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2007 Nonemployer Statistics are organized by NAICS codes. Reference USA
dataset from Buffalo & Erie County Public Library System are also obtained as
an ancillary dataset. It is important to note that all the analysis are not based on
data from same year, but the most recent available data to represent the current
situation as accurately as possible.
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based on the 2007 Economic Census data; however it suppresses data to protect
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include entities with any paid employees, known as “nonemployers”, which are
released in the annual Nonemployer Statistics. Fittingly, the analysis explores
2007 Nonemployer Statistics and aggregates the total number of entities and sales
for Nonemeployer Statistics with Economic Census data.
Another analysis distinguishes the total number of entities between
grocery stores and supermarkets from those aggregated outcomes. According to
our preliminary research on both business entities, 2007 County Business Pattern
data showed results similar to 2007 Economic Census data in terms of the total
number of entities for the industry sector with NAICS code 445110 (supermarkets
and other grocery stores except convenience stores). Since 2007, the Economic
Census does not provide a detailed number of employees associated with the
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than 50 employees) from the total number of supermarkets and other grocery
stores (NAICS code 445110). The proportion of grocery stores to all super
markets or grocery stores, according to 2007 county business pattern dataset, is
found to be 76.27%. This percentage is applied to the Economic Census to obtain
a number for each store type.
Nonemployer Statistics contribute to both the number of entities and
the number of employees, when aggregated with the 2007 Economic Census
data. On the other hand, the sales and annual payroll for these institutions are
not separable into grocery stores and supermarkets due to a lack of information.
However, this is aggregated into the combined statistics.
Finally, the statistics for Food Retails and Food Service Retailers, as
a chunk of major industry sectors, are analyzed to depict a somewhat broader
picture. The former includes more than the industry sectors mentioned previously;
it represents the industry sectors with NAICS code 445 Food and Beverage Stores
(including the NAICS code 4451­ 4453 for beer and liquor retailers, etc…),
NAICS code 447 Gasoline Station and NAICS code 4542 Vending Machine
Operators. The latter represents the industry sector with NAICS code 722 Food
Services and Drinking Places, including the industry sectors with NAICS code
7221 Full­Service Restaurants, NAICS code 7222 Limited­Service Eating Places,
NAICS code 7223 Special Food Services and NAICS code 7224 Drinking Places
(Alcoholic Beverages). Corresponding industry sectors from 2007 Nonemployer
Statistics are also obtained and aggregated with them in a same manner described
in a previous paragraph.
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V. Chapter 5 ­ Disposal
For purposes of disposal in the food system, data sources included the
2010 US Census; the 2009 Economic Census, which includes the 2009 County
Business Pattern data for Erie County, and the non­employer data; New York
State Department of Environmental Conservation statutes; and perhaps most
importantly, information gathered from Kailee Neuner, Food Systems Planning
and Healthy Communities Lab, who contacted the Department of Environmental
Conservation and individual waste management companies in 2009.
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individuals. Annual food waste in Erie County is approximately 101,816.84 tons.
The US Environmental Protection Agency estimates individuals generate about
4.34 pounds of waste, and 14.1% of total Municipal Solid Waste generation
generally consisted of food scraps.
Further calculations from these data contribute to the following table for Erie
County:
MSW Collection
Business
Modern
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Corporation
Covanta
Niagara LP
Waste
Management’s
:24,,""$94&6'55
2009 Storage 350,000 tons 245,000 tons 91,000 tons
Percentage of Total
County Tonnage
48.47% 33.93% 12.60%
Total Waste 722,105.26 tons
Total Food Scraps 101,816.84 tons
There are three relevant business category types according to NAICS
codes: code 56 “Administrative and Support and Waste Management and
Remediation Services,” code 22 for Utilities, and code 32 for Manufacturing. In
this context, Utilities corresponds to sewage treatment facilities as one end result
of the food system, and manufacturing relates to the creation of fertilizers, in the
hopes that composted food is used.
Erie County uses a variety of methods and institutions to dispose food
waste. Disposal intake facilities, according to the NAICS data for Erie County,
include nine total establishments dealing with solid waste collection, and twelve
for general waste collection. According to non­employer statistics data, also from
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service sole proprietorships. The Sewage Treatment Facilities code 221320
indicates one facility in Erie County, representing the end result of the food
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as engaged in “operating waste treatment or disposal facilities.” An additional
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that there is only one total establishment in Erie County.