Apnba June 2008 Conference O Sullivan Stein
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Going Green -- Why Portland SHould Reduce, Re-Use and Recycle, Babe O'Sullivan and Megan Stein, Office of Sustainable Development, City of Portland. Track 1, Presentation 3
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- 1. Going G G i Green – Wh Portland Sh ld Why P tl d Should Reduce, Re-Use and Recycle Re- Babe O’Sullivan and Megan Stein Office of Sustainable Development, City of Portland APNBA Business District Association Conference – June, 2008 1
- 2. Growth of Total Waste Total waste (garbage & recycling) is growing Recycling percentage i fl t R li t is flat
- 3. Businesses Create 75% of Waste Food Waste Paper p Construction Waste APNBA Business District Association Conference – June, 2008 3
- 4. Commercial Recycling Education & assistance Monitoring & enforcement APNBA Business District Association Conference – June, 2008 4
- 5. Compliance Strategy Technical Advisory Committee y Best Management Practices Timeline Enforcement as a last resort Good faith effort to reach goals APNBA Business District Association Conference – June, 2008 5
- 6. New Requirements for Waste Haulers APNBA Business District Association Conference – June, 2008 6
- 7. Lots and Lots of Paper! Metro businesses throw away 20 TONS of recyclable paper every thirty minutes of the business day That’s two semi-truck loads of paper every hour APNBA Business District Association Conference – June, 2008 7
- 8. Request a Free Site Visit Trained recycling specialists Assist over 500 businesses a year Customized to meet your needs on your schedule APNBA Business District Association Conference – June, 2008 8
- 9. What Have we Learned? Make recycling as convenient as garbage Label all points of collection abe a po ts o co ect o Train new employees APNBA Business District Association Conference – June, 2008 9
- 10. The BEST Business Center Transportation Energy E Water use Green building practices g Recycling & composting www.BESTBusinessCenter.org APNBA Business District Association Conference – June, 2008 10
- 11. How Does it Work? • Sustainability survey • Customized recommendations • Free resources and technical t h i l assistance it APNBA Business District Association Conference – June, 2008 11
- 12. In Conclusion Contact us at: http://www.portlandonline.com/osd APNBA Business District Association Conference – June, 2008 12