Raised Bill No. 1037 - An Act Concerning Solid Management

Written Testimony of Urban Mining CT, LLC before the Environment Committee of the Connecticut General Assembly

On February 8, 2021 representatives of Urban Mining CT, LLC (Urban Mining) came before this Committee to present an environmentally beneficial solution to the issue of waste glass in Connecticut (see attached presentation). In brief, Urban Mining has constructed and is now operating a first-of-its-kind facility in Beacon Falls that can take over 50,000 tons of waste glass annually and turn it into a product that creates stronger, longer lasting concrete while reducing carbon dioxide emissions generated in the production of cement on an almost ton-for-ton basis. The success of this nascent enterprise relies on a readily available supply of waste glass. Glass currently being received in Beacon Falls is coming primarily from Connecticut material recovery facilities. Urban Mining is opposed to this Bill because it would dramatically reduce available glass from those facilities to make its ground glass product. It would also force Urban Mining to seek glass sources from outside of the State to continue operations. If available, waste glass generated in New York and elsewhere would need to be trucked long distances over already crowded roads. Connecticut’s air quality and taxed transportation corridors would suffer as a result.

In sum, this legislation is unneeded because for the first time, non-bottle bill glass has a place to go in Connecticut that does not involve disposal but is rather consumed as feedstock for an environmentally friendly product. Urban Mining calls upon this Committee to support its efforts to be part of the waste glass solution in Connecticut rather than potentially undermining such efforts with this Bill.

If the Committee decides to act favorably on Raised Bill No. 1037, at the very least it should provide for in Section 2(B) (in addition to the processing into furnace-ready cullet) the beneficial reuse of wine and liquor beverage containers pursuant to DEEP authorization pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes 22a-209f.

Urban Mining CT, LLC · 105A Breault Road, Beacon Falls, CT 06403 · (203) 632-6980 www.pozzotive.com A Presentation by Urban Mining CT to the

Environment Committee Connecticut General Assembly

Regarding the Environmental Solutions Offered by Pozzotive®

February 8th, 2021 a sustainable future is here. www.pozzotive.com Pozzotive® Overview

Pozzotive® is a high-performance ground glass product that creates stronger, more durable, and longer-lasting concrete while reducing CO2 on an almost ton-for-ton basis. Pozzotive® can replace up to 50% of cement in concrete, providing ground- breaking solutions in three industries:  (most post consumer glass is landfilled)  Cement (large global warming potential, or GWP)  Pozzolans (shortages and deteriorating quality) After 10+ years of developing, testing and gaining market acceptance; with an ASTM standard now in place; and with broad support from CT DEEP, the first full- scale facility of its kind worldwide opened here in CT December 2020.

a sustainable future is here. www.pozzotive.com Industry Problems and Solutions

Recycling Industry: The economics for recycling glass are challenging. Manufacturers require color segregation, ceramic and pyroceram removal, and a minimum size of ⅜”. The green glass market is limited, and the CRT panel glass market is nonexistent. Most glass is still land-filled.

Solution: The Pozzotive® process utilizes any size and color of glass, ceramics and pyrocerams, increasing both the value and utilization of all recycled glass. UMI also has innovative solutions for recycled CRT panel glass, plate glass and demolition glass

a sustainable future is here. www.pozzotive.com Industry Problems and Solutions

Cement Industry:

Making one ton of cement generates about a ton of CO2. Solution: Pozzotive® replaces up to 50% of cement in concrete, reduces related

CO2 production on nearly a ton-for-ton basis.

Pozzolan Industry: A pozzolan is an important component in making high performance concrete. The most common pozzolan has been the fly ash from coal burning power plants. Regulations, cheaper and cleaner energy alternatives have caused shutdowns and conversions of those plants, thereby reducing the supply of ash. Solution: Pozzotive® helps fill these supply voids, particularly in markets where fly ash is scarce, and glass is readily sourced.

a sustainable future is here. www.pozzotive.com Pozzotive® Solutions for Concrete

• Significant Environmental Benefits: • Dramatic reduction in the carbon footprint of concrete • Process utilizes any size or color glass and ceramics: no glass to • A white material that increases reflectivity and reduces “heat island” effect • Made and used regionally from regionally harvested post-consumer glass, minimizing long-haul trucking

• Significant Performance Benefits: • Stronger, better performing and longer lasting concrete • Resistance to chloride penetration from road salts and reduced moisture penetration means a longer a life for concrete, offering major savings in long-term infrastructure costs

a sustainable future is here. www.pozzotive.com The Solution to Cement’s CO2 Problem

It is estimated 7% of the CO2 produced globally is from the manufacture of cement. According to Climate Earth, the Global Warming Potential (GWP) from the manufacture of cement is 1,040 kg CO2e per ton.

