TRUE Advisor Module 6, TRUE
Advisor Certification - Module 5,
TRUE Advisor Module 4: Redesign,
Reduce, Reuse, TRUE Advisor
Module 4, Module 3: TRUE Zero
waste certification and the role of the
TRUE advisor, TRUE
Methane - Answer- _______ is 25% more potent that CO2
What is considered contamination - Answer- Any material or substance that is mixed
with recyclables or compostables that diminished or destroys the utility or value of
the recyclables or compostables
Aerobic Composting - Answer- Decomposition of organic matter in the presence of
oxygen, generally conducted outdoors in open windrows or in a aerate container
Vermi-composting - Answer- Composting with worms
Anerobic digestion - Answer- Controlled decomposition on the absence of oxygen.
This captures methane created from microorganisms and uses it to generate heat,
biogas fuel, or energy
Intent of the "Collect compostables separately from other materials" credit - Answer-
To ensure organic materials are properly separated from the waste stream to
promote the beneficial use of the material and minimize contamination of other
materials.
Requirements of the "Collect compostables separately from other materials" credit -
Answer- Create a process for the collection of source separated compostables.
Separate collection should take place at front and back of house food service
operations, break areas, and all other locations where organics are generated.
Compostable material must remain separate from other materials at all times,
including point of collection from service provider.
Intent of the "Compost, digest or reuse yard trimmings" credit - Answer- To divert
organic matter away from landfill and incineration (WTE) and towards creation of
valuable, nutrient rich soil.
Requirements of the "Compost, digest or reuse yard trimmings" credit - Answer-
Create and implement a system for collecting then composting, digesting and/or
mulching all green waste generated through landscaping activities.
,Intent of the "Compost food scraps and/or soiled paper on-site" credit - Answer- To
divert organic matter away from landfill and incineration (WTE) and towards creation
of valuable, nutrient rich soil.
Requirements of the "Compost food scraps and/or soiled paper on-site" credit -
Answer- Create and implement a system for composting food scraps and/or soiled
paper on-site. Ensure that food scraps are properly composted prior to redistribution
as a soil amendment or other beneficial use.
Intent of the "Compost food scraps and/or soiled paper off-site" credit - Answer- To
divert organic matter away from landfill and incineration (WTE) and towards creation
of valuable, nutrient rich soil.
Requirements of the "Compost food scraps and/or soiled paper off-site" credit -
Answer- Identify and utilize a composter for off-site composting of soiled paper
and/or food.
Intent of the "Utilize/reuse compost or mulch onsite" credit - Answer- To support the
market value of compost and mulch. Create better soil for healthier plants on-site.
Requirements of the "Utilize/reuse compost or mulch onsite" credit - Answer- Identify
areas where compost or mulch would be beneficial to site landscape, then purchase
and apply it to these areas.
Intent of the "Implement other process technologies for organic materials" credit -
Answer- To promote beneficial, non-harmful use of organic materials and/or
generate clean energy.
Requirements of the "Implement other process technologies for organic materials"
credit - Answer- Utilize a separate process technology for organic materials that is
beneficial, non-harmful and/or generates clean energy.
Intent of the "Use compost from site for on-site food production" credit - Answer- To
demonstrate commitment to the environment and the natural organics system by
utilizing food waste to assist in propagation of new food for consumption by those
who generated the waste.
Requirements of the "Use compost from site for on-site food production" credit -
Answer- Create a process of utilizing compost generated from the food waste on-site
to grow new food for company use. If an off-site composter is used, any compost
generated from the facility is purchased for use in the facility's program.
Recycling - Answer- The series of activities by which discarded materials are
collected, sorted, processed, converted into manufacturing feedstock material, and
used in creation of new products
Reduction, Reuse, Upcycling - Answer- Name three strategies TRUE focuses on
before recycling
, Single Stream Recycling - Answer- a method of collecting all recyclable materials in
one "stream" in a non-compartmentalized vehicle to be separated at a facility later
Source Separation - Answer- The act of separating recyclable materials from each
other by material type, ensures the highest and best use of a material
Intent of Credit 1.1: Meet highest and best use for 80% of materials by weight and
Credit 1.2: Meet highest and best use for 80% of materials by weight - Answer- To
ensure highest and best use of materials is explored prior to recycling.
