REDUCE, REUSE, AND RECYCLE

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REDUCE, REUSE, AND RECYCLE
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In This Chapter

• The real estate managers role
• Reduce and reuse
• Recycling programs
• Composting
• Tenant and resident education
• Measuring results

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The Real Estate Managers Role

• Recognize environmental and cost impacts
• Lead effort
• Conduct initial assessment
• Waste stream
• Disposal practices
• Employee, tenant, and resident habits
• Identify resources and incentives
• Hire consultant or identify staff for waste audit

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Waste Audit
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Diversion Potential and Diversion Rate

• 675 lbs trash typically sent to dumpster
• Audit finds 300 lbs recyclable or compostable
• Diversion potential of 44 percent (300/675 x 100)
• Recycling and composting program implemented
• 150 lbs actually diverted
• Diversion rate of 22 percent (150/675 x 100)

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Reducing

• Durable materials
• Less raw material in production and packaging
• Recycled-content or rapidly renewable materials
• Often little or no cost premium with life-cycle
  cost savings
• Bulk purchasing
• Durability
• Less raw materials

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Measures for Reducing

• Recycled-content and biodegradable products
• No plastic water bottles
• Paperless procedures when possible
• Recycled-content paper for legal documents

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Reducing TIs and Renovations

• High-quality, durable materials
• Materials with recycled content
• Salvaged materials
• Products made from rapidly renewable resources
• Sustainably harvested wood and wood products

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Reusing

• Refurbished office equipment, electronics,
  appliances
• Branded, reusable coffee mugs and water bottles,
  shopping bags
• Donations of materials for reuse

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Reusing TIs and Renovations

• Flexible interior office layout
• Refurbished or salvaged equipment and materials
• Construction waste management plan
• Recyclable items
• Donations

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Recycling Programs

• Recycling mandates
• Current hauler or another vendor
• List of questions to ask

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Logistics

• Single- or multi-stream
• Type and cleanliness of materials
• Number, size, and location of containers
• Container labels
• Clear, simple instructions
• Pictures
• Different procedures for each mandate or vendor

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Sample Recyclable Items
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Recycling Markets

• Profit potential
• Formal or informal
• Plan for collection and storage
• Price fluctuationsprofitability will vary

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Composting

• On-site or via collection by commercial compost
  hauler
• Compostable materials
• Natural fertilizer or soil additive
• Cost savings
• Landscaping
• Garbage collection

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Collection and Storage

• Containers in areas with compostable materials
• Kitchens
• Cafeterias
• Outside lunch areas
• Empty often
• Storage
• Undisturbed
• No public access
• Check laws

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Tenant and Resident Education

• Information to make the right decision
• Ways to reduce and reuse
• Details of recycling program
• How program fits into larger sustainability
  initiative
• Periodic reminders
• Communication of results
• Incentives

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Measuring Results Financial Benefits

• Lower tipping fees for refuse
• Per haul
• Per container
• Per weight/volume
• Increased revenue from recycling

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Measuring Results Environmental Benefits

• Track volume
• Convert to weight if necessary
• Set baseline and compare over set time period
• One billing cycle
• Entire quarter or year
• Convert to comparables for marketing purposes

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Exercise Recycling Program

• Read each section of the scenario and answer the
  question that follows.
• 1. How much could be saved? What should manager
  do?
• 2. What should manager do?

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