The document is a recycling and trash directory from the City of Boston that provides residents information on proper recycling and disposal of waste. It encourages residents to recycle more to help the environment and advises that larger recycling carts will be provided to households to make recycling easier. Residents are instructed to mix all recyclable materials together in the cart instead of separating items. The directory provides details on what materials can and cannot be recycled and proper procedures for recycling in different living situations.
This document discusses alternatives to the current practice of using plastic bags to dispose of dog waste at dog parks. It proposes 4 alternatives: 1) on-site composting of waste, 2) using compostable bags, 3) creating a service that provides reusable/recycled bags and collects waste, and 4) educating users on impacts to encourage better choices. Each alternative is analyzed in terms of design buyers and users, materials and processes used, waste disposal, and lifecycles compared to current plastic bag usage. The goal is to reduce plastic waste and environmental impacts.
Here are some eco-friendly ways to dispose of fallen leaves:
- Compost them in your backyard compost pile. Leaves make excellent compost material and will break down to create nutrient-rich soil.
- Use them as mulch around trees, shrubs, and garden beds. A 2-4 inch layer of leaves suppresses weeds, retains soil moisture, and enriches the soil as they break down.
- Check with your local municipality. Many cities and towns have leaf collection programs where they will collect bagged leaves and compost them.
- Shred them using a lawn mower or leaf shredder and add the shredded leaves directly to garden beds or around plants. Shredd
India; Rainwater Harvesting Strategies for KarnatakaD5Z
The document discusses implementing a sustainable decentralized water security plan for the state of Karnataka, India. It outlines several needs: many rural villages have fluoride or high salinity in groundwater, urban areas like Bangalore are dependent on distant water sources with rising costs, and over half of towns do not meet water supply standards. Rooftop rainwater harvesting is proposed as a solution to supplement existing supplies, through collecting, filtering, storing and recharging groundwater. Benefits include utilizing a natural resource otherwise wasted, reducing groundwater depletion and pollution, and increasing self-sufficiency through lower costs compared to piped water infrastructure.
proposal to convert the umapad sanitary landfill into a transfer stationAngelica Alcantara
PROPOSAL TO CONVERT THE USAGE OF THE MANDAUE CITY SANITARY LANDFILL INTO A TRANSFER STATION AND CONTRACT OUT FINAL DISPOSAL SITE FOR MANDAUE CITY RESIDUAL WASTE
This document discusses moving Anne Arundel County towards zero waste. It provides background on Community Research, a nonprofit working on zero waste campaigns. It defines zero waste as eliminating waste disposal and designing products and systems to avoid waste. It discusses nuts and bolts definitions, such as reducing landfilling to less than 10% of waste. It provides examples of zero waste initiatives and policies from other jurisdictions that could be models.
This document provides tips for sustainably gardening in dry times through water conservation practices. It acknowledges contributors who assisted in producing the publication. The main tips discussed include using mulch, compost, efficient watering techniques, harvesting rainwater, greywater diversion and reuse, choosing drought tolerant plants, and reviewing pot plants. The overall message is that gardens can be maintained with less water through these types of practices.
The presentation gives a heads up on How-to-manage waste in a residential apartment in India. Different categories of waste, their collection and disposal is described.
This document discusses alternatives to the current practice of using plastic bags to dispose of dog waste at dog parks. It proposes 4 alternatives: 1) on-site composting of waste, 2) using compostable bags, 3) creating a service that provides reusable/recycled bags and collects waste, and 4) educating users on impacts to encourage better choices. Each alternative is analyzed in terms of design buyers and users, materials and processes used, waste disposal, and lifecycles compared to current plastic bag usage. The goal is to reduce plastic waste and environmental impacts.
Here are some eco-friendly ways to dispose of fallen leaves:
- Compost them in your backyard compost pile. Leaves make excellent compost material and will break down to create nutrient-rich soil.
- Use them as mulch around trees, shrubs, and garden beds. A 2-4 inch layer of leaves suppresses weeds, retains soil moisture, and enriches the soil as they break down.
- Check with your local municipality. Many cities and towns have leaf collection programs where they will collect bagged leaves and compost them.