Requirements of Credit 1.1: Meet highest and best use for 80% of materials by
weight and Credit 1.2: Meet highest and best use for 80% of materials by weight -
Answer- - Identify which categories of materials are generated at the facility.
- Identify the highest and best use for each material generated at the facility.
-Demonstrate that 80% of materials, by weight, are meeting the highest and best
use. If 80% (C1.1) and 100% (C1.2) of all materials generated by weight consists of
one material only, the next 3 largest waste streams by weight must also meet
highest and best use.
Intent of the "Determine end markets for recycled commodities" credit - Answer- To
understand the entire lifecycle of materials generated at the facility.
Requirements of the "Determine end markets for recycled commodities" credit -
Answer- Acquire written documentation from every service provider on where
recyclable commodities from the facility are sent for final processing.
Right-Sizing - Answer- To ensure that bin volume, number of bins, and number of
collection pick-ups for each material type is accurate and appropriate to the
generation of materials
Right-Sizing Process - Answer- Gather the Facts
Understand Your Options
Know Bin Types & Locations
Inspect Bins
Timing Your Right-Sizing Audit
Types of Materials for Bins - Answer- Cardboard (OCC), Mixed Paper (MP), Trash
(T), Compost (C), Plastic (P), B&C (R)
Collection Bin Options - Answer- Small wheeled totes or carts
Dumpsters of 2,3,4, or 6 cubic yards
Roll off, open top containers of 10-40 cubic yards
Self-contained compactors of 2-40 cubic yards
Reduction Factor - Answer- How much a material can be reduced prior to placing in
the bins
When should bins be audited? - Answer- When they are full as close as possible to
the time of collection, best time is usually early morning on the day of collection
Advisor Certification - Module 5,
TRUE Advisor Module 4: Redesign,
Reduce, Reuse, TRUE Advisor
Module 4, Module 3: TRUE Zero
waste certification and the role of the
TRUE advisor, TRUE
Methane - Answer- _______ is 25% more potent that CO2
What is considered contamination - Answer- Any material or substance that is mixed
with recyclables or compostables that diminished or destroys the utility or value of
the recyclables or compostables
Aerobic Composting - Answer- Decomposition of organic matter in the presence of
oxygen, generally conducted outdoors in open windrows or in a aerate container
Vermi-composting - Answer- Composting with worms
Anerobic digestion - Answer- Controlled decomposition on the absence of oxygen.
This captures methane created from microorganisms and uses it to generate heat,
biogas fuel, or energy
Intent of the "Collect compostables separately from other materials" credit - Answer-
To ensure organic materials are properly separated from the waste stream to
promote the beneficial use of the material and minimize contamination of other
materials.
Requirements of the "Collect compostables separately from other materials" credit -
Answer- Create a process for the collection of source separated compostables.
Separate collection should take place at front and back of house food service
operations, break areas, and all other locations where organics are generated.
Compostable material must remain separate from other materials at all times,
including point of collection from service provider.
Intent of the "Compost, digest or reuse yard trimmings" credit - Answer- To divert
organic matter away from landfill and incineration (WTE) and towards creation of
valuable, nutrient rich soil.
Requirements of the "Compost, digest or reuse yard trimmings" credit - Answer-
Create and implement a system for collecting then composting, digesting and/or
mulching all green waste generated through landscaping activities.
,Intent of the "Compost food scraps and/or soiled paper on-site" credit - Answer- To
divert organic matter away from landfill and incineration (WTE) and towards creation
of valuable, nutrient rich soil.
Requirements of the "Compost food scraps and/or soiled paper on-site" credit -
Answer- Create and implement a system for composting food scraps and/or soiled
paper on-site. Ensure that food scraps are properly composted prior to redistribution
as a soil amendment or other beneficial use.
