Are you a homeowner, commercial property owner or property manager concerned with increasing energy costs?
Are you a contractor, architect, interior designer or real estate broker whose clients have asked about green buildings?
Do you plan to renovate, buy or develop a building?
Read The Top 10 Tips to make NYC Buildings Greener! Learn ways you could improve your building investments, prevent the loss of energy and money, and be environmentally conscious by constructing, renovating and maintaining green buildings!
Our panel discussed their top 10 tips to:
» reduce energy and water use;
» improve occupant health, safety and comfort with non-toxic, reusable and recycled building materials;
» prevent waste and pollution.
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This document discusses strategies for achieving higher waste diversion rates. It provides data on the breakdown of materials currently disposed in landfills. Key strategies to reach 50% diversion include universal curbside recycling and composting, yard waste drop-off centers, pay-as-you-throw pricing, and construction and demolition debris recovery. Reaching 70% requires mandatory recycling and composting for all homes and businesses, and reducing trash pickup frequency. Nearly full diversion requires producer responsibility, developing markets for all materials, and education. San Francisco's program and ordinance are highlighted as a model, with over 72% diversion currently achieved.
Container deposit legislation requires distributors and retailers to collect a refundable deposit on certain beverage containers. It creates a collection system funded by producers and consumers to increase recycling rates of these containers. Studies show bottle bills result in higher recycling rates of 66-96% compared to 38% in states without deposits. They reduce litter and associated environmental impacts like greenhouse gas emissions from manufacturing new containers. While some industry groups oppose additional costs, supporters argue producers and consumers should bear responsibility for recycling packaging waste.
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This document discusses strategies for achieving higher waste diversion rates. It provides data on the breakdown of materials currently disposed in landfills. Key strategies to reach 50% diversion include universal curbside recycling and composting, yard waste drop-off centers, pay-as-you-throw pricing, and construction and demolition debris recovery. Reaching 70% requires mandatory recycling and composting for all homes and businesses, and reducing trash pickup frequency. Nearly full diversion requires producer responsibility, developing markets for all materials, and education. San Francisco's program and ordinance are highlighted as a model, with over 72% diversion currently achieved.
Container deposit legislation requires distributors and retailers to collect a refundable deposit on certain beverage containers. It creates a collection system funded by producers and consumers to increase recycling rates of these containers. Studies show bottle bills result in higher recycling rates of 66-96% compared to 38% in states without deposits. They reduce litter and associated environmental impacts like greenhouse gas emissions from manufacturing new containers. While some industry groups oppose additional costs, supporters argue producers and consumers should bear responsibility for recycling packaging waste.
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This document discusses waste management strategies focused on reducing, reusing, and recycling (the 3 Rs). It notes that as a nation we are generating more garbage and running out of landfill space. The 3 Rs approach aims to reduce waste at the source, find ways to reuse items to prevent waste, and recycle materials that can't be reduced or reused. Specific examples are given of items that can be reduced, reused, or recycled to help address the growing waste problem and its threats to health, safety, and the environment.
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The document discusses pay-as-you-throw (PAYT) solid waste management programs. It provides an overview of WasteZero, a company that designs municipal waste reduction programs, and discusses how PAYT works to reduce waste and incentivize recycling. The document uses the city of Decatur, GA as a case study, noting that Decatur implemented a new PAYT system in 1998 which included education efforts and use of municipally branded trash bags.
The document discusses how Ten Thousand Villages promotes fair trade and environmental sustainability through its operating principles and partnerships. It outlines several ways that TTV works to encourage sustainable production methods, limit carbon emissions from transportation and production, and empower artisans through fair wages and environmental initiatives. Specific examples are provided about partnerships that promote sustainable materials use and tree replanting in Kenya. The complexity of evaluating trade decisions is also acknowledged.
Justin Hawes is one of the founding members of the Event Greening, CEO of Scan Display and a Patron of the Sustainable Tourism Partnership Programme. Justin led the The South African Climate Change Response Expo (CCR Expo), which was hosted by the Department of Environmental Affairs, and held alongside COP17. The CCR Expo received the UFI 2013 Sustainable Development Award for the Best innovative environmental initiative. The purpose of the event was to raise awareness, provide an educational platform and showcase South African innovations around climate change. The event obviously had to be a green event.
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New York City has established programs through its Department of Sanitation to support nonprofit reuse and salvage organizations in order to increase waste diversion and recycling. The donateNYC program provides resources like an online directory and exchange to help residents and businesses donate reusable items. Case studies of organizations like Big Reuse and Rebuilding Together NYC show how they have significant environmental and social impacts by refurbishing and redistributing building materials. The city aims to continue supporting this sector to help achieve its zero waste goals and provide innovative solutions.
