Wellesley swap shop r3 presentation 2017 03-27
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This document summarizes the history of a facility from the 1950s to present day and discusses considerations for operating a swap shop, including understanding limitations, layout, traffic flow, access to containers, signage, staffing options, customer policies, and managing press. It was presented by Jeff Azano-Brown at the R3 Conference on March 27, 2017 to discuss renovating an existing facility to include a swap shop.
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Wellesley swap shop r3 presentation 2017 03-27
- 1. Swap Shop Nuts & Bolts R3 Conference March 27, 2017
- 2. Facility History 1950s – 88 acre property purchased 1960s – Incinerator built/Ash landfill 1970s - Clean Air Act 1970s – Wetlands restrictions 1970s – Recycling begins 1970s – Haul trash out of Town 1980s – Swap Shop opens 1990s – Smokestack down/Baler up 2000s – Waste Bans enforced at transfer stations
- 3. Why consider this at all?
- 4. Why not me?
- 5. All shapes and sizes
- 7. Layout
- 9. Access to recycling and trash containers
- 10. Signage
- 11. Labor – Staff vs. Volunteers
- 12. Volunteer Training and Liability
- 13. Customers Residents / Non-Residents Time Limits Unacceptable Behavior Ramifications of Unacceptable Behavior Pickers Hoarders
- 14. One man’s trash and treasure too!
- 15. Press
- 16. Jeff Azano-Brown Wellesley Recycling and Disposal Facility jazano@wellesleyma.gov
Editor's Notes
- Hi, I’m Jeff Azano-Brown. I work at the Wellesley Recycling and Disposal Facility and we have a swap shop referred to as the Take and Leave and the Reusables Area. I’m going to give an overview of topics related to swap shops and some of the challenges and rewards that come with them. I am by no means an expert but I am familiar with some of the challenges and rewards associated with operating them.
- Before I begin, just a little history History of passionate volunteers who started recycling in the early 1970s Benefitted from executive support for most of the recycling initiatives.
- Why have a swap shop? Obviously this room is familiar with sustainable materials management and knows that after reduction, reuse has the biggest environmental benefit. Swap shops provide a great way to extend the life of those products, preventing the need to make, ship, stock and buy them.
- Couple that with the fun of rummaging through stuff you may or may not need and the possibility that you might strike gold and you have an entertaining way of keeping stuff out of the landfill.
- Formal or informal Open to the elements, shacks, garages, tents. Last Chance Mercantile
- But whichever you choose, understand what you can’t handle.
- Consider the areas layout. Walking areas, tables, shelving, fragile items, what can and can’t get wet.
- Give careful consideration to traffic flow and allow suitable space for parking. We have 25 spots and it’s never enough on a busy Saturday We limit the parking to 30 minutes to try to give everyone an opportunity to shop. This area can be a destination spot and will be frequented as often as you allow for as long as you allow. Blessing and Curse.
- You will get lots of junk and items that don’t get picked up. Access to recycling containers (metal, wood, plastic, cardboard) and trash containers The staff of our area are some of our best recyclers. Tremendous amount of work.
- Avoiding discrimination Communicating what you do not accept Liability
- Used to have staff manage area Budget cuts, closed it Reopened with volunteers
- With volunteers comes training Rules and Regulations – no picking while on duty Code of Conduct – be pleasant and mindful of others’ situations Liability Waiver – in the event that they get hurt Cori checks Conflict of Interest
- Rules for customers
- And now that that’s all in place…you’ll start getting stuff and people will take it. You will get trash You may get treasure - book
- …and you will get press Good Bad