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Measuring Environmental Benefits Calculator (MEBCalCTM) <br />Jeffrey Morris, Ph.D., Economist at Sound Resource Management in Seattle, has developed a <br />calculator that begins with the EPA's WARM calculator, and expands upon it to gather <br />information on not just carbon, and CO„ but also several other important environmental, and <br />human health indicators. Although not yet widely used, this calculator shows the significant <br />benefits that WARM docs not consider. <br />The MEBCaIcT°' model expands, and shows the benefits other than just energy savings, and <br />carbon savings. Recycling materials with zero waste in mind recognizes notjust the value in the <br />resource itself, but the contribution to the health of the conmiunity when materials are kept out <br />of landfills, and incinerators, avoiding the toxic, and carcinogenic emissions. <br />Roseville <br />2006 <br />1 2007 <br />2008 <br />2009 <br />2010 <br />2011 <br />2012 <br />2013 <br />2014 <br />3,441 <br />3,682 <br />3,556 <br />3,281 <br />3,322 <br />3,243 <br />3,173 <br />3225 <br />3212 <br />Total Recycling <br />tons <br />tons <br />tons <br />tons <br />tons <br />tons <br />tons <br />tons <br />tons <br />Carbon Dioxide <br />Equivalent <br />9,437.3 <br />9,619.0 <br />9,683.5 <br />8,814.0 <br />8,739.3 <br />8,425.1 <br />8,106.2 <br />8,478.7 <br />8,386.3 <br />Reduction <br />metric <br />metric <br />metric <br />metric <br />metric <br />metric <br />metric <br />metric <br />metric <br />tons <br />tons <br />tons <br />tons <br />tons <br />tons <br />tons <br />tons <br />tons <br />(eCO,) <br />Human <br />Health <br />1.9 <br />1.9 <br />1.9 <br />1.9 <br />1.9 <br />2.0 <br />1.8 <br />1.9 <br />1.7 <br />Carcinogens <br />metric <br />metric <br />metric <br />metric <br />metric <br />metric <br />metric <br />metric <br />metric <br />Reduction <br />tons <br />tons <br />tons <br />tons <br />tons <br />tons <br />tons <br />tons <br />tons <br />(eBenzene) <br />Human <br />Health— <br />Non-Carcinogen <br />4,609.7 <br />5,253.0 <br />4,665.7 <br />4,452.0 <br />4,518.0 <br />4,699.6 <br />4,375.0 <br />4,280.1 <br />3,953.0 <br />Toxins <br />tons <br />tons <br />tons <br />tons <br />tons <br />tons <br />tons <br />tons <br />tons <br />Reduction <br />(eToluene <br />Human <br />Health <br />4.4 <br />6.6 <br />4.2 <br />4.4 <br />4.8 <br />5.9 <br />5.1 <br />4.2 <br />3.6 <br />Particulates <br />metric <br />metric <br />metric <br />metric <br />metric <br />metric <br />metric <br />metric <br />metric <br />Reduction <br />tons <br />tons <br />tons <br />tons <br />tons <br />tons <br />tons <br />tons <br />tons <br />(CPM2,,,) <br />Acidification <br />26.9 <br />27.0 <br />27.3 <br />25.3 <br />25.5 <br />27.1 <br />24.3 <br />25.7 <br />22.7 <br />Reduction <br />(eSO,) <br />tons <br />tons <br />tons <br />tons <br />tons <br />tons <br />tons <br />tons <br />tons <br />15 <br />