Towards Zero Waste Newburyport
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Municipal Workshop- Reaching Towards Zero Waste: Christin Walth shares how her own personal mission towards zero waste has extended into a community program where the citizens of Newburyport have expanded their recycling, reduction and reuse.
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- 2. Presentation Agenda • Why did we undertake this adventure? • How does it work? • What has it meant to the city? • What has worked and what hasn’t?
- 3. How this came about… • San Francisco • Austin • Hammarby Sjostad • Numerous Swedish towns of our size My year of Zero Waste
- 4. Since January 1, 2011
- 5. How does it work? Organics Terracycle Freecycle/ Facebook Bulky/Hard Textiles/ Shoes NEW! Film plastics!
- 6. Composting – • Backyard • Indoor • Curbside pick up - ideally, municipal facility (EPA)
- 8. •tortilla chip bags •pretzel bags •pita chip bags CHIP BAGS •bagel chip bags •soy crisp bags •salty snack bags
- 9. •pens •pen caps •mechanical pencils •markers •marker caps Writing Instruments •highlighters •highlighter caps •permanent markers •permanent markers caps
- 10. •ANY BRAND Candy Wrappers •ANY SIZE *GUM wrappers separate!
- 11. •mascara tubes •eye shadow cases •shampoo bottles •conditioner •bronzer/foundation •body wash Personal Care & Beauty *Oral care SEPARATE •hand & face soap dispensers •lotion dispensers, bottles, jars •chap stick tubes & lipstick & lip liner •concealer tubes, concealer sticks •hair gel tubes, hair paste jars •eyeliner cases & pencils ANY BRAND
- 12. •ANY BRAND Cheese Packaging •ANY SIZE •Singles packages and individual wraps •All flexible cheese wrappers •Shredded cheeses •String cheese •Grated cheeses
- 13. •ANY BRAND Oral Care •ANY SIZE •Toothpaste tubes and caps •Tooth brushes •Floss containers
- 14. •ANY BRAND Cookie Packaging •ANY SIZE •Cookie wrappers •Cookie bags •Inner plastic trays
- 15. Plastic Cards •Expired credit cards •Used gift cards •Hotel room “keys”
- 16. CDs and DVDs •Must be out of case!
- 17. CD jewel cases •CD/DVD disk must be taken out! •All paper and labels must be removed
- 19. Floppy Disks All sizes and formats!
- 20. Cereal Bags •ANY brand or type
- 21. Cleaner Packaging ANY brand or type •Pumps, Triggers, Pouches and any other flexible cleaner product packaging
- 22. CORKS ANY type – synthetic and cork stops, too!
- 23. Energy Bars ANY brand or type •foil lined: • energy bar wrappers • granola bar wrappers • meal replacement bar wrappers • protein bar wrappers • diet bar wrappers
- 24. Tape ANY brand or type plastic tape dispensers and cores
- 25. Drink Pouches Any brand of: •aluminum drink pouches •plastic drink pouches
- 26. KEYS
- 27. Coffee bags
- 28. Reuse/Repurpose
- 29. On-Line Education and Opportunities
- 30. Film Plastics – Trex (MB and Shaws) PLASTIC BAG RECYCLING IN RETAIL STORES ONLY NEVER PUT PLASTIC BAGS IN YOUR REGULAR MUNICIPAL RECYCLING BIN, OR PUT RECYCLABLES INSIDE PLASTIC BAGS. YES - DO RECYCLE IN STORES ONLY: Only bags that are empty, clean and dry. Remove receipts, coins, and trash. Grocery bags, produce bags Plastic newspaper bags (empty) Dry cleaning bags (no receipts/ staples) CLEANED, DRY sandwich/ Ziploc bags and bread bags Any plastic bag labeled with: , “HDPE,” “PE-HD” , “LDPE,” “PE-LD,” “LLDPE” Retail bags (#2 or 4) with string/ hard plastic handles removed Plastic wrappers from toilet paper, paper towels, diapers Bags with sealed air for packaging (air cushion; deflate) Case wrap from cases of water Stretch wrap from furniture or electronics NO - DO NOT RECYCLE: NO bag with food in or on it NO garbage bags NO food or cling wrap (Saran) NO prepackaged food bags (frozen food or pre-washed salad) NO chip bags or candy wrappers NO cereal bags NO bubble wrap NO bags with paint or glue NO compostable plastic bags NO bag with a recycling symbol or # other than those described in the “yes” column Clip this table and hang it over your plastic bag recycling collection at home or in the office. For more about plastic bag recycling, visit www.plasticbagrecycling.org.
- 31. Film Plastics – Lou’s!
- 32. Other: • Mattress flow chart • Donation List • Books • EcoSmith (donation list first!) • New streams – Styrofoam – Bulky plastics
- 33. Is it Worth It? YES!!!!
- 34. Newburyport, Salisbury and Plum Island 1. Materials Management = Resource Management
- 36. On-Line Education and Opportunities
- 37. 3. Composting Our pilot shows between 50-80% reduction in waste just through composting. That translate to an average of 65% reduction in disposal costs.
- 38. 4. Textiles Increased awareness around all waste Schools receive all funds generated from Eco Smith collection Middle School collected 1000 pounds in 2 weeks.
- 39. Newburyport Rubbish To Runway Fashion Show Creative ways to educate about textile and waste re-use and recycling
- 40. Successes and Failures • Successes – Education- On-line, events, schools, eco-tours – Composting- Pilot shows 65% average reduction – Textiles- Awareness around all types • Failures – Carpeting- No after market in New England • Challenges – Bulk Items, furniture, mattresses……. – Terracyle-Little reward but fun!! • Key to success – Start with recycling enforcement – Education and communication – Buy-in from the top
- 41. The Future
Editor's Notes
- Furniture – Vintage Antiques recycles furniture at Clean Tech
- The amount of food wasted in the United States is staggering. In 2010, more than 34 million tons of food waste was generated, more than any other material category but paper. Food waste accounted for almost 14 percent of the total municipal solid waste stream, less than three percent of which was recovered and recycled in 2010. The rest —33 million tons— was thrown away, making food waste the single largest component of MSW reaching landfills and incinerators.Generating food waste has significant economic as well as environmental consequences. Whether you are an individual, family, or business, chances are a considerable portion of your budget goes towards buying food — either for you, your family, or your customers. That means we are throwing away a lot of our money. Often, simple changes in food purchasing, storage and preparation practices can yield significant reductions in food waste generation. Not only will this reduce waste, but it will make your food dollars go further. Food waste cost savings have even greater potential at commercial establishments. Saving food means saving money. Food waste includes uneaten food and food preparation scraps from residences or households, commercial establishments like restaurants, grocery stores, cafeterias and industrial sources.http://www.epa.gov/osw/conserve/materials/organics/food/fd-gener.htm
- Saves money in disposal costs Resources for haulingComposting Average person throws away ~300lb of garbage per …?Single use products are the worst