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ReUse is
FUNdamental!
Karen Bouquillon
Waste Management Supervisor
Northampton Department of Public Works
Northampton
Massachusetts
Population 28,501
Two transfer stations
serving 4000 households
No curbside services
Regional landfill closing April 2013
White goods (including appliances with Freon, stoves, washers & dryers, etc.)
Scrap metal (includes all electronics except cathode ray tubes (CRTs)
Used books & electronic media (DVD’s, CD’s, games, etc.)
Universal waste (Hg wastes, CFLs and fluorescent bulbs)
Bulky waste (furniture, construction & demo waste)
CRT’s (computer monitors and televisions)
Used oil, antifreeze and vehicle batteries
Clothing, textiles, shoes & accessories
Food waste & non-recyclable paper
Propanetanks & fire extinguishers
Mattresses and box springs
Sharps (ongoing & events)
Rechargeable batteries
Bulky rigid plastics
Leaf & yard waste
Printer cartridges
Vegetable oil
Thermostats
Clean wood
Cell phones
Eyeglasses
Tires
Ash
Unwanted medications & pharmaceuticals
Non-recyclableplasticfood packaging
Electronic media (e.g.VHS tapes)
HouseholdHazardousWaste
Confidential papers
Bulky rigid plastics
Pellet fuel bags
Christmastrees
Electronics
Styrofoam
Sharps
Encouraging the use of reusable products
 shopping totes
 water bottles
Facilitating the transfer of ownership
 identify/promote existing reuse opportunities
 one-day exchange events
 permanent reuse center
Identifying alternative uses
 upcycling into new products
 arts & crafts
Restoring products to their original function
 local repair options
 repair café
Reaching out to people & organizations with limited means
 upgrades to new gadgets/stuff creates generous supply
 reuse has valuable social benefits
Support/promote existing reuse options
 Non-profits (Goodwill, Salvation Army, etc)
 For-profits (consignment stores, used book sellers, etc)
 Online exchanges (Freecycle, Craigslist, MA Materials Trader)
Form partnerships
 Businesses, non-profits, schools, media, retailers, etc.
Fill in the gaps
 Continuously seek new market destinations
 Listen to what people want to reduce, recycle & reuse
Books- League of Women Voters & Leeds Elementary School
Coat drives- Survival Center & Interfaith Homeless Shelter
Antiques & Ephemera- Cooley Dickenson Hospital
SWAP meet- Williston Northampton School
Flea markets- Council on Aging &others
Skate and Ski Swap- Lions Club
Clothing consignment fair
Tag sales- churches
and others!
Big Y (donations for events)
Bikes Not Bombs (bike collection)s
EcoBuilding Bargains (building materials collection)
Dakin Center (received pet-related donations at bulky rigid plastics collection)
Daily Hampshire Gazette (promotion)
GreenNorthampton (promotion and volunteer recruitment)
Jackson Street Elementary School & JFK Middle School PTO (promotion and electronics collection)
Ken Johnson (pellet bag collection)
Knack (ReUse Arts Organization)
League of Women Voters (book collection)
Lou’s UpCycles (packaging fair and Rally for the Arts)
Northampton Education Foundation (plant pots & trays collection)
Northampton High School culinary arts program (refreshments)
Northampton High School Environmental Club (volunteers)
Northampton Police Department (durable medical equipment collection)
Northampton Board of Health (sharps collection)
Northampton Community Access Television (promotion)
Northampton Council on Aging (provided site for paper shredding event and promotion)
Northampton Parents Center (volunteers and promotion)
Paradise Copies (discounted printing)costs)
ProShred (paper shredding)
ReFoamIt (Styrofoam collections)
Salvation Army (collections of textiles and household goods)
Smith Vocational High School (access to facilities for events)
Springfield Materials Recycling Facility (bulky rigid plastics pilot project)
Stavros Center for Independent Living (durable medical equipment collection)
The BagShare Project (packaging fair)
Thirty professional reuse artists (Reuse Rally for the Arts)
Unitarian Church (speaking engagement)
 Sponsor at least 4 one-day reuse events before 7/1/13
 Target products/materials with reuse potential outside of the “mainstream”
 Educate the public about local reuse opportunities
 Create partnerships with re-use & other community organizations
 Develop a trained & committed group of volunteers
 Create a sustainable venue where materials & goods are offered for re-use at
least 2X year
 Work towards long-term goals (permanent reuse center, resource recovery
park, repair cafe, etc)