- Shred them using a lawn mower or leaf shredder and add the shredded leaves directly to garden beds or around plants. Shredd
India; Rainwater Harvesting Strategies for KarnatakaD5Z
The document discusses implementing a sustainable decentralized water security plan for the state of Karnataka, India. It outlines several needs: many rural villages have fluoride or high salinity in groundwater, urban areas like Bangalore are dependent on distant water sources with rising costs, and over half of towns do not meet water supply standards. Rooftop rainwater harvesting is proposed as a solution to supplement existing supplies, through collecting, filtering, storing and recharging groundwater. Benefits include utilizing a natural resource otherwise wasted, reducing groundwater depletion and pollution, and increasing self-sufficiency through lower costs compared to piped water infrastructure.
proposal to convert the umapad sanitary landfill into a transfer stationAngelica Alcantara
PROPOSAL TO CONVERT THE USAGE OF THE MANDAUE CITY SANITARY LANDFILL INTO A TRANSFER STATION AND CONTRACT OUT FINAL DISPOSAL SITE FOR MANDAUE CITY RESIDUAL WASTE
This document discusses moving Anne Arundel County towards zero waste. It provides background on Community Research, a nonprofit working on zero waste campaigns. It defines zero waste as eliminating waste disposal and designing products and systems to avoid waste. It discusses nuts and bolts definitions, such as reducing landfilling to less than 10% of waste. It provides examples of zero waste initiatives and policies from other jurisdictions that could be models.
This document provides tips for sustainably gardening in dry times through water conservation practices. It acknowledges contributors who assisted in producing the publication. The main tips discussed include using mulch, compost, efficient watering techniques, harvesting rainwater, greywater diversion and reuse, choosing drought tolerant plants, and reviewing pot plants. The overall message is that gardens can be maintained with less water through these types of practices.
The presentation gives a heads up on How-to-manage waste in a residential apartment in India. Different categories of waste, their collection and disposal is described.
The Sierra Club has played an important role in environmental advocacy in Kern County. Through lawsuits, the Sierra Club has pushed developers to mitigate air pollution and preserve agricultural land. As a result of Sierra Club efforts, millions of dollars have been invested in pollution reduction and over 15 agricultural easements have been secured. While controversial to some, the Sierra Club's litigation has motivated local governments to take steps towards addressing these environmental issues. A presentation by author James Kunstler attracted over 800 people and increased public support for changing development practices. However, long term change requires local leaders to prioritize environmental protection over development.
Maintaining Stormwater Systems (Rain Gardens) - Northern VirginiaSotirakou964
The document provides a guide for private owners and operators on maintaining stormwater systems in Northern Virginia. It discusses the history of stormwater management, beginning with drainage ditches and evolving to include water quality treatment and a watershed approach. The guide describes various stormwater management components, such as dry ponds, wet ponds, rain gardens, and permeable pavement. It offers tips on inspecting, maintaining, and troubleshooting these systems to improve stormwater quality and reduce flooding issues.
Helping the Environment While Enhancing the Beauty of Your YardSotirakou964
This document provides instructions for creating a rain garden, including:
1) Preparing the soil by digging a hole and testing drainage, and amending the soil if needed.
2) Choosing native plants that are drought and moisture tolerant.
3) Selecting a location for the garden in a low area that will collect runoff, at least 10 feet from structures and trees, and calling Miss Utility first.
4) Calculating the size of the garden based on contributing drainage areas and soil type.
The document discusses alternatives to conventional sewer systems for supporting sustainable development in New England villages. It describes how distributed, soil-based wastewater management systems can allow for density without large sewer plants, subsidies, or undesirable growth. Key points are that wastewater should be treated on or near the site where it is generated, put back into the soil to restore hydrology, and managed professionally like a sewer system through ongoing maintenance programs.
The document provides guidance on designing and installing a rain garden for homeowners to help improve water quality. It explains that a rain garden is a shallow depression planted with native plants that collects rainwater runoff from roofs and paved areas and allows it to soak into the ground. The summary provides step-by-step instructions on choosing a location for good drainage, sizing the garden based on the roof area it will drain, and ensuring proper soil drainage. Rain gardens reduce water pollution and flooding while providing a colorful landscape feature with little maintenance needed once established.
Wisconsin Rain Gardens: A How to Manual for HomeownersSotirakou964
This how-to manual provides homeowners with instructions for designing and building rain gardens on residential properties. It explains that rain gardens are landscaped areas planted with native vegetation that capture rainwater runoff from roofs and allow it to slowly soak into the ground rather than flowing into storm drains. This helps reduce flooding and pollution in local waterways. The manual outlines best practices for siting a rain garden, including positioning it at least 10 feet from homes and avoiding very steep slopes. It also addresses common questions like whether rain gardens breed mosquitoes or require much maintenance.