Intent of the "Compost food scraps and/or soiled paper off-site" credit - Answer- To
divert organic matter away from landfill and incineration (WTE) and towards creation
of valuable, nutrient rich soil.
Requirements of the "Compost food scraps and/or soiled paper off-site" credit -
Answer- Identify and utilize a composter for off-site composting of soiled paper
and/or food.
Intent of the "Utilize/reuse compost or mulch onsite" credit - Answer- To support the
market value of compost and mulch. Create better soil for healthier plants on-site.
Requirements of the "Utilize/reuse compost or mulch onsite" credit - Answer- Identify
areas where compost or mulch would be beneficial to site landscape, then purchase
and apply it to these areas.
Intent of the "Implement other process technologies for organic materials" credit -
Answer- To promote beneficial, non-harmful use of organic materials and/or
generate clean energy.
Requirements of the "Implement other process technologies for organic materials"
credit - Answer- Utilize a separate process technology for organic materials that is
beneficial, non-harmful and/or generates clean energy.
Intent of the "Use compost from site for on-site food production" credit - Answer- To
demonstrate commitment to the environment and the natural organics system by
utilizing food waste to assist in propagation of new food for consumption by those
who generated the waste.
Requirements of the "Use compost from site for on-site food production" credit -
Answer- Create a process of utilizing compost generated from the food waste on-site
to grow new food for company use. If an off-site composter is used, any compost
generated from the facility is purchased for use in the facility's program.
Recycling - Answer- The series of activities by which discarded materials are
collected, sorted, processed, converted into manufacturing feedstock material, and
used in creation of new products
Reduction, Reuse, Upcycling - Answer- Name three strategies TRUE focuses on
before recycling
, Single Stream Recycling - Answer- a method of collecting all recyclable materials in
one "stream" in a non-compartmentalized vehicle to be separated at a facility later
Source Separation - Answer- The act of separating recyclable materials from each
other by material type, ensures the highest and best use of a material
Intent of Credit 1.1: Meet highest and best use for 80% of materials by weight and
Credit 1.2: Meet highest and best use for 80% of materials by weight - Answer- To
ensure highest and best use of materials is explored prior to recycling.
Requirements of Credit 1.1: Meet highest and best use for 80% of materials by
weight and Credit 1.2: Meet highest and best use for 80% of materials by weight -
Answer- - Identify which categories of materials are generated at the facility.
- Identify the highest and best use for each material generated at the facility.
-Demonstrate that 80% of materials, by weight, are meeting the highest and best
use. If 80% (C1.1) and 100% (C1.2) of all materials generated by weight consists of
one material only, the next 3 largest waste streams by weight must also meet
highest and best use.
Intent of the "Determine end markets for recycled commodities" credit - Answer- To
understand the entire lifecycle of materials generated at the facility.
Requirements of the "Determine end markets for recycled commodities" credit -
Answer- Acquire written documentation from every service provider on where
recyclable commodities from the facility are sent for final processing.
Right-Sizing - Answer- To ensure that bin volume, number of bins, and number of
collection pick-ups for each material type is accurate and appropriate to the
generation of materials
Right-Sizing Process - Answer- Gather the Facts
Understand Your Options
Know Bin Types & Locations
Inspect Bins
Timing Your Right-Sizing Audit
Types of Materials for Bins - Answer- Cardboard (OCC), Mixed Paper (MP), Trash
(T), Compost (C), Plastic (P), B&C (R)
Collection Bin Options - Answer- Small wheeled totes or carts
Dumpsters of 2,3,4, or 6 cubic yards
Roll off, open top containers of 10-40 cubic yards
Self-contained compactors of 2-40 cubic yards
Reduction Factor - Answer- How much a material can be reduced prior to placing in
the bins
When should bins be audited? - Answer- When they are full as close as possible to
the time of collection, best time is usually early morning on the day of collection