2010 bulky rigid plastics (1)
2011 plastic plant pots & trays (1)
textile drives (2)
holiday toy exchange (1)
bicycles (1)
2012 bulky rigid plastics (2)
plastic plant pots & trays (1)
textile drives (3)
holiday toy exchange (1)
bicycles (2)
building materials (1)
durable medical equipment (1)
reuse artists show & sale (1)
community tag sale (1)
2013 March children’s clothing, toys, books & sporting goods
April community tag sale
durable medical equipment
textile drive
May plastic plant pots & trays
gardener’s stuff exchange
June textile drive
bulky rigid plastics
bicycles
September reuse artists show & sale
October children’s clothing & Halloween costume exchange
November community tag sale
December holiday toy exchange
ReUSE is FUNdamental
ReUSE is FUNdamental
ReUSE is FUNdamental
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 Quality control
Accepting/sorting/preparing stuff for reuse is labor-intensive
 Convenience
When people are done with something, they want it to go away!
If continuous reuse options are unavailable, sufficient notice
about periodic/seasonal collection events is essential
 Carbon footprint
Tagging on with other community events and/or collecting
multiple materials can reduce impacts (e.g., collecting Styrofoam)
 Inappropriate behaviors
Dealers & black Friday frenzies & dump /run junk & greediness…
 Some good stuff can’t be reused (e.g., child car seats)
Public education
It’s difficult to communicate important details if too many
new materials/products are collected at a one-day event
(what’s acceptable & what’s not, where to go on site, etc)
Increased participation
Multiple materials/products = more reasons to make an effort
Partnerships
• increase promotion & outreach
• educate the public about existing local reuse options
• supply or supplement the workforce
• allows the event organizer to focus on new initiatives
ReUSE is FUNdamental
ReUSE is FUNdamental
Bulky rigid plastics, bikes & textiles
ReUSE is FUNdamental
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ReUSE is FUNdamental

  • 1. ReUse is FUNdamental! Karen Bouquillon Waste Management Supervisor Northampton Department of Public Works
  • 2. Northampton Massachusetts Population 28,501 Two transfer stations serving 4000 households No curbside services Regional landfill closing April 2013
  • 3. White goods (including appliances with Freon, stoves, washers & dryers, etc.) Scrap metal (includes all electronics except cathode ray tubes (CRTs) Used books & electronic media (DVD’s, CD’s, games, etc.) Universal waste (Hg wastes, CFLs and fluorescent bulbs) Bulky waste (furniture, construction & demo waste) CRT’s (computer monitors and televisions) Used oil, antifreeze and vehicle batteries Clothing, textiles, shoes & accessories Food waste & non-recyclable paper Propanetanks & fire extinguishers Mattresses and box springs Sharps (ongoing & events) Rechargeable batteries Bulky rigid plastics Leaf & yard waste Printer cartridges Vegetable oil Thermostats Clean wood Cell phones Eyeglasses Tires Ash
  • 4. Unwanted medications & pharmaceuticals Non-recyclableplasticfood packaging Electronic media (e.g.VHS tapes) HouseholdHazardousWaste Confidential papers Bulky rigid plastics Pellet fuel bags Christmastrees Electronics Styrofoam Sharps
  • 5. Encouraging the use of reusable products  shopping totes  water bottles Facilitating the transfer of ownership  identify/promote existing reuse opportunities  one-day exchange events  permanent reuse center Identifying alternative uses  upcycling into new products  arts & crafts Restoring products to their original function  local repair options  repair café Reaching out to people & organizations with limited means  upgrades to new gadgets/stuff creates generous supply  reuse has valuable social benefits
  • 6. Support/promote existing reuse options  Non-profits (Goodwill, Salvation Army, etc)  For-profits (consignment stores, used book sellers, etc)  Online exchanges (Freecycle, Craigslist, MA Materials Trader) Form partnerships  Businesses, non-profits, schools, media, retailers, etc. Fill in the gaps  Continuously seek new market destinations  Listen to what people want to reduce, recycle & reuse
  • 7. Books- League of Women Voters & Leeds Elementary School Coat drives- Survival Center & Interfaith Homeless Shelter Antiques & Ephemera- Cooley Dickenson Hospital SWAP meet- Williston Northampton School Flea markets- Council on Aging &others Skate and Ski Swap- Lions Club Clothing consignment fair Tag sales- churches and others!