In stark contrast, Climate Earth recently found that the GWP of Pozzotive® manufacturing is just 56 kg CO2e per ton. So, the GWP of Pozzotive® is just 5% of the portland cement it replaces!

Our new CT plant will take the equivalent of about 8,000 cars off the road a year in estimated CO2 savings.

a sustainable future is here. www.pozzotive.com Strong Market Acceptance

Successful third-party lab testing completed by: McInnis, US Concrete, CEMEX, O&G Industries, Unilock Pavers, CCNY, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Clarkson University, NYCDDC/DOT, BASF, 3M, FL and CT DOT Representative projects using Pozzotive: • Sidewalks: NYC (DDC) and Mountain View, CA (Google) • About 10 million concrete blocks: 2nd Ave subway, NYPD Academy, Yankee Stadium, 855 Sixth Ave, US Navel Drone Facility, NYU, Columbia, Sloan Kettering, Univ. of West Virginia, UCONN, ESPN HQ, Marine Gateway (Vancouver) • Over 500,000 SF of pre-stressed concrete slabs: Various residential developments in the NY metro area • Permeable Pavers: The United Nations Plaza, Whole Foods, Brooklyn, NYCSCA Net Zero School • Structural High-Rise Pour: Halletts Point, NYC

a sustainable future is here. www.pozzotive.com Strong Market Acceptance

® Pozzotive can also transform SPECIFIED BY: glass into a new building product: 60 tons of UN window glass were recovered, crushed and milled into Pozzotive® and then used to make Sustainable High-Performance Concrete pavers now at the entrance to the U.N. NYC projects clockwise from top left: United Nations Plaza National firms already specifying Pozzotive City Point El Jardin de Selene Via Verde

a sustainable future is here. www.pozzotive.com Sidewalk and High-Rise Pours

Pozzotive® is contributing to our circular economy. • Sidewalks: Concrete with up to 40% of its cement replaced with Pozzotive® Pozzotive outperformed concrete using fly ash. Production • Concrete with Pozzotive® is naturally lighter in color, therefore reflecting light and heat, and reducing the harmful urban “heat island” effect.

• Industry Turning Point: The first structural high-rise pour nationally Recovery containing a ground glass pozzolan: Halletts Point, Queens, NY (Durst) at MRF • 35% of the cement was replaced with Pozzotive®.

Used Container Glass

a sustainable future is here. www.pozzotive.com Recognition for Solutions Found

BuildingGreen selects new building products that significantly reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions and improve product life cycles. We have now won this national award twice!

Pozzotive® also earned the United States EPA’s Environmental Quality Award in Region 2, the highest award given to the public by the USEPA.

The Northeast Recycling Council (NERC), a non-profit consortium of 11 states united for environmentally sustainable materials management, awarded Pozzotive® its 2020 Environmental Sustainability Leadership Award.

a sustainable future is here. www.pozzotive.com Benefits and Solutions for Connecticut

• A commercially viable and more cost-effective large-scale solution to our state’s ongoing challenges with post-consumer glass • Glass kept out of costly and diminishing landfill sites

• Feedstock is sourced locally, and finished products are used locally, a great environmental and community outreach story on many levels

• A low carbon concrete solution that significantly reduces CO2 emissions from cement production and long-distance trucking • A better performing and much more durable concrete for our state • New jobs and significant investment of capital in our state

a sustainable future is here. www.pozzotive.com What Can Connecticut Do To Help?

The Environment Committee can help by supporting: • Increased glass recycling • Legislation that encourages the use of low carbon concrete and concrete with recycled content

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