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Melissa Cadwell SU Sustainability Division
SU Overview
• LargeCan be 24,000 people on campus
• Private• 4-year, graduate, professional
degrees• Urban• Highly residential
• Trash in Onondaga County is burned and converted into energy– Metals are recovered by magnetic and non-magnetic systems– Air pollution is controlled by state-of-the-art monitors and scrubbers– Electricity is sold to the grid - Facility produces enough electricity annually to power
itself and 25,000 homes
• Leftover ash (reduced to about 20% of total trash) is non-hazardous and is landfilled
• OCRRA enforcement officers continually inspect loads to make sure significant amounts of recyclables are not mixed with trash
• Charged by the pound for trash
Trash
Recycling• Recycling protects and expands U.S. manufacturing jobs and
increases U.S. competitiveness. • Recycling reduces the need for landfilling and incineration. • Recycling prevents pollution caused by the manufacturing of
products from virgin materials. • Recycling saves energy. • Recycling decreases emissions of greenhouse gases that
contribute to global climate change. • Recycling conserves natural resources such as timber, water, and
minerals. • Recycling helps sustain the environment for future generations.
Source: US EPA• Free
Recycling Symbol
• It started with a student competition over 30 years ago
• Each element of the symbol has significance – The first arrow represents collection. – The second arrow represents remanufacturing -
reprocessing – The third arrow represents the purchase of products
made from recycled materials
Establishing a Recycling Program• Difference between trash and
recycling• Single VS. Dual Stream• Your County Recycling Plan• Onondaga County Resource
Recover Agency (OCRRA)• Waste Management Contract• How to Start a Program
Recycling Laws• Business– Recycling Law
Onondaga County's Source Separation Law applies to the county's 12,000 businesses. Under the law, businesses must recycle corrugated cardboard and paper.
• Residential– Cardboard, newspapers, magazines and catalogs,
junk mail and envelopes, office an school papers, cereal, pasts and other food boxes, pizza boxes, bottles, jars, cans milk and juice cartons and foils.
– One bin for all– Increased amount of
recyclables collected– Hand sorted – Machine sorted– Sold as a commodity
Single Stream Recycling
Dual Stream• Syracuse University• Multiple containers• Plastic, cans, glass go in one bin• Papers ( newspaper, magazines, direct mail) in second bin• Hand sorted and machine sorted• Gives cleaner product to MRF• Sell at higher rates• Not as popular as Single Stream
Starting a New Programthe Proposal
1. Research past problems2. Identify College, Local and State Laws,
Executive Orders and Policies on Waste Prevention and Recycling.
3. Examine the University Waste Stream4. Economic Argument
What is Recyclable• Know the laws in your county or
state• Know your waste contract• Contact your local recycling
expert, Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency – Utilize their expertise– Find out what is and what is not
recyclable
Markets for Recyclables
– Check Out Markets for Recyclable Material– Look a the Current Cost and Methods of Waste
Disposal• How much does the school spend on disposal?• Is the charge by weight, volume, or fixed rate?• If the charge is by weight or volume then the economic
incentive for recycling is greatest.• Where does the waste go? Landfill? Incineration? Waste
to electricity?
Create a recycling teamSyracuse University Recycling and Composting Committee
• Facilitator - Sustainability• Invite key members: Housing, Food Services,
Facilities, Student Life• Schedule regular meetings– Twice a month in the beginning– Monthly once established– Minutes
Starting a program
Collection Process
5. Decide What Type of Collection Process Will Work Best.– Where to collect
• Offices• Main entrances
– What containers to use– Who will gather the material and where does it go– Materials pickup– Possible Collection Methods:
• A drop off Center• Building Pickups• In-House Pickups• Outside Contractor
Initial Capital Investment
6. Ask for an Initial Capital Investment – labor– Buy necessary materials– Containers– Educational information– Posters
Purchase Recycled Products
• Purchasing Policy that stress recycled content material
• Offices use recycle content paper• Mugs• Get rid of disposables
Organization Structure
• Recycling Coordinator• Recycling Committee• Students• Faculty • Staff
Implementing
• Create a program • Create a contact• Set - up pilot program• Set – up Recycling Guidelines• Collection Practices• Track Campus Waste Stream
Getting the Word Out• New Employee Orientation• Departmental presentations• Web site• Electronic newsletter• Posters• Tabling• Residence Hall and Off-Campus Life
programs• Work closely with the Onondaga
County Resource Recovery Agency
• Monitor– Recycling containers for wrong
materials or trash in the bins
• Measure success– Amount of recyclables collected – Reduction of garbage going into
garbage dumpster
• Sustain the program– Ongoing education
Continuous Improvement
