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Recycling & Solid WasteManagement
APPA Facilities Management InstituteJanuary 2006
Presented by
Erica Spiegel
University of VermontBurlington, VT
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Course Outline
Integrated Approach to Waste Disposal
Role of Facilities Management
Economics of Garbage
Collection & Operations
Organizational Issues
Related Programs & Opportunities Conclusions / Wrap Up
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Integrated Approach to Disposal
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Why 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
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Recycling:
its a process, not a destinationCollection
(Consolidating and grading a usablescrap commodity)
Purchasing (reintroducingnew product into the
marketplace)
Processing
Remanufacturing (turningscrap into a new product)
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Why the Recycling Functionbelongs in facilities management?
Better performance, more service-oriented Logical to pair recycling with trash program
Reduced trash disposal costs
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Challenges 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 inprivate hauling sector
Funding
Selection of proper
equipment
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OtherC
hallenges?What other challenges
is your recycling
program facing?
What would you like tolearn about today?
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Opportunities for
Successful Recycling Program
Students can help
Partnerships within campus
community
Partnerships inside & outside
campus
Professional Networking-NRCs College & University Recycling
Council (CURC)
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Garbage 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 ofcollecting trash/recycling from the building.
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Collection & Operations
Where the rubber hits the road
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Collection Issues
Inside Buildings
Frequency Scheduling
Equipment
Ergonomics
Staffing
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Collection Issues
Outside Buildings
Storage
Equipment Frequency
Routing
Vehicles Who Collects It
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At-Desk Box or
Individual Bins
Collection Equipment Options
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Central
Receptacles
Many differentshapes, styles,
colors and price
ranges are
available
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Recycle & Trash Parity
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Containers withRestricted
Openings
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Built-In Containers
proper sizing and location are key
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University of Oregon
Humboldt University
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RollC
arts & Tilt Trucks
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Rear Load Containers
Front Load Containers
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Roll-OffContainers
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Compactors
(Self-Contained or
Stationary)
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Roll-Off Truck
University ofColorado
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Hauling Vehicles
Rear load
Front load
Side-load
Roll-off/Lift Hook
Pickup/Dump Truck
Cube Van/Box Truck
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DestinationWhere does all this stuff get hauled to?
The end market will determine what materialsyou can collect and the specifications for those
materials.
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Intermediate Processing Facility
Some schools have their own
facility to consolidate materialsfor longer distance shipping.
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Material Recovery Facility (MRF)Materials are dumped onto a tipping floor.
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Material Baled & Ready to beShipped to Market
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Homework Assignment:Map your current campus recycling program
from
Finish to start
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Organizational Issues Program Structure and Management
Administration Support
Personnel Funding & Budgeting
Contracting Issues
Measurements & Benchmarking
Outreach & Education
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Program Structure & Management
Student operated program
Staff Operated:
- Facilities Management or Physical Plant
- Auxiliary Services (e.g., Purchasing)
Complete privatization
Laborers, Truck Operators Recycling Coordinator
Solid Waste Manager
what department?
Physical Plant Director
Facilites Dept
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Personnel Involved
Solid Waste Manager
Recycling Coordinator
Laborers (Custodians, Truck Operators, etc.)
Student Employees
Recycling Committee
Involve others in planning and implementation
University of Massachusetts WasteManagement Dept
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Administration Support
Nice to have a policy, but.
Striving for an organizational culture that is aware ofwaste and its costs to the institution and the
environment, and therefore reduces, reuses, recycles
and composts as a matter of practice.
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Funding & 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
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Contracting 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
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Benchmarking & 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
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Keeping Track of DataFY 2003-2004 Monthl Tonnage Report
data entered as of: 7/19/04 b
Erica FY Month = 12
Ju y Aug Sept
ct No Dec Jan Feb March Apri May J une YTD Total A g T/Mnth
Paper/Bottles/Cans 29.74 30.40 35.09 38.08 25.00 14.42 34.86 30.30 31.77 33.55 28.66 24.95 356.82 29.74
