Title: Recycling
1Recycling Solid Waste Management
- APPA Facilities Management Institute
- January 2006
- Presented by
- Erica Spiegel
- University of Vermont
- Burlington, VT
2Course Outline
- Integrated Approach to Waste Disposal
- Role of Facilities Management
- Economics of Garbage
- Collection Operations
- Organizational Issues
- Related Programs Opportunities
- Conclusions / Wrap Up
3Integrated Approach to Disposal
4Why Recycle?
- If done right, it can save your institution money
by lowering trash disposal costs - Environmental benefits
- Mandated by some states
- Students customers expect it
- Basis for comprehensive greening and
sustainability programs
5Recycling its a process, not a destination
Processing Remanufacturing (turning scrap into
a new product)
6Why the Recycling Function belongs in facilities
management?
- Better performance, more service-oriented
- Logical to pair recycling with trash program
- Reduced trash disposal costs
7Challenges to a Successful Recycling Program
- Transient population
- Multiple departments to coordinate
- Apathy or disinterest
- Negative national media about recycling
- Space storage constraints
- Building design
- Fluctuating markets
- Lack of nearby infrastructure
- Declining competition in private hauling sector
- Funding
- Selection of proper equipment
8Other Challenges?
- What other challenges is your recycling program
facing? - What would you like to learn about today?
9Opportunities for Successful Recycling Program
- Students can help
- Partnerships within campus community
- Partnerships inside outside campus
- Professional Networking- NRCs College
University Recycling Council (CURC)
10Garbage Economics 101
- Tipping Fees vary be region
- Avoided Disposal Costs are a primary reason to
recycle and reduce waste - Balancing Act The cost of collecting
trash/recycling within a building vs. cost of
collecting trash/recycling from the building.
11Collection Operations
- Where the rubber hits the road
12Collection IssuesInside Buildings
- Frequency
- Scheduling
- Equipment
- Ergonomics
- Staffing
13Collection IssuesOutside Buildings
- Storage
- Equipment
- Frequency
- Routing
- Vehicles
- Who Collects It
14Collection Equipment Options
At-Desk Box or Individual Bins
15Central Receptacles Many different shapes,
styles, colors and price ranges are available
16Recycle Trash Parity
17Containers with Restricted Openings
18Built-In Containers proper sizing and
location are key
19University of Oregon
Humboldt University
20Roll Carts Tilt Trucks
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23Rear Load Containers
Front Load Containers
24Roll-Off Containers
25Compactors (Self-Contained or Stationary)
26Roll-Off Truck
University of Colorado
27Hauling Vehicles
- Rear load
- Front load
- Side-load
- Roll-off/Lift Hook
- Pickup/Dump Truck
- Cube Van/Box Truck
28Destination
Where does all this stuff get hauled to?The end
market will determine what materials you can
collect and the specifications for those
materials.
29Intermediate Processing Facility
Some schools have their own facility to
consolidate materials for longer distance
shipping.
30Material Recovery Facility (MRF)
Materials are dumped onto a tipping floor.
31Material Baled Ready to be Shipped to Market
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33Homework Assignment Map your current campus
recycling program from Finish to start
34Organizational Issues
- Program Structure and Management
- Administration Support
- Personnel
- Funding Budgeting
- Contracting Issues
- Measurements Benchmarking
- Outreach Education
35Program Structure Management
- Student operated program
- Staff Operated- Facilities Management or
Physical Plant- Auxiliary Services (e.g.,
Purchasing) - Complete privatization
36Personnel Involved
- Solid Waste Manager
- Recycling Coordinator
- Laborers (Custodians, Truck Operators, etc.)
- Student Employees
- Recycling Committee Involve others in planning
and implementation
University of Massachusetts Waste Management Dept
37Administration Support
- Nice to have a policy, but.
- Striving for an organizational culture that is
aware of waste and its costs to the institution
and the environment, and therefore reduces,
reuses, recycles and composts as a matter of
practice.
38Funding Budgeting
- General Fund, Residential Life, Auxiliary
- Grants or loans
- Student Fees
- Fee for Service work
- Avoided disposal costs
- New Facilities requests (based on sq. ft.)
- Revenue from sale of materials
- Revise or restructure trash hauling contracts
39Contracting Issues
- Only pay for trash your campus generates
- Avoid flat fee contracts
- Weight slips, verification
- Know where loads are going
- Insurance issues
- Flexibility in service schedules/sizes
- Competitive bidding
- Lease versus own containers
40Benchmarking Measuring
- Weight (tons) vs. Volume (cubic yards)
- Financial Measures(e.g., per ton, per Sq
Ft, per FTE) - Diversion Measures(e.g., recycling rate, capture
rate)
Recycling Rate Tons of materials
recycled Tons of materials recycled trash
41Keeping Track of Data
42Outreach Education
- Consider different audiences
- Strategies and Ideas
- Good signage
- Web page, Brochure
- Bulletin Boards
- Flyers, Posters, Door tags,
- Etc. etc.
Pass around samples
43Other Program Opportunities
- Waste Reduction and Reuse
- Composting
- Buying Recycled Products
- Special Materials
- Student Move-Out/Move-In campaigns
- Building Design Issues
44Waste Reduction Reuse
Waste Reduction can be simple!
45Supply Reuse Programs
- Office Supply Collection And Reuse (OSCAR)
- Reusable Office Supply Exchange (ROSE)
46Composting
- Yard Grounds Waste
- Grasscycling
- Windrow Composting
47Compostingwait, theres more
- Food Waste (pre-/post-consumer)
- Animal Bedding (from labs or farms)
- Vermi-composting (worms)
- In-Vessel Composting
- Windrow Composting
48Compostingstill, theres more
- Capturing more food waste from residence halls.
- Composting at special events.
- New bioplastics to test out.
49Buying Recycled Content Products
- Office paper
- Tissue products
- Office supplies
- Construction materials
- Plastic lumber
50Special Hard to Handle Wastes
- Appliances white goods
- Phone Books
- Fluorescent Bulbs
- E-waste
51- Carpeting
- Mattresses
- Confidential Paper
- Scrap Metal
- Wood Pallets
52- Tires
- Concrete/Asphalt
- Surplus Furniture
- Construction Debris
- Power Plant Ash
53Student Move-In
Great opportunity to capture clean corrugated
cardboard
54Student Move-Out
- Charitable donations Food, Clothing, Household
Items - Furniture
- Loft Wood
- Concrete Blocks
- Carpets/Rugs
55Design for Material Handling
- We must have better designs to accommodate safe
and efficient materials handling - Build good relationships with your architecture
engineering group on campus
56Side load compactor height is too high for
average custodian to safely lift bags
Dock fed compactor more ergonomically friendly
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58Design Standards and Guidelines
By far, the best example is from UNC Chapel Hill
http//www.fac.unc.edu/OWRRGuidelines
59Conclusions
- Recycling Basics
- Collection Operations
- Organization
- Other Programs Opportunities for Waste
Reduction
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