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The document discusses the increasing problem of garbage and waste as societies modernize. It notes that waste is categorized as degradable or non-degradable and should be separated and treated accordingly. Additionally, it highlights that modern shopping, packaging, and products have led to higher waste production rates and more complex garbage compositions compared to the past, with a greater percentage of non-recyclable and hazardous materials. Proper waste management is important but costly, with various options like landfilling, incineration, and recycling all having environmental and economic tradeoffs. Reducing waste at the source through product design, consumer choices, reuse, and public education is presented as the most effective long-term solution.
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This document provides information about what items can and cannot be recycled. It lists common recyclable items like paper, plastic bottles, glass bottles and jars, cardboard, food and beverage cans, batteries, and electronics. Items that should not be recycled include broken glass, garden hoses, and sewing needles because they can be dangerous for recycling workers or cause disruptions to recycling machinery. The document also outlines the benefits of recycling and provides tips for recycling at home and in public places.
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The document discusses strategies for reducing waste and fighting climate change in New York City. It notes that NYC generates 6 million tons of waste per year but only recycles 17% and aims to divert 90% of waste from landfills by 2030. However, the city is facing challenges in expanding recycling and organics collection. The document advocates addressing these issues by bringing industry stakeholders into the solution, aligning policies with waste reduction goals, and encouraging New Yorkers to reduce consumption and share resources through items libraries, tool sharing, and other community initiatives.
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LAND USE LAND COVER AND NDVI OF MIRZAPUR DISTRICT, UPRAHUL
This Dissertation explores the particular circumstances of Mirzapur, a region located in the
core of India. Mirzapur, with its varied terrains and abundant biodiversity, offers an optimal
environment for investigating the changes in vegetation cover dynamics. Our study utilizes
advanced technologies such as GIS (Geographic Information Systems) and Remote sensing to
analyze the transformations that have taken place over the course of a decade.
The complex relationship between human activities and the environment has been the focus
of extensive research and worry. As the global community grapples with swift urbanization,
population expansion, and economic progress, the effects on natural ecosystems are becoming
more evident. A crucial element of this impact is the alteration of vegetation cover, which plays a
significant role in maintaining the ecological equilibrium of our planet.Land serves as the foundation for all human activities and provides the necessary materials for
these activities. As the most crucial natural resource, its utilization by humans results in different
'Land uses,' which are determined by both human activities and the physical characteristics of the
land.
The utilization of land is impacted by human needs and environmental factors. In countries
like India, rapid population growth and the emphasis on extensive resource exploitation can lead
to significant land degradation, adversely affecting the region's land cover.
Therefore, human intervention has significantly influenced land use patterns over many
centuries, evolving its structure over time and space. In the present era, these changes have
accelerated due to factors such as agriculture and urbanization. Information regarding land use and
cover is essential for various planning and management tasks related to the Earth's surface,
providing crucial environmental data for scientific, resource management, policy purposes, and
diverse human activities.
Accurate understanding of land use and cover is imperative for the development planning
of any area. Consequently, a wide range of professionals, including earth system scientists, land
and water managers, and urban planners, are interested in obtaining data on land use and cover
changes, conversion trends, and other related patterns. The spatial dimensions of land use and
cover support policymakers and scientists in making well-informed decisions, as alterations in
these patterns indicate shifts in economic and social conditions. Monitoring such changes with the
help of Advanced technologies like Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems is
crucial for coordinated efforts across different administrative levels. Advanced technologies like
Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems
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Changes in vegetation cover refer to variations in the distribution, composition, and overall
structure of plant communities across different temporal and spatial scales. These changes can
occur natural.
This presentation was provided by Steph Pollock of The American Psychological Association’s Journals Program, and Damita Snow, of The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), for the initial session of NISO's 2024 Training Series "DEIA in the Scholarly Landscape." Session One: 'Setting Expectations: a DEIA Primer,' was held June 6, 2024.
How to Setup Warehouse & Location in Odoo 17 InventoryCeline George
In this slide, we'll explore how to set up warehouses and locations in Odoo 17 Inventory. This will help us manage our stock effectively, track inventory levels, and streamline warehouse operations.
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How to Build a Module in Odoo 17 Using the Scaffold MethodCeline George
Odoo provides an option for creating a module by using a single line command. By using this command the user can make a whole structure of a module. It is very easy for a beginner to make a module. There is no need to make each file manually. This slide will show how to create a module using the scaffold method.
How to Build a Module in Odoo 17 Using the Scaffold Method
April Forum: The Hit List - The Top Tips to Green NYC Buildings
1. The Hit List: The Top Tips to
Green NYC Buildings
GreenHomeNYC April Forum
2. Green Homes NYC
4/18/12
Dan’s Top Ten Energy Efficient things
to do in your building.
WEATHERIZATION WORKS
3. The Top Ten
• 1. Air seal, common areas & apts.
• 2. Tune up, upgrade or replace your Heating Plant.