Rain gardens are landscaping features that manage stormwater on site by absorbing water and filtering pollutants through their loose, deep soils. Their size can vary and they can fit odd shapes and spaces. They are an excellent method of keeping stormwater on site and out of the sewer system. Maintaining a beautiful rain garden requires regular watering, weeding, and mulching, especially in the first year, to keep the garden looking good and functioning well.
This manual provides guidance on designing and installing rain gardens in Vermont. It explains that rain gardens are shallow depressions planted with native plants that capture stormwater runoff from impervious surfaces and allow it to soak into the ground. The manual outlines the step-by-step process for choosing a location, sizing, designing, installing, and maintaining a rain garden. It includes a plant list and sample planting plans tailored for Vermont's climate zones. The purpose is to help homeowners and others protect water quality in rivers and lakes by reducing and treating stormwater runoff through rain gardens.
The document discusses issues faced by rural villages in India. It notes that villages are not well-maintained and villagers are often unaware of events outside their local area. Education facilities are limited. While agriculture provides income, the money earned may not be enough to support families. However, the document also argues that rural areas are the backbone of India and contribute greatly to the nation through agriculture, economy and culture. It concludes that despite challenges, villages remain India's greatest strength.
This document summarizes a short walk taken by the author to document litter in their suburban neighborhood. They observed lots of fast food packaging, drink bottles, cigarette butts, and other trash accumulating along roadsides and in storm drains. They saw how mowing and roadwork spread litter further. The proliferation of litter indicates a lack of care for the local environment. Their neighborhood has many fast food outlets and a hotel that contributes to the litter problem. While some businesses maintain gardens, they do little to address the litter issue. The litter pollutes nearby creeks and reduces the amenity of the area for pedestrians.
Okanagan Waterwise: Be efficient watering your lawn or gardenFiona9864
The document discusses ways for residents in the Okanagan region to be more water efficient, as the region has less available water per person than most places in Canada and climate change may further impact supply. It notes that 24% of water usage goes to residential outdoor uses like lawns, and provides tips for watering lawns more efficiently such as only watering in the early morning or evening, watering only when needed, and using native plants that require less water. The article encourages taking time now to thoughtfully consider water usage and find the most effective ways to maximize the benefit from each drop of water.
Using BI to increase in-home sorting of food waste for collectionWarren Hatter
This single sheet (you may need to zoom in) tells the story of a project that led to a trial that showed an increase in the proportion of households sorting food waste for collection, by targeting communications only at the (approximately) 50% of households not currently doing so, despite the service having been available for eight years. The project was a collaboration between With The Grain and The Hunting Dynasty, commissioned by Bristol Waste.
The amount of household waste collected in St Albans averages 600-700 tonnes per week but rises to 900 tonnes around Christmas and New Year, which is a large amount for the council to deal with. To meet government targets for reducing landfill waste and increasing recycling, the council has started encouraging residents to categorize their waste using a new twin bin service with one bin for landfill waste and another for green waste and recycling collected in boxes.
The document summarizes what happens to various materials disposed of at the Eastview Landfill and recycling facility in Brandon, Manitoba. Black bin garbage is buried in cells at the landfill, while blue bin recyclables are sorted at the on-site Materials Recovery Facility. Tires, electronics, appliances, glass, wood, organics, concrete, and bulk items are also recycled or reused. The landfill aims to maximize diversion and find beneficial end uses for materials.
1) The document provides ideas for solid waste management in cities, including source segregation of wet and dry waste, separate collection of inert materials like debris, and centralized composting of organic waste.
2) It recommends various models for plastic waste collection in schools to keep plastics out of the waste stream, and ideas for recycling other materials like shredded plastic in road construction.
3) The document emphasizes the importance of actually implementing effective recycling and take-back schemes for various waste streams to promote a circular economy.
Shorter showers, using public transportation, walking more, wearing more clothes instead of turning up the heat, and unplugging electronics when not in use can help save water and energy. The document encourages being ecologically friendly by keeping public places clean, not littering in natural areas, protecting plants and animals, using less polluting transportation, volunteering for ecological activities, conserving water and electricity, walking or biking in parks, taking waste bags on picnics, and reporting ecological incidents. Recycling paper, bottles, and cans is important because it saves trees, raw materials, mining, and energy compared to producing products from new resources.
