1. Travis County
Conservation Coordinator Sr.
Presenter: Shaun Marie Auckland
Austin American Statesman
S. Auckland s. Auckland

2.  Case Study
 Relevance
 Approach
 Advocacy
 Disposal Process
 Results
 Conclusion S. Auckland

3. Case Study
• Built 1977
• 2,500 inmates
• 130 acres
• 20 occupied buildings
• 693 employees
Travis County Website
Travis County Website

4.  Jails
 National initiatives towards zero
waste at correctional complexes
 Fiscal responsibility
 Scale of waste
 Accessibility of Data
Lt. Valerie Whitney

5. Approach
1. Stakeholder
Engagement
2. Evaluation of
existing policy
Provided by Lt. Whitney

6. Travis County
Policy
 Waste Management Policy 1996
 Travis County adopted Universal Recycling
Ordinance 2013
 ZeroWaste Inter-local 2014

7. HISTORICALLY (1998-2011)
 Metal (1998)
 Composting (2000)
 Batteries (2011)
 Cardboard
▪ Baled for revenue

8. Description
 920,000 sq. ft.
 600 employees
20 occupied buildings
1,700-2,500 inmates
Food Waste
 Pre-consumer food waste
composted
Post-consumer Composting
Pilot
Material
Generated
Plastics 1-7
Metal
Plastic Film
Cardboard
Reusable trays and educational signage

9. 1. Promotion before
implementation
2. Site Analysis
3. Implement the program in
phases
4. Educate Staff (mass briefings)
5. PerformVisual Audits

10. - Waste generated from 20 buildings, 1
Kitchen, Medical Building, Police
training facility, Marketable skills
section, Garden, and Inmate
Residences each unit has bathrooms,
showers and common areas
- Trash and Recycling collected by
inmates under correctional officer
supervision

11. S. Auckland
S. Auckland
S. Auckland

12.  Currently (2015)
 Metal
 Textile
 Plastic Film
 Universal Waste
 Cardboard
▪ Baled for revenue
 Single Stream Recycling
 8 Single Stream Recycling
Dumpsters
▪ Five 4yd 3x week
▪ Two 6 yd 3x week
▪ One 8yd 3x week
 8 Landfill Dumpsters
▪ Six 6 yd. 3x week
▪ Two 8yd. 3x week

13. 1,080.72 1,123.20
1,054.80
530.40
45.8 60
228.01
389.74
-
200.00
400.00
600.00
800.00
1,000.00
1,200.00
FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014
Tons Waste
Generated
Tons
Recycled

14. $(40,000.00)
$(35,000.00)
$(30,000.00)
$(25,000.00)
$(20,000.00)
$(15,000.00)
$(10,000.00)
$(5,000.00)
$-
FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014
$(39,303.48)
$(35,360.16) $(33,232.98)
$(16,705.92)
$0 $0 $(7,860.00) $(15,720.00)
Waste Disposal Cost
Recycle Cost
S. Auckland

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Dry Cell Battery Ballast Lamps 4 ft Flourscents

16. Benefits
Operation
Cost
Reduction
Green Job
Training
Behavior
Change

17.  Educate correctional officers
and inmates on environmental
literacy.
 Encourage community
partnerships and education.
 Provide training to the
warehouse buyer and
administrative staff on
environmental preferred
purchasing.
 Create a program with
education and job support
component through outside
partnerships.
In partnership with the Center for Natural Lands Management, Joint Base
Lewis-McChord, US Fish andWildlife Service, and others, SPP propagates
rare and endangered native plants for prairie restoration in the Puget
lowlands. © Benjamin Drummond

18. Questions?
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