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® Another example of how these efforts can be translated into energy savings can be found in the EPA calculator. It~shows that the energy saving gained by the recycling efforts of Raseville's residents in 2008 could power the homes of just over 528 of their neighbors for one year. Although WARM is the most widely peer-reviewed and accepted model, it is considered to have several flaws. Many believe the use of this ca]culator is conservative and understates the real impact of waste reduction efforts. However, despite these flaws, WARM. is a well- recognized, published calculator. Until a better calculator is peer reviewed and accepted, WARM gives us a conservative starting place to measure these impacts and work towards our goals. Even with WARM, as you will see, the impacts are quite significant. (http: //epa.gov/cli~natechange/~vycdl~vaste/calculators/ WarmForm.htinl) Jeffrey Morris Calculator Jeffrey Morris, 1?h.l~. Economist at Sound Resource Management in Seattle h.as developed a calculator that begins with the EPA's WARM calculator and expounds upon it to gather information on not just Carbon and C02 but also several other im.portanC environmental and human health indicators, Although new and not yet widely-used, this calculator shows the significant benefits that WARM does not consider. RUS~111LLE ~ 2006 2007 2008 Total Recycling.. 3.~~1 to~~~ ~;6~2 c~~t~s 355; tott5 Carbon llioxide Equivalent Reduction 9,4.37.3 9,619.0 9,683.5 (MTC02E} metric tons metric tons metric tons Haman Health - ' 4609.7 tons 5,253.0 tons 4,665.7 tans Non-Carcinogen T ohins Reduction Httnlan Health - 26 9 totes 27.0 tons 27.3 tons Acidification (S02} Reduction . Human Health - 4.4 6.6 4.2 metre tons Particulates Reduction metric tons metric tons Human Health - 1.9 1.9 1.9 Caecinogens Reduction mett-ic Cons metric tons tlietric tons For more rnformacion about [he process of measuring the environmental benefits of waste reduction, visit hun://e~~,nv/clima[echan tg •/sc,ycd/was[e/measuretthse,html~$ctick Use of Biddiesel in Recycling Trucks in Roseville In addition to the figures noted above, Eureka Recycling continues to run the entire collection fleet on a 20% biodiesel blend, None of the calculators above account for the additional reduction in greenhouse gases that result from the use of biodiesel. For more information, see the enclosed `Benefiting From Biodiesel" Fact Sheet (Appendix ll). _ -~ ~ ~~..~