Transcript WRR Working Group Membership

WASTE REDUCTION AND RECYCLING
CEST WORKING GROUP
STRATEGIC PLAN 2010-2015
WRR Working Group Membership
• Comprised of over thirty NC State University
students and staff as well as local recycling
businesses and DENR representatives.
• Would be beneficial to establish Faculty
representation.
Existing Mandates and Commitments
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Executive Order 156
North Carolina GS_130A-309.14
North Carolina GS_130A-309.10
UNC General Administration Sustainability Policy
NC State University Commitment to Environmental
Sustainability 1999
• NC State must adhere to all local and county landfill and
disposal requirements.
Brief History of Waste Reduction and Recycling
at NC State University
1973 –
1988-
1980’s-
1990-
1990-
2001-
Physical
Plant
Reclamation
Center and
Belt
Recycling
System built.
Belt
Recycling
System
discontinued
due to low
efficiency for
high cost.
E.S. King
Village pilot
program for
curbside.
Residence
Hall pilot
program
launched
with central
indoor
recycling
sites.
Yard Waste
composting
collection
began.
Office of
Waste
Reduction
and
Recycling
was created.
Current Status
In house Collections
•Solid waste dumpsters
•Cardboard dumpsters
•Paper, cans and bottles
(indoor and outdoor)
•Bulk debris (C&D, scrap
metal, white goods)
•Special Collections
•Yard Waste
Type of Collection
Number of Sites
Outdoor Recycling
218
Indoor Recycling
382
Cardboard Dumpsters
107
Trash Dumpsters
178
Autoclave Dumpsters
19
Yard Waste Dumpsters
6
Current Programs
•Education and Outreach
•Students, Staff & Faculty,
Departments
•WE Recycle
•America Recycles Day
•Pack N Go
•RecycleMania
•Waste Audits
•Residence Hall Education
SWOT Analysis
SWOT Analysis Continued
NC State University Solid Waste
Diversion Rate
Diversion
The percentage
of waste materials diverted
from traditional disposal such
as landfilling or incineration
to be recycled, composted, or
re-used from 2002 to 2009.
Diversion rate =
(Recycled/ (Recycled +
Waste)) x 100
2008-2009
2007-2008
2006-2007
2005-2006
2004-2005
2003-2004
2002-2003
0.00%
10.00%
20.00%
30.00%
Diversion Rate
40.00%
50.00%
Diversion comparison
Comparison of landfill and incineration disposal rates to diversion rates from recycling,
composting and re-use between 2002-2009.
5,000
4,500
4,000
3,500
3,000
2,500
2,000
Tons Diverted
1,500
Tons Landfill
1,000
500
0
Vision
The University will create policy and culture that
views waste as a potential resource where
environmental impact, life cycle of materials, source
reduction and re-use options will be prioritized
before recycling materials back into nature or the
marketplace. Disposal through landfill or
incineration will be viewed as a loss of potential
resources that would otherwise have economic or
environmental benefit.
Five Year Strategies
NC State will achieve a 60% diversion rate by 2015,
with a stretch goal of achieving a 65% diversion rate
by 2015. This goal will be accomplished through the
use of the following diversion strategies:
• Developing a comprehensive closed loop program to capture
organic waste (food waste, greenhouse materials, yard waste,
etc) for composting and utilize the composted product on
campus.
• Developing a more extensive outdoor walkway recycling
program to capture additional recyclable materials and remove
them from the waste stream.
• Collaborating with the Purchasing work group to implement
source reduction and environmentally preferable purchasing
initiatives to decrease waste before it happens.
Strategies Continued
• Working towards an overall cultural shift on campus which leads the
community to view waste as a resource and to feel a sense of
responsibility and ownership for the reduction of waste.
• Continuously educating the campus community utilizing a
multifaceted approach that will encourage personal responsibility
toward waste diversion goals and provide information and updates
regarding programs, services and diversion opportunities.
• Continuously striving to streamline, increase and improve services
and programs including operational efficiencies and customer
service.