Recycling involves collecting used materials like paper, plastic, metal, and glass and processing them into new products. On a large scale, recycling centers sort recyclables and melt them down or reform them, while on a small scale people find new uses for items around the home. Recycling reduces waste in landfills by over 30% and conserves natural resources, helping ensure supplies last for future generations.
1) Slum dwellers understand the need for clean environments and are the most willing to cooperate with and pay for improved waste management efforts, despite having lower incomes.
2) There are several easy and proven methods for waste collection and treatment in slums, including using lorries at slum entrances, door-to-door collection with handcarts, take-away bins in narrow lanes, shared bio-bins, and community bio-bins.
3) Community bio-bin programs have been successful in India, with residents and community groups paying a small fee for waste collection and composting services that also provide jobs and income.
The document discusses the 3 Rs of waste management - reduce, reuse, and recycle. It describes their meanings and aims, which are to generate minimal waste and extract maximum benefit. Specific strategies are outlined like reducing plastic use, composting organic waste, and reusing items. Government initiatives for proper waste handling and potential energy from waste are also summarized. The advantages of the 3 Rs are reducing pollution, saving resources and landfill space.
An easy to grasp manual to establish waste segregation at home. Distills the waste segregation down to 5 important categories so that the requirement is easily understandable to all.
Solid waste includes garbage, refuse, and sludge. Solid waste management involves reducing, reusing, and recycling waste products to improve standards of living and reduce economic and social costs of waste disposal. Effective solid waste management requires changes in individual habits like reusing paper, glass, plastics, and organic waste. It also involves precycling by making purchasing decisions that reduce waste and recycling waste into new goods.
The Sierra Club has played an important role in environmental advocacy in Kern County. Through lawsuits, the Sierra Club has pushed developers to mitigate air pollution and preserve agricultural land. As a result of Sierra Club efforts, millions of dollars have been invested in pollution reduction and over 15 agricultural easements have been secured. While controversial to some, the Sierra Club's litigation has motivated local governments to take steps towards addressing these environmental issues. A presentation by author James Kunstler attracted over 800 people and increased public support for changing development practices. However, long term change requires local leaders to prioritize environmental protection over development.
Maintaining Stormwater Systems (Rain Gardens) - Northern VirginiaSotirakou964
The document provides a guide for private owners and operators on maintaining stormwater systems in Northern Virginia. It discusses the history of stormwater management, beginning with drainage ditches and evolving to include water quality treatment and a watershed approach. The guide describes various stormwater management components, such as dry ponds, wet ponds, rain gardens, and permeable pavement. It offers tips on inspecting, maintaining, and troubleshooting these systems to improve stormwater quality and reduce flooding issues.
Helping the Environment While Enhancing the Beauty of Your YardSotirakou964
This document provides instructions for creating a rain garden, including:
1) Preparing the soil by digging a hole and testing drainage, and amending the soil if needed.
2) Choosing native plants that are drought and moisture tolerant.
3) Selecting a location for the garden in a low area that will collect runoff, at least 10 feet from structures and trees, and calling Miss Utility first.
4) Calculating the size of the garden based on contributing drainage areas and soil type.
The document discusses alternatives to conventional sewer systems for supporting sustainable development in New England villages. It describes how distributed, soil-based wastewater management systems can allow for density without large sewer plants, subsidies, or undesirable growth. Key points are that wastewater should be treated on or near the site where it is generated, put back into the soil to restore hydrology, and managed professionally like a sewer system through ongoing maintenance programs.
The document provides guidance on designing and installing a rain garden for homeowners to help improve water quality. It explains that a rain garden is a shallow depression planted with native plants that collects rainwater runoff from roofs and paved areas and allows it to soak into the ground. The summary provides step-by-step instructions on choosing a location for good drainage, sizing the garden based on the roof area it will drain, and ensuring proper soil drainage. Rain gardens reduce water pollution and flooding while providing a colorful landscape feature with little maintenance needed once established.
Wisconsin Rain Gardens: A How to Manual for HomeownersSotirakou964
This how-to manual provides homeowners with instructions for designing and building rain gardens on residential properties. It explains that rain gardens are landscaped areas planted with native vegetation that capture rainwater runoff from roofs and allow it to slowly soak into the ground rather than flowing into storm drains. This helps reduce flooding and pollution in local waterways. The manual outlines best practices for siting a rain garden, including positioning it at least 10 feet from homes and avoiding very steep slopes. It also addresses common questions like whether rain gardens breed mosquitoes or require much maintenance.