  • 8. Big Y (donations for events) Bikes Not Bombs (bike collection)s EcoBuilding Bargains (building materials collection) Dakin Center (received pet-related donations at bulky rigid plastics collection) Daily Hampshire Gazette (promotion) GreenNorthampton (promotion and volunteer recruitment) Jackson Street Elementary School & JFK Middle School PTO (promotion and electronics collection) Ken Johnson (pellet bag collection) Knack (ReUse Arts Organization) League of Women Voters (book collection) Lou’s UpCycles (packaging fair and Rally for the Arts) Northampton Education Foundation (plant pots & trays collection) Northampton High School culinary arts program (refreshments) Northampton High School Environmental Club (volunteers) Northampton Police Department (durable medical equipment collection) Northampton Board of Health (sharps collection) Northampton Community Access Television (promotion) Northampton Council on Aging (provided site for paper shredding event and promotion) Northampton Parents Center (volunteers and promotion) Paradise Copies (discounted printing)costs) ProShred (paper shredding) ReFoamIt (Styrofoam collections) Salvation Army (collections of textiles and household goods) Smith Vocational High School (access to facilities for events) Springfield Materials Recycling Facility (bulky rigid plastics pilot project) Stavros Center for Independent Living (durable medical equipment collection) The BagShare Project (packaging fair) Thirty professional reuse artists (Reuse Rally for the Arts) Unitarian Church (speaking engagement)
  • 9.  Sponsor at least 4 one-day reuse events before 7/1/13  Target products/materials with reuse potential outside of the “mainstream”  Educate the public about local reuse opportunities  Create partnerships with re-use & other community organizations  Develop a trained & committed group of volunteers  Create a sustainable venue where materials & goods are offered for re-use at least 2X year  Work towards long-term goals (permanent reuse center, resource recovery park, repair cafe, etc)
  • 10. 2010 bulky rigid plastics (1) 2011 plastic plant pots & trays (1) textile drives (2) holiday toy exchange (1) bicycles (1) 2012 bulky rigid plastics (2) plastic plant pots & trays (1) textile drives (3) holiday toy exchange (1) bicycles (2) building materials (1) durable medical equipment (1) reuse artists show & sale (1) community tag sale (1)
  • 11. 2013 March children’s clothing, toys, books & sporting goods April community tag sale durable medical equipment textile drive May plastic plant pots & trays gardener’s stuff exchange June textile drive bulky rigid plastics bicycles September reuse artists show & sale October children’s clothing & Halloween costume exchange November community tag sale December holiday toy exchange
  • 17.  Quality control Accepting/sorting/preparing stuff for reuse is labor-intensive  Convenience When people are done with something, they want it to go away! If continuous reuse options are unavailable, sufficient notice about periodic/seasonal collection events is essential  Carbon footprint Tagging on with other community events and/or collecting multiple materials can reduce impacts (e.g., collecting Styrofoam)  Inappropriate behaviors Dealers & black Friday frenzies & dump /run junk & greediness…  Some good stuff can’t be reused (e.g., child car seats)
  • 18. Public education It’s difficult to communicate important details if too many new materials/products are collected at a one-day event (what’s acceptable & what’s not, where to go on site, etc) Increased participation Multiple materials/products = more reasons to make an effort Partnerships • increase promotion & outreach • educate the public about existing local reuse options • supply or supplement the workforce • allows the event organizer to focus on new initiatives
  • 21. Bulky rigid plastics, bikes & textiles

Editor's Notes

  1. Northampton is in the heart of the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts. We have no curbside collection programs, which is unusual for a City of this size…but we do have two transfer stations. Half the population has subscription services. We will be facing big changes in the year ahead, with the landfill closing. It is a perfect opportunity to pursue ZERO WASTE!