Paper 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Bottles/Cans 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Corrugated Cardboard 10.50 12.10 21.66 21.23 14.06 16.05 9.86 13.49 13.97 15.94 8.98 9.66 167.50 13.96
Books 0.00 0.00 0.55 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.55 0.05
Food Waste 4.00 4.00 17.50 17.50 17.50 13.13 5.80 17.50 17.50 17.50 8.75 2.00 142.68 11.89
Other Compostable 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Kitchen Grease 0.00 0.40 0.60 1.80 2.20 0.40 0.80 1.60 0.60 1.80 1.00 0.00 11.20 0.93
Wood (Pallets) 7.50 3.75 7.50 0.00 3.75 0.00 3.75 3.75 3.75 0.00 7.50 0.00 41.25 3.44
Scrap Metal 11.40 0.00 11.40 7.60 11.40 3.80 11.21 7.60 11.49 11.40 7.60 11.40 106.30 8.86
Tires 0.00 0.40 0.00 0.81 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.36 0.36 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.93 0.16
Appliances (CFC) 0.50 1.50 1.10 1.10 0.40 1.30 0.25 0.55 0.40 1.35 2.20 1.60 12.25 1.02
Concrete/Asphalt 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 24.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 24.00 2.00
Computers "E Waste" 3.03 0.00 3.02 2.28 2.13 0.00 3.10 0.00 3.21 0.00 3.34 0.00 20.11 1.68Surplus/Reuse 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Other 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.70 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.70 0.06
Total Recovered ( R ) 66.67 52.55 98.42 90.40 100.44 49.10 69.63 75.15 83.75 81.54 68.03 49.61 885.28 73.77
Routine Trash Ju y Aug Sept ct No
Dec Jan Feb March Apri May J une YTD Total A
g T/Mnth
Trash (Building Route)
Trash (Billings Student Ctr) 57.75 59 .89 105. 63 102 .42 93 .56 89. 61 68. 56 87 .47 84. 52 90. 56 136. 32 62. 02 1038.31 86.53
Trash (Living Learning) 2.66 6.47 6.53 11.30 5.93 6.12 9.35 6.60 5.98 10.90 6.45 0.00 78.29 6.52Trash (HarrisMillis) 1.01 4.16 13.31 17.66 14.35 11.50 7.00 13.74 11.40 16.88 17.63 3.25 131.89 10.99
Trash (HSRF Bldg) 1.26 4.11 8.28 10.93 5.45 5.04 6.54 4.61 10.09 5.82 8.61 0.00 70.74 5.90
Trash (Given Bldg) 4.64 4.77 3.90 4.31 4.12 3.50 3.73 3.20 4.90 0.00 5.00 3.78 45.85 3.82
Bu
ky Trash 8.43 14.24 11.30 13.45 8.46 11.97 5.56 11.76 12.62 12.76 12.77 10.17 133.49 11.12
Special (C&D Trash)
Trash (Bulk
, Rolloffs) 0.00 1.42 1.60 2.29 0.00 2.93 3.89 0.00 6.26 7.50 5.44 0.00 31.33 2.61Other (e.g. cleanouts) 20.91 14.47 19.20 22.84 17.20 13.36 8.39 25.34 20.13 8.77 23.31 27.27 221.19 18.43
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 17.38 0.00 17.38 1.45
Subtotal Routine Trash
Subtotal Bulk
Trash 75.75 93.64 148.95 160.07 131.87 127.74 100.74 127.38 129.51 136.92 186.78 79.22 1498.57 124.88
Total Trash ( T ) 20.91 15.89 20.80 25.13 17.20 16.29 12.28 25.34 26.39 16.27 46.13 27.27 269.90 22.49
96.66 109.53 169.75 185.20 149.07 144.03 113.02 152.72 155.90 153.19 232.91 106.49 1768.47 147.37
Total Recovered ( R )
Total Solid Waste ( T+R ) 66.67 52.55 98.42 90.40 100.44 49.10 69.63 75.15 83.75 81.54 68.03 49.61 885.28 73.77
Rec
cling Rate R/(T+R) 163.33 162.08 268.17 275.60 249.51 193.13 182.65 227.87 239.65 234.73 300.94 156.10 2653.75 221.15
40.82% 32.42% 36.70% 32.80% 40.25% 25.42% 38.12% 32.98% 34.95% 34.74% 22.61% 31.78% 33.63%
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Outreach & Education Consider different audiences
Strategies and Ideas
Good signage
Web page, Brochure
Bulletin Boards
Flyers, Posters, Door tags,
Etc. etc.Pass around samples
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Other Program Opportunities
Waste Reduction and Reuse
Composting
Buying Recycled Products
Special Materials
Student Move-Out/Move-In campaigns
Building Design Issues
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Waste Reduction & Reuse
Waste Reductioncan be simple!
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Supply Reuse Programs Office Supply Collection
And Reuse (OSCAR)
Reusable Office Supply
Exchange (ROSE)
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Composting
Yard & Grounds Waste
Grasscycling
Windrow Composting
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Compostingwait, theres more
Food Waste
(pre-/post-consumer)
Animal Bedding(from labs or farms)
Vermi-composting (worms)
In-Vessel Composting
WindrowC
omposting
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Compostingstill, theres more
Capturing more food
waste from residence
halls. Composting at special
events.
New bioplastics to
test out.
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Buying
Recycled Content Products
Office paper
Tissue products
Office supplies
Construction materials
Plastic lumber
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Special Hard to Handle Wastes
Appliances
white goods
Phone Books
Fluorescent Bulbs
E-waste
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Carpeting
Mattresses
Confidential Paper Scrap Metal
Wood Pallets
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Tires
Concrete/Asphalt
Surplus Furniture Construction Debris
Power Plant Ash
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Student Move-InGreat opportunity to
capture clean corrugated
cardboard
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Student Move-Out
Charitable donations:Food, Clothing,Household Items
Furniture
Loft Wood
Concrete Blocks
Carpets/Rugs
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Design 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
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Dock fed compactor:
more ergonomically friendly
Side load compactor:
height is too high for averagecustodian to safely lift bags
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Design Standards and Guidelines
By far, the best example is from UNCChapel Hill
http://www.fac.unc.edu/OWRRGuidelines
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Conclusions
Recycling Basics
Collection & Operations Organization
Other Programs & Opportunities for
Waste Reduction
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Resource Listin your packet
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Join the RECYC-L List
College and University Recycling CoordinatorsListserve
(approximately 140 subscribers)
Send email with subject: Subscribe Recyc-L
In message: Write a short e-mail introducing yourself andyour schooland you will be added to the list.
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