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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0227.003 1998-2000 COMPANY PROFILE FOR: Peak Creations, a branch of Aries Graphics & Press ~ Rec~vEn nom- a - paro ~fg~ Policy/ -y~Goumy Couoci~~ IRG Commitment: Peak Creations is committed to the use of recycled (100% post- consumer) glass in all products it manufactures. Recycled Product Description: Decorative architectural tiles and slab glass, pavers, soap dishes and paperweights at present Scope: This company has developed unique glass processes. After collecting container glass from local sources, it is crushed, melted and poured into molds. The result of this process is a hand made characteristics that bestow a clarity and brilliance found in no other recycled glass product. A small quantity of glass products are being produced at this time (9/97). The next step is the assemble of a large glass remanufacturing plant that will be capable of consuming at least one ton per day of recycled glass. Note: Peak Creations is exploring the use of molded recycled paper to use as a packing material for shipping glass products. Plans to recycled automobile and aircraft oil to be used as a fuel to power furnaces. The parent company, Aries Graphics & Press, in operation since 1985, uses recycled paper for printing projects whenever possible. Aries Graphics recycles its waste paper by collecting and making it available to organizations such as the YMCA and community schools. The aluminum printing plates used by Aries Graphics are sold as scrap aluminum. Started: 1994. Sole Proprietor: J. Jay West Results: Diversion of 5-10% of waste glass that is going into the landfills. Benefits: Raw material cost savings, permanent job creation, positive image in the community and increased public awareness about recycling. Challenges: Securing startup capital. Obtaining a suitable site for operations. Finding employees with the right skills and work habits. Overcoming the adverse business climate in Hawaii, i.e., high costs of land, labor, utilities, shipping and limited local market. Comm. xo. ~ 2 7. 003 Irue x~. KEF Ref. To: f~resenfed S~ ~ PC Ref. Date e.~,~ 9D,~~ Pavers Paving Bricks or Pavers Design based on bricks used by old ' American Midwestern rural towns. 3-D design by local artist. PV1002.8.75"x 4.5"x 1" • clear, green. _ Visionary Soap Dish Turtle Created from ancient material, by modern Paperweights Decorative methods. Designed by local artist. Fish Tiles SD1002 • 5.25"x 3.5"x 1.25" • clear, green, turquoise, cobalt blue. Hawaii Fish-Petroglyph Sun Catchers Embossed Hawaii and fish Petroglyph designed by local artist. Comes with translucent hanging cord. S1002 • Approx. 4"x 4"x .37" • green, turquoise, cobalt blue. Hawaii Turtle-Petroglyph Paperweights s Designed from ancient rock carving deplicting the now endangered Hawksbill Green Sea Turtle. PW1003 • 3.5"x 3.25"x .5" • clear, green, turquoise, cobalt blue. Decorative 3-Dimensional Fish Tiles TF1001 •4.25"x 4.25"x 1" • clear, green, turquoise, cobalt blue. Chopstk:k Holders Chopstick Holders Matt finish, set of four. Your choice of color mix. Chopsticks not included. CS1002 • Approx. 1.25" x .75" • clear, green, turquoise, cobalt blue. C Slab Glass Blocks Appropriate for sand carving or engraving. Also known as dalle de verve. Approximately 1"thick. TSO425 • 4.25"x 4.25", TS0600 • 6"x 6", Slab Glass Blocks TS0800. 8"x 8" • clear, green, turquoise, cobalt blue. MADE AND DISTRIBUTED BV Colors now available PEAK CREATIONS PO Box 6239 • Kamuela, HI 96743-6239 • Ph: 808-885-7812 • Fax: 808-885-8457 Our glass products are the choice for the next millennium. We use only 100 % recycled glass. All of our glass comes from consumer collected containers. CLEAR GREEN 7UR000ISE COBALT BLUE We continue to develop new products in exciting colors. Special colors available upon request. Minimum 1000. Submitted November 19, 1998 ~ ~ G • TT~A^ 1 ` Project Summary I/~ - U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH PROGRAM SOLICITATION NUMBER PR-NC-98-12211 • PHASE I - FY 99 PROJECT SUMMARY: (Limit to One Page) All rights reserved FIRM NAME, ADDRESS, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER: Peak Creations 65-1235A Opelo Road, Suite 3 P.O. Box 6239 Kamuela, HI 96743 Ph: 808-885-7812 Fax: 808-885-8457 artglass@gte.net TITLE OF PROPOSAL: A Value-Added System of Recycling Municipal Solid Waste in Rural Communities TOPIC LETTER (A-O): H NAME AND TITLE OF PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR/PROJECT MANAGER: Jinene J. West, Owner and Applicant (aka J. Jay West) (I) TECHNICAL ABSTRACT: (Limited to 200 words; Must be Publishable) Current municipal solid waste management fails to take advantage of the economic value achievable through remanufacture and marketing of products created from waste materials. When municipal solid waste systems attempt to salvage materials the value of these materials are reduced by collection, processing and shipping. This short-sighted practice persists because of the lack of an innovative system that would realize the value-added potential of municipal solid waste. This project will determine the feasibility of a recycling and reuse system designed to meet the needs of rural communities. This system treats all municipal solid waste as a recyclable and reusable resource with both actual and potential values. This system combines aspects of several types of existing facilities and programs with additional components to achieve an overall effect that is both innovative and effective. Unlike current material management systems, this approach provides consumers who produce recyclable and reusable materials control over collection, processing, remanufacturing, marketing and distribution of value-added to discarded materials. (II)ANTICIPATED RESULTS/POTENTIAL COMMERCIALAPPLICATIONS (Limited to 200 words; Must be Publishable): Results of the successful implementation of this system would be an increase in waste diversion rates, reduced long-term costs to taxpayers, lessen negative environmental impacts, increase resource conservation and foster economic development. Phase I research will demonstrate the economic, logistical, environmental, legal, and political feasibility