Rain gardens are landscaping features that manage stormwater on site by absorbing water and filtering pollutants through their loose, deep soils. Their size can vary and they can fit odd shapes and spaces. They are an excellent method of keeping stormwater on site and out of the sewer system. Maintaining a beautiful rain garden requires regular watering, weeding, and mulching, especially in the first year, to keep the garden looking good and functioning well.
This manual provides guidance on designing and installing rain gardens in Vermont. It explains that rain gardens are shallow depressions planted with native plants that capture stormwater runoff from impervious surfaces and allow it to soak into the ground. The manual outlines the step-by-step process for choosing a location, sizing, designing, installing, and maintaining a rain garden. It includes a plant list and sample planting plans tailored for Vermont's climate zones. The purpose is to help homeowners and others protect water quality in rivers and lakes by reducing and treating stormwater runoff through rain gardens.
The document discusses issues faced by rural villages in India. It notes that villages are not well-maintained and villagers are often unaware of events outside their local area. Education facilities are limited. While agriculture provides income, the money earned may not be enough to support families. However, the document also argues that rural areas are the backbone of India and contribute greatly to the nation through agriculture, economy and culture. It concludes that despite challenges, villages remain India's greatest strength.
This document summarizes a short walk taken by the author to document litter in their suburban neighborhood. They observed lots of fast food packaging, drink bottles, cigarette butts, and other trash accumulating along roadsides and in storm drains. They saw how mowing and roadwork spread litter further. The proliferation of litter indicates a lack of care for the local environment. Their neighborhood has many fast food outlets and a hotel that contributes to the litter problem. While some businesses maintain gardens, they do little to address the litter issue. The litter pollutes nearby creeks and reduces the amenity of the area for pedestrians.
Okanagan Waterwise: Be efficient watering your lawn or gardenFiona9864
The document discusses ways for residents in the Okanagan region to be more water efficient, as the region has less available water per person than most places in Canada and climate change may further impact supply. It notes that 24% of water usage goes to residential outdoor uses like lawns, and provides tips for watering lawns more efficiently such as only watering in the early morning or evening, watering only when needed, and using native plants that require less water. The article encourages taking time now to thoughtfully consider water usage and find the most effective ways to maximize the benefit from each drop of water.
Using BI to increase in-home sorting of food waste for collectionWarren Hatter
This single sheet (you may need to zoom in) tells the story of a project that led to a trial that showed an increase in the proportion of households sorting food waste for collection, by targeting communications only at the (approximately) 50% of households not currently doing so, despite the service having been available for eight years. The project was a collaboration between With The Grain and The Hunting Dynasty, commissioned by Bristol Waste.
The amount of household waste collected in St Albans averages 600-700 tonnes per week but rises to 900 tonnes around Christmas and New Year, which is a large amount for the council to deal with. To meet government targets for reducing landfill waste and increasing recycling, the council has started encouraging residents to categorize their waste using a new twin bin service with one bin for landfill waste and another for green waste and recycling collected in boxes.
The document summarizes what happens to various materials disposed of at the Eastview Landfill and recycling facility in Brandon, Manitoba. Black bin garbage is buried in cells at the landfill, while blue bin recyclables are sorted at the on-site Materials Recovery Facility. Tires, electronics, appliances, glass, wood, organics, concrete, and bulk items are also recycled or reused. The landfill aims to maximize diversion and find beneficial end uses for materials.
1) The document provides ideas for solid waste management in cities, including source segregation of wet and dry waste, separate collection of inert materials like debris, and centralized composting of organic waste.
2) It recommends various models for plastic waste collection in schools to keep plastics out of the waste stream, and ideas for recycling other materials like shredded plastic in road construction.
3) The document emphasizes the importance of actually implementing effective recycling and take-back schemes for various waste streams to promote a circular economy.
Shorter showers, using public transportation, walking more, wearing more clothes instead of turning up the heat, and unplugging electronics when not in use can help save water and energy. The document encourages being ecologically friendly by keeping public places clean, not littering in natural areas, protecting plants and animals, using less polluting transportation, volunteering for ecological activities, conserving water and electricity, walking or biking in parks, taking waste bags on picnics, and reporting ecological incidents. Recycling paper, bottles, and cans is important because it saves trees, raw materials, mining, and energy compared to producing products from new resources.
Recycling involves collecting used materials like paper, plastic, metal, and glass and processing them into new products. On a large scale, recycling centers sort recyclables and melt them down or reform them, while on a small scale people find new uses for items around the home. Recycling reduces waste in landfills by