TO: Napa County Climate Action Committee
FROM: Brian D. Bordona, Director of Napa County Planning, Building & Environmental Services
REPORT BY: Jesse Gutiérrez, Principal Planner, Sustainability
SUBJECT: Presentation: Introduction to Napa Recycling Municipal Diversion Facility Global Heat Reduction Study
RECOMMENDATION
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PRESENTATION: Introduction to Napa Recycling Municipal Diversion Facility Global Heat Reduction Study
STAFF REQUEST: Receive a presentation from Tim Dewey-Mattia from Napa Recycling & Waste Services and Linda Brown from SCS Global Services on the Napa Recycling Municipal Diversion Facility Global Heat Reduction Study.
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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The proposed action is not a project as defined by 14 California
Code of Regulations 15378 (State CEQA Guidelines) and therefore CEQA is not applicable.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
Title: Taking a Fresh Look at the Carbon Footprint of the Napa Recycling Municipal Diversion Facility from a Global Heat Reduction Perspective
Committee members will hear a report about a pilot study conducted by SCS Consulting and the SCS Global Heat Reduction Initiative (GHR) on behalf of Napa Recycling and Waste Services (NRWS), which will showcase the use of an advanced Total Climate Accounting approach developed to help users achieve the greatest climate return on investment (ROI). Under Phase 1 of the study, SCS calculated the 2024 carbon footprint of operations at the Napa Recycling Municipal Diversion Facility (MDF) and quantified the climate benefit of its composting efforts. Under Phase 2, SCS determined how implementation of a new Anaerobic Digester project would alter the carbon footprint. In addition to conventional carbon footprint analysis and reporting metrics, the study expanded the analysis in two important ways by: 1) including a wider range of climate pollutants, and 2) evaluating the corresponding global heat impact reduction associated with these operations over near-term timeframes of interest. The results of this study provide a new window into the importance of NRWS’ operations to the County’s overall climate goals and demonstrates how the expanded heat reduction analysis can shed light on establishing priorities for climate action throughout Napa County.
Presenter Bios:
Linda Brown is co-founder and Senior Vice President of SCS Global Services, a leading third-party certification and standards developer in the field of environment, sustainability, food quality, and climate since 1984. Linda has actively participated in the development and implementation of the company's strategic initiatives and certification programs, serving in a multitude of capacities as well as on the company Board of Directors. She has spearheaded or participated in numerous food quality, environmental and sustainability standards development activities on a company, national and international basis. Linda is a strong advocate for environmental literacy and transparency in ecolabeling. She has been active in social justice and environmental issues for decades, and co-founded Napa Climate NOW!, an organization dedicated to climate education and action based on the latest climate science. Linda earned her Master's degree in Journalism from Stanford University, and her Bachelor's degree in English and Political Science from Emory University.
Tim Dewey-Mattia is the Recycling & Public Education Manager for Napa Recycling & Waste Services. Napa Recycling is the local franchise hauler in Napa, as well as the operator of Napa’s award-winning Recycling & Composting Facility and the Northern Recycling Compost Facility in Yolo County. Tim got his start in the Zero Waste field nearly three decades ago - first with the Middlebury College recycling program and then for several non-profit recycling organizations in San Francisco. He has been at Napa Recycling for 20 years and works on all aspects of program development, implementation, compliance and outreach. Tim also sits on the Board of Directors of the California Resource Recovery Association and is a former board member of the Northern California Recycling Association.