of this proposed system. The successful evaluation of this system will provide the foundation for designing afull-scale working operation. Commercial applications of this system would include marketing of this system to other rural communities along with technical assistance and training in its implementations. All rights reserved 2 THE PROPOSED SOLUTION This project addresses the feasibility of avalue-added recycling and reuse system designed to meet the unique needs of rural communities. The system treats all municipal solid waste as a recyclable and reusable resource with both actual and potential values. This system combines aspects of several types of existing facilities and programs with additional components to achieve an overall effect that is both innovative and effective. Unlike current materials management systems, the proposed system gives the consumers who produce recyclable and reusable materials control over collection, processing, remanufacturing, marketing, and distribution of value added to discarded materials. The process of manufacturing and selling products from virgin or raw materials in a capitalist system depends upon value being added at every step of the process. Metal ore has a certain value to the company that mines it. Extraction of the metal from the ore increases the value of the metal. Manufacturing a product from the metal further increases the value of the metal. Ultimately, the price paid by a consumer for the product is considerably higher than the value of an equivalent amount of metal locked in ore. In other words, the raw ore embodies all the products that potentially can be manufactured from the metal in the ore. The purpose of industrial, wholesale, and retail processes is to manifest the full potential value of the raw ore. The proposed (value-added rural recycling) system reverses the current practice of allowing [he values of discarded materials to become zero or negative. Features of this system include: - Collection of discarded materials in such a way as to preserve maximum potential value of component materials. - Retention of control over the materials by the consumers who discazd them, through a community cooperative, whose membership includes both residents and businesses. Cooperatives are familiar entities in many rural azeas. - Collection and transport of all discarded materials to a Recycling And Reuse Enterprise (RARE) Parks for processing, remanufacturing, and/or resale. - Distribution of value added by processing and remanufacturing activities to members of the cooperative. Figure 1 (page 4) provides a graphic representation of the proposed system. It is a simple input- output model. Recyclable and reusable discards constitute the input. Reusables, processed recyclables, and new products manufactured from recycled materials constitute the output. In the center of the model is the mechanism for converting input to output in the RARE Pazk The RARE Pazk~ is conveniently located to serve recycling and reuse businesses, resource collection (transfer) stations, recycling centers, and the public. Activities at the RARE Park include: - Receipt of all discarded materials. - Refurbishing and sale of reusables. All rights reserved 3 - Sorting and processing of recyclables for shipment to off-island markets or sale [o remanufacturers located in the RARE Park®. - Identification and development of local markets for recyclables and products made from recyclables. - Identification and development of new products, suitable for local markets, that can be made with local recyclables. - Provision of cooperative services, such as equipment rental and repair, sale of supplies, and lease or rental of space to members. - Public education. As the name implies, the RARE Park provides apark-like setting for its activities. It is neat, clean, and virtually odor-free. Internal roads, pazking areas, and aprons are paved. Landscaping features green grass and tropical foliage in unpaved areas. Picnic shelters are provided for visiting groups. Special exhibits and activities, such as a fazmers mazket, occur regulazly to entice the public to visit and participate. One regular featured activity is creation of sculptures and other works of art from discarded materials. These are displayed for a while and then sold, to be replaced by new creations. Recycling and reuse businesses are recruited to the RARE Park® to collect and process specific materials and to sell their products. Each RARE Park® has a reuse facility modeled after Recycletown, Urban Ore, and The Loading Dock. A materials exchange program is also based at the RARE Park, thus integrating the virtual exchange facility with a physical reuse facility. The RARE Park® also serves as a small business incubator by furnishing reasonably priced space, specification materials, technical assistance, access to experienced mentors, and encouragement to existing and start-up businesses. This enables entrepreneurs to get started or to expand with small amounts of capital. It also encourages testing of innovative ideas on a small scale. The small business incubator function is a key to successfully reclassifying many materials from waste to recyclable or reusable discards. The RARE Park® itself will be an educational center, set up to facilitate visits by school classes, other groups, and individuals. Exhibits and safe azeas for viewing vazious processing operations are provided. Some of the on-site facilities are constructed of reusables and products made from recyclables in order to demonstrate the creative and practical potential of these materials. In addition to promoting recycling and reuse, an important part of the educational program is advocacy for use of environmentally friendly products. Benefits of the successful implementation of this system would be an increase in waste diversion rates, reduced long-term costs to taxpayers, lessen negative environmental impacts, increase resource conservation and foster economic development. Phase I research will demonstrate the economic, logistical, environmental, legal, and political feasibility of this proposed system. The successful evaluation of this system will provide the foundation for designing afull-scale working operation.