardship Council, 2018
Collection Receptacles
Yosemite Ntl Park Joshua Tree Ntl ParkCanada’s Orange Drop Program
© copyright California Product Stewardship Council, 2018
Collection Receptacles Cont.
Donner Memorial State ParkSonoma Raceway
Tehama County Collections
© copyright California Product Stewardship Council, 2018
RFYF in Anaheim/Garden Grove
© copyright California Product Stewardship Council, 2018
Recruitment
Recruit to Sell, Refill and/or Exchange
• Retail Stores• Hardware Stores
• Outdoors Equipment Suppliers
• Big Box Retailers
• Propane and Industrial Gas Suppliers
• Propane Exchange Locations (e.g. Blue Rhino)
• Gas Stations
• RV suppliers
• Higher education outdoors equipment centers
© copyright California Product Stewardship Council, 2018
Kamps Propane California’s Propane Dealer (11)
Little Camper with the Flame King Little Kamper 1 lb. Refillable
© copyright California Product Stewardship Council, 2018
REI
REI offering empty refillables & refill kits
online & at all stores nationwide 10/2016
© copyright California Product Stewardship Council, 2018
West Marine
West Marine
selling empty
refillables & refill
kits online & at
200 locations in
the U.S. &
Canada 10/2016
© copyright California Product Stewardship Council, 2018
Sports Basement
• Offering refillables at all 9 Bay Area stores
• FREE refills for “Basementeers”
• Sell at cost to Basementeers
© copyright California Product Stewardship Council, 2018
Sports Basement Berkeley
Sports Basement Cont.
as of April 2017
© copyright California Product Stewardship Council, 2018
Sports Basement Santa Rosa
U-Haul
• Started offering refillables
and refill services at all 126
stores in CA that offer
propane in 06/2016
• Paused participation due to
Flame King voluntarily
recall in 07/2017
• Plans to continue program
(CA & Nationwide) –
timeline unknown
© copyright California Product Stewardship Council, 2018
U-Haul Sacramento
RFYF in Anaheim/Garden Grove
© copyright California Product Stewardship Council, 2018
Orchard Supply Hardware
© copyright California Product Stewardship Council, 2018
• Started offering refillables
in the refill kit in 04/2017
• All stores will be closed by
02/2019
• Loss of 90+ stores in CA,
OR & FL
University Rental & Outdoor Programs
Stanford UniversityUniversity of California, Santa Cruz
© copyright California Product Stewardship Council, 2018
Home Refill Kits
© copyright California Product Stewardship Council, 2018
Refilling of Disposables
Home Videos on Youtube
© copyright California Product Stewardship Council, 2018
U.S. Dept. of Transportation:
Never Refill 1 lb. Propane Cylinders!
• Pipeline and
Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
• NEW video, 12/2017:
https://www.youtube.c
om/watch?v=g2_GhAy
Aw3vM
• Deaths & injuries have
occurred
© copyright California Product Stewardship Council, 2018
Dangers of Refilling
© copyright California Product Stewardship Council, 2018
What Can We Do to Help YOU?
Partner with CPSC!
1. Retailer recruitment – more
locations selling, refilling &
exchanging
2. Collection receptacle
construction, recruitment of hosts
3. Save $ through reduced # of
cylinders coming through HHW
© copyright California Product Stewardship Council, 2018
What YOU Can Do to Help!
• Like CPSC and Refuel Your Fun
– First person to like the page gets a
FREE refillable 1 lb. propane cylinder!
• Go to Refuelyourfun.org to find a retailer
near you. Tell your network!
• Email CPSC with any questions or to join
listservs: [email protected]
© copyright California Product Stewardship Council, 2018
Thank you for your support!
Moderator
Steve Rodowick
(530) 879-2352
SRodowick@butte
county.net
Panelist
Jordan Wells
O: (916) 706-3420
C: (916) 597-3593
Panelist
Manuel Medrano
(619) 585-5766
MMedrano@chulavistac
a.gov
Panelist
Heidi Sanborn
O: (916) 706-3420
C: (916) 217-1109
Connect with CPSC!
www.CalPSC.org© copyright California Product Stewardship Council, 2018