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==== Friends of the Hudson River ==== | ==== Friends of the Hudson River ==== | ||
| − | * Enforcement | + | A private - public partnership to reduce devastating environmental and health effects of grease in our water systems...both public sewers and our lakes and rivers. It would include: |
| + | * Education and Enforcement | ||
* Friend of the Hudson Restaurant program...doing our part to restore the health and beauty of the Hudson River for future generations | * Friend of the Hudson Restaurant program...doing our part to restore the health and beauty of the Hudson River for future generations | ||
** Sign a agreement committing to proper care of their grease | ** Sign a agreement committing to proper care of their grease | ||
** Hauler takes grease to the Viridia plant and record volume and ...maybe test for % grease content (credit for that.) | ** Hauler takes grease to the Viridia plant and record volume and ...maybe test for % grease content (credit for that.) | ||
** Receive a sticker on their window /door / menu | ** Receive a sticker on their window /door / menu | ||
| − | ** Co-op they receive credit for their grease (share of | + | ** Co-op they receive credit for their grease (share of Biofuel's revenue matched by haulers) |
** Work with haulers and there is a boot over the nozzle ...stop odors. | ** Work with haulers and there is a boot over the nozzle ...stop odors. | ||
* Certified Haulers | * Certified Haulers | ||
** Share in the profits (shorter trips) | ** Share in the profits (shorter trips) | ||
** No dumping (restaurant is expecting their credit) | ** No dumping (restaurant is expecting their credit) | ||
| − | * Team with Hudson River Clean-up organization [http://files.friendsofhudson.com/menu/faqs.html Friends of the Hudson] | + | * Team with Hudson River Clean-up organization |
| + | ** [http://files.friendsofhudson.com/menu/faqs.html Friends of the Hudson] | ||
| + | ** [http://www.clearwater.org/about/mission/ Clearwater - Pete Seeger's project on the Hudson] | ||
| + | * 3D Benefits | ||
| + | ** Environment - cleaner healthier rivers | ||
| + | ** Community...working together for a more sustainable future...connecting environmentalists, industry and government | ||
| + | *** Restaurants can donate their green dividend checks to Friends of the Hudson 501.c3 (see above) | ||
| + | ** Economic -- higher restaurant switching costs, part of something larger, stable customers, lower risks, | ||
==== Reuse Wasted Heat / Energy ==== | ==== Reuse Wasted Heat / Energy ==== | ||
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** Have a local bee keeper start a hive ... teach bee keeping... give away the honey at Christmas to neighbors | ** Have a local bee keeper start a hive ... teach bee keeping... give away the honey at Christmas to neighbors | ||
** Optionally...locate the solar panels near the garden so it can be part of the education / demonstration. | ** Optionally...locate the solar panels near the garden so it can be part of the education / demonstration. | ||
| + | * Employee and Hauler (maintain while waiting) vegetable gardens | ||
* Reuse plant processing: | * Reuse plant processing: | ||
** Use the biosolids from the process to fertilize the flowers | ** Use the biosolids from the process to fertilize the flowers | ||
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* Team with: | * Team with: | ||
** Local master gardeners (need volunteer hours) | ** Local master gardeners (need volunteer hours) | ||
| − | ** Local state university | + | ** Local state university (internship) |
** Local high school (internship) | ** Local high school (internship) | ||
| + | ** Neighborhood Jr High school | ||
* Here's a real example that has worked for 30 years ... [http://www.kingcounty.gov/environment/wtd/Education/RWBGarden.aspx King County Washington] | * Here's a real example that has worked for 30 years ... [http://www.kingcounty.gov/environment/wtd/Education/RWBGarden.aspx King County Washington] | ||
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==== Proper Custody of the Grease ==== | ==== Proper Custody of the Grease ==== | ||
* Only sell the grease to customers that will convert it to cleaner burning diesel...it's the right thing to do. | * Only sell the grease to customers that will convert it to cleaner burning diesel...it's the right thing to do. | ||
| + | * Have them bring diesel fuel when then pick up #6 and fill haulers trucks when they are dumping | ||
Latest revision as of 11:41, 22 May 2011
These are the suggested actions to improve the Viridia 3X margins:
Contents
Friends of the Hudson River
A private - public partnership to reduce devastating environmental and health effects of grease in our water systems...both public sewers and our lakes and rivers. It would include:
- Education and Enforcement
- Friend of the Hudson Restaurant program...doing our part to restore the health and beauty of the Hudson River for future generations
- Sign a agreement committing to proper care of their grease
- Hauler takes grease to the Viridia plant and record volume and ...maybe test for % grease content (credit for that.)
- Receive a sticker on their window /door / menu
- Co-op they receive credit for their grease (share of Biofuel's revenue matched by haulers)
- Work with haulers and there is a boot over the nozzle ...stop odors.
- Certified Haulers
- Share in the profits (shorter trips)
- No dumping (restaurant is expecting their credit)
- Team with Hudson River Clean-up organization
- 3D Benefits
- Environment - cleaner healthier rivers
- Community...working together for a more sustainable future...connecting environmentalists, industry and government
- Restaurants can donate their green dividend checks to Friends of the Hudson 501.c3 (see above)
- Economic -- higher restaurant switching costs, part of something larger, stable customers, lower risks,
Reuse Wasted Heat / Energy
- Provide heat to bacteria
- Create a Heat Recovery Unit outbound water heats inbound grease
- Solar Thermal panels pre heat water going into boiler or grease going into process
- Capture and reuse heat from stack
Community - Neighborhood Relationship
- Create a community Eco-garden demonstration center (name?) that will:
- Education center for local schools
- Grow native plants that are then transplanted to "green and beautify Waldwick.
- Adopt prominent corners, main streets, or parks in downtown Waldwick
- Select plants the smell great.
- Have a rain garden for the water that comes off the roof of the Viridia plant w/ rain barrels
- Put flowers at plant entrance....improved the neighborhood
- Have a local bee keeper start a hive ... teach bee keeping... give away the honey at Christmas to neighbors
- Optionally...locate the solar panels near the garden so it can be part of the education / demonstration.
- Employee and Hauler (maintain while waiting) vegetable gardens
- Reuse plant processing:
- Use the biosolids from the process to fertilize the flowers
- Use wasted heat from the Viridia plant to heat a greenhouse to grow plants year round that can be planted
- Team with:
- Local master gardeners (need volunteer hours)
- Local state university (internship)
- Local high school (internship)
- Neighborhood Jr High school
- Here's a real example that has worked for 30 years ... King County Washington
Proper Custody of the Grease
- Only sell the grease to customers that will convert it to cleaner burning diesel...it's the right thing to do.
- Have them bring diesel fuel when then pick up #6 and fill haulers trucks when they are dumping