  2. Not reuse, but important to mention…Northampton collects a lot of stuff at our transfer stations in addition to residential trash and recyclables. This list includes all of your run-of-mill difficult to manage wastes…white goods, bulky waste like furniture and construction & demolition materials, yard & leaf waste, propane tanks, and a few innovative ones—Food/paper waste & vegetable oil (3 years old), bulky rigid plastics
  3. Again, not reuse, but important to mention…Difficult to collect some products/materials on an ongoing basis, more suitable for one-day events due to…-Regulatory requirements (drugs)-Expense (HHW)-Seasonal generation (Christmas trees & pellet fuel bags)-Education/ about recyclability (paper shredding)-Promotion of new collection programs (sharps)ReUse potential (bulky rigid plastics) -Lack of space for collection and/or storage (Styrofoam)-Tagging onto other community events (electronics)-Regional access (not just TS permit holders)
  4. There are so many words that start with “re”….this list is not comprehensive!
  5. Identify- Educate- Promote existing local opportunities…and fill in the gaps!
  6. And you don’t have to do it all. Many communities have organizations that target specific materials and items for fundraising purposes. We are more than happy to support and promote their efforts!
  7. 14 events12 materials/products targeted for reuse30 organizations25 relaible volunteers
  8. And here’s a list of events we do periodically. Some of these materials would be very difficult to collect on an ongoing basis, like unwanted medicationsand confidential papers for shredding. Some are seasonal, like the plant pot and tray collection or toy exchange in early December. Some are designed to serve the entire population…not just residents who use our facilities. Some have been designed to educate the public about an ongoing program, like the expansion of textile recycling. Some are too expensive to do on an ongoing basis, like collecting Household Hazardous Waste. There are lots of good reasons to sponsor one-day events.
  9. The MRF Advisory Board has cooperated with newspapers in 3 counties to distribute a Reduce-Reuse-Recycle guide for Earth Day… it’s our sixth year! People look forward to it now, and it sells out in the Northampton area. An important feature of this guide identifies “what to do with everything”in our region. It’s also available online.
  10. We have collected 21tons since June 2012, averaging about 1.75 tons per 30CY rolloff and a net revenue of nearly $13/ton not includingavoided disposal costs. Why is this a difficult to manage material? It is bulky, lightweight, and market specifications must be followed metal is often difficult to remove safely (e.g., handles on 5-gallon buckets)Items may contain electronics that are difficult to remove (e.g., motorized ride-on toys) andsome items are difficult to bale unless they are cut up (kiddie swimming pools).  PVC products are often difficult to identify (many items do not have an SPI code)People want to recycle anything and everything that is plasticIf recycling services are available, it is easy to do, fairly inexpensive (almost break-even) and very popular!Pictures of what is acceptable works well. Do not use any pictures of black planting trays, 5 gallon buckets with metal handles, pet carriers with metal screens, or riding toys. Use a 30CY open top rolloff, because you need to keep punching it down with a bucket loaderThere is a huge reuse potential for this stuff …having an ongoing program for recycling and one-day events to promote reuse works well.
  11. One day events help you to learn the ropes
  12. Bulky rigids have a huge reuse potential!
  13. Two elementary schools sponsor electronics collections in the spring and fall. Even though the City has a year-round collection program, these groups clear several thousand dollars each collection. Much better than a bake sale, and people feel so good about it. Grouping events can boost participation. Partnering with community organizations benefits everyone!
  14. This event was a hoot! A very successful pairing of generous donors and people who needed the event. An exit survey revealed that at least $5000 worth of stuff was exchanged…but we didn’t ask people to fill out the surveys twice. The model we used for crowd control worked really well and we will certainly do it again. The date is December 8th if you would like to join us!
  15. I had to add this picture. We only had 2 trailers like this to bring to the Salvation Army, and they took it all. The event ended at noon and everything had been happily dispersed by 1pm. Difficult to manage waste? I think we need to shift our ideas about difficulty. It’s all managable. We’ll just have to keep chipping away at it. Thank you!