By: Caroline Beachy, Julia Halterman, Scott Lambert, Sarah Lawler, Halie McKenzie, and Hannah Mowry

ReUse Partnership With Ohio University

○Undergraduate: 23,000○Graduate: 3,650○Academic Staff: 2,200

Size of Company

Materials Used Materials Wanted

•Cotton •Cotton

•Flannel •Flannel

•Microfiber •Microfiber

* All types of textiles are wanted, but the most desirable ones are Pure Cotton, Flannel, and Microfiber.

Ability to build relationships with local small business owners and support the economy of its neighbors

Fossil fuel consumption will be greatly reduced

Local Partnership

Marketing Strategies

Ohio University Culinary Services: Dining Courts/Halls

Baker University Center

Selling Channel

Ohio University Custodial Services

The Resident Custodial Services

Selling Channel

○ Ohio University Culinary Services: 166 West Union Street Athens, OH, 45701

○ Ohio University Custodial Services: 1 Riverside Dr. Athens, OH, 45701

○ ReUse Thrift Stores: 100 Columbus Road Athens, OH, 45701

Company Location

Other Types of Products

Ohio University education, entertainment, and branded merchandise

Ohio University Culinary Services

All facets of food/ meals, catering services

Ohio University Custodial Services

All facets of custodial services

ReUse Thrift Store Virtually any low-cost, used merchandise and low-cost building materials

Feedback Survey Template

ReUse Industries @ Ohio University Student Survey

 

1. What is your occupational connection to Ohio University? (Where do you work?)

2. On average, how many cleaning rags would you say you used on a daily basis?

1-3

4-7

8+

I don't know

3. How does your company currently obtain cleaning rags?

Order from an outside company in bulk?

Buy from local textile businesses?

I don't know

 

4. Are you aware of ReUse industries aimed at decreasing textile waste?

Yes

No

5. Would you be interested in the use of recycled textile and fabrics as cleaning rags for your company?

Yes

No

○ Ohio State University - Columbus○ West Virginia University at Parkersburg –

Parkersburg○ Hocking College – Nelsonville○ Washington State Community College –

Marietta○ Marietta College – Marietta○ Franklin University – Columbus○ Capital University – Columbus

Competitors

Social Media Health Alerts “WOW” Invitation Package Bobcat Student Orientation

Promotional Methods

Encouraging, developing, and involving all students

Cultivating a caring and civil campus community

Maximizing our effectiveness through responsible stewardship

Working collaboratively and forming a partnership with each other

Fostering a participative work environment for our staff

Customer Service Strategies

ReUse adds value and limits use of natural resources:

While manufacturing new products drains our limited natural resources, and disposing of unwanted materials pollutes our environment, our communities face difficulties getting the affordable goods they need.

 Reusing an item means that it continues to be a valuable, useful, productive item, and replaces new items that would utilize more water, energy, timber, petroleum, and other limited natural resources in their manufacture.

Businesses can save significant dollars in disposal by reselling or donating items that are no longer needed.

Many chemicals and solvents that are no longer useful to one organization can be used in other applications by other organizations. This method of "materials exchange" results in disposal savings by the generating company, and saving in the purchase of the material by the recipient organization.

Projected Beneficial Outcome

Benefits of Textile Recovery:

Contributes to charities and serves as a mechanism to fund charitable work-providing clothing for the needy to funding job skills training programs

Provides potential deductions on income taxes through donation

Provides needed items for disaster relief

Helps communities reduce their carbon footprint

Provides local economic development opportunity through resale outlets

Projected Beneficial Outcome

Statistics of Textiles:

The United States Environmental Protection Agency estimates that 13.1 million tons of textiles were generated in 2010 or 5.3% of our country's total municipal solid waste (MSW) generation

Approximately 14% of clothing and footwear and 17.1% of items such as sheets and pillowcases were recovered for export or reprocessing in 2010

In 2010, 15% of all used textiles were recovered - some 2 million tons

Projected Beneficial Outcome

Marketing Ideas by Retailers:

Many well-known companies like GAP and Levis as well as organizations such as Patagonia are all great examples of brands that are leading the way in the green initiative

These companies are providing sewn-in labels out of reuse and recycled materials. They also use this recycled materials on tags that relay information of recycling instructions and in-store receptacles to recycle used clothing and footwear

These companies and organizations are making a point to introduce donation and recycling initiatives of the apparel and footwear they sell to promote their green initiatives

Projected Beneficial Outcome

Ohio University is interested in more information about a partnership with ReUse Industries and would like to be connected directly with them through each individual department

Contact Information: (740) 593-2911 http://www.ohio.edu/facilities/fm/custodial_services.htm

Contact Information: (740) 593 – 2970 dining@ohio.edu http://www.ohio.edu/food/

Consensus

http://www.weardonaterecycle.org/action/consumers.html http://www.smartasn.org/blog/article15.html https://sites.google.com/site/reuseathensohio/ http://loadingdock.org/redo/Benefits_of_Reuse/

body_benefits_of_reuse.html http://athens.patch.com/listings/goodwill-thrift-store http://www.thethriftshopper.com/city/Athens/OH/1.htm http://www.ohio.edu/facilities/fm/custodial_services.htm http://www.ohio.edu/food/ http://www.ohio.edu/instres/enrollstats/ENSTF12WEBALL.pdf http://www.career-college.org/colleges-within-50-miles-of-

Athens,%20OH http://www.ohio.edu/ucm/ http://www.ohio.edu/studentaffairs/

References