• 3. Modify or change how you make and deliver Domestic Hot
Water.
• 4. Fine tune or upgrade your Heating distribution system.
• 5. Insulate your Heating and Domestic Hot Water pipes.
• 6. Upgrade your lighting in the common areas and inside apts.
• 7. Insulate your roof deck, roof cavity or wall cavity.
• 8. Paint your roof white.
• 9. Fine tune your mechanical ventilation system.
• 10. Repair or replace windows.
25. Top 10 Tips for Recycling &
Waste Reduction for Green
Home’s in NYC
Presentation by:
David Hirschler
NYC Department of Sanitation
Bureau of Waste Prevention, Reuse
& Recycling
April 17, 2011
26. DSNY Customers
Largest municipal waste and recycling program in the world
8.3 million residents
• Over 3 million
households
• 40 City agencies
• 1,200 schools
• 5,000 non-profit
institutions
27. Role of Bureau of Waste Prevention,
Reuse & Recycling
• City’s curbside recycling program
• Recycling public education & research
• Composting facilities & education
• Managing safe handling of harmful products
• Implementing take-back laws
• Supporting reuse in NYC
• Waste prevention public education & programs
29. Top 10 Tips
Why 4 tips for recycling?
• About 50% of all designated recyclables generated in
NYC are being thrown in the trash, which means
624,000tons per year of designated recyclables are being
thrown in the trash.
• Strong markets exist for designated recyclables.
• Infrastructure is in already in place to collect and process
these materials.
• The more recyclables we collect, the more efficient our
truck routes are.
31. Residential Recycling in NYC
The NYC Department of Sanitation collects
recyclables once a week in two separate streams:
mixed paper &
cardboard
beverage cartons,
bottles, cans,
metal & foil
34. Non-Recyclable Paper*
soft paper (napkins,
tissues, paper towels)
waxed or plastic-
coated paper (candy
wrappers, oatmeal &
hot chocolate packets,
take-out containers)
soiled paper
(containing lots of food
residue, etc.)
hardcover books
* through NYC’s curbside recycling program
36. Recycle:
bulk metal
Anything containing at least
50% metal.
Place at the curb beside
recycling bags or bins.
Refrigerators & air
conditioners must get
chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
removed. Call 311 or make
an appointment online.
37. Non-Recyclable Plastic*
Any items other than
plastic bottles & jugs
Deli & yogurt containers
Plastic cups & straws
Plastic utensils
Styrofoam
Plastic bags
* through NYC’s curbside recycling program
38. Non-Recyclable Glass*
Any items other than
glass bottles & jars
Ceramics
Glassware
Light bulbs
Mirrors
Plate
glass/windows
* through NYC’s curbside recycling program
39. Top 10 Tips
Recycle: Convenient Recycling Areas
Residential building owners and landlords must:
1. Designate and maintain an accessible recycling area.
40. Recycling Area Options
in the chute room on every floor (convenient for residents)
in the basement (less convenient for residents)
Residents bring recyclables to an area outside the building.
41. Successful Recycling Area
Components:
1. Recycling information prominently displayed.
2. Safe, clean, and well lit.
3. Recycling containers emptied regularly, lined with clear bags, and
appropriately labeled. (NEVER line a recycling bin with a black bag.)
4. Recycling bins next to garbage bins (reduces contamination).
42. Top 10 Tips
Recycle: Educate Tenants
Residential building owners and landlords must:
2. Post signs explaining what and how to recycle.
3. Notify tenants about recycling requirements.
43. Join the NYC Apartment Building
Recycling Initiative
Promote and improve recycling
in NYC apartment buildings through hands-on
education and cooperation among and
between the
NYC Department of Sanitation
buildingresidents
building staff, and
property managers
nyc.gov/wasteless/abr
44. Additional Educational Options
• Order educational materials for your building
(call 311 or use online order form at
nyc.gov/wasteless.)
• provide recycling education once a year.
• Make sure new residents receive a welcome kit
that includes recycling info.
• Table in the lobby or outside the building.
• Start a bulletin board, newsletter, or blog.
• Set up a recycling committee.
• Require a recycling lease rider
45. Top 10 Tips
Recycle: Correctly Set Out Recyclables
Residential building owners and landlords must:
4. Store recyclables until designated recycling collection day.
5. Set out recyclables for Sanitation collection in either clear
bags or labeled recycling bins.
46. Residential Recycling in NYC
The NYC Department of Sanitation collects
recyclable materials in either:
CLEAR bags or
Recycling bins labeled
with a green or blue
decal.
Bulk Metal should be
placed at the curb beside
recycling bags or bins.
To find out your recycling day, call 311 or use the
collection schedule feature on
www.nyc.gov/sanitation.
48. Waste Prevention Tips
Visit www.nyc.gov/wasteless for Waste Prevention tips at
home, while shopping &at work
49. Waste Prevention Tips
• Buy durable products instead of single use
products
• Buy products with less packaging
• Visit these sites to stop getting these various
types of junk mail:
o advertisements: dmachoice.org
o catalogs: catalogchoice.org
o credit card and insurance offers:
optoutprescreen.com
o phone books: yellowpagesoptout.com
52. re-fashioNYC
• Free convenient service
in your building.
• 100% of your donations
go to charitable causes:
Tax receipts available on
site.
• Reduce the amount of
waste your building
generates and help those
in need.
nyc.gov/refashion
53. NYC Stuff Exchange: Website & App
Use this free online tool to
find out where to
donate, buy, or sell
gently used goods in
NYC.
Around 700 listings of
donation organizations
and outlets.
Searchable by zip
code, borough, or
citywide.
Calendar for donation
drives, swap
meets, rummage sales. nyc.gov/stuffexchange
56. Take-It-Back NYC: electronic equipment
• Electronics manufacturers are required by NY state law to
establish electronics recycling programs which are free and
convenient for residents.
• Wireless Providers are required by NY state law to accept cell
phones at their retail locations.
• Manufacturer programs include:
• Retail collections at Best Buy, Goodwill, & Salvation Army
• Mail back programs
• Community Events
• Working with DSNY at upcoming SAFE Disposal Events
nyc.gov/wasteless/electronics
57. Take-It-Back NYC: rechargeable batteries
• Battery Manufacturers are required under NY State law to
establish a program to accept rechargeable batteries. Retailers
are required to accept them at no cost.
• Return them to any NYS store that sells rechargeable
batteries or products that contain rechargeable batteries (with
the exception of small food stores).
• It is illegal for NYC residents to discard rechargeable
batteries in the trash (or in residential recycling containers).
nyc.gov/wasteless/takeback
58. Take-It-Back NYC: plastic bags
• Plastic bags comprise about
2.87% of NYC’s residential
waste stream.
• Bags can be dropped off at
large retail locations that
provide plastic bags.
• Retailers often accept
newspaper bags, dry cleaner
bags, and other film as well.
nyc.gov/wasteless/plasticbags
59. Take-It-Back NYC: additional mandatory
take back programs
• Auto supply stores are required
to accept tires, motor oil, and
auto batteries
• Hospitals are required to
accept used sharps
• Grocers are required to accept
deposit bottles
nyc.gov/wasteless/takeback
60. Take-It-Back NYC: voluntary take back
programs
• CFL’s at Ikea, Home Depot and
other stores
• Mercury thermostats at
wholesalers and contractors
• Ink & Laser cartridges at office
supply stores or directly to
manufacturers
• Unwanted pharmaceuticals at
pharmacies (mailback envelopes
for sale)
• Yogurt containers and other #5
plastics at Whole Foods and other
retailers nyc.gov/wasteless/takeback
62. Spring 2012 NYC SAFE Disposal Events
(Solvents, Automotive, Flammable, Electronics)
• NYC Department of Sanitation holding 5 SAFE disposal
events this spring (one in each borough) to provide NYC
residents with a one-stop method to get rid of potentially
harmful household products.
• April 22 - May 19, 2012
• All NYC residents receiving a mailer.
nyc.gov/safediposal
63. Household Special Waste Drop-off sites
• Each borough has a Special Waste Drop-off site.
• NYC residents (must show proof of residency) can bring:
latex paint
household and automotive batteries
vehicle fluids and filters
fluorescent bulbs (including CFLs)
mercury-filled thermometers & thermostats
• Sites are open Saturdays from 10 am to 5 pm, except the
last weekend each month, open Fridays instead.
nyc.gov/wasteless/specialwaste
65. NYC Compost Project
Compost outreach and free
workshops on indoor and outdoor
composting to residents and
businesses.
Worm composting workshops
designed to help teachers integrate
natural science and recycling into
the classroom.
Funded by DSNY, programs run by
staff at the City’s four Botanical
Gardens and Lower East Side
Ecology Center
66. NYC Compost Project Community Food
Waste Drop-Off Sites
Sites located throughout the City that
voluntarily accept food waste
67. Top 10 Tips
Buy Recycled Products
• Help recycling markets stay strong
• Quality has improved dramatically
79. 8. PAPER AND PURCHASING
“This piece was produced
carbon-neutral on paper with
30% post-consumer waste
using vegetable-based inks.”
Double-side printing on a
multi-functional scanner/
printer/ copier.
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80. 9. WOOD
VS
UF-Free CARB Phase II
International
woods
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81. 10. LET PEOPLE KNOW (and audit)
“We appreciate our collective dependence on the natural
environment and the health and availability of its resources, and
as such we are using our size, capability and influence to promote
sustainable development, environmentally conscious corporate
practices and green living.”
-Related, Sustainability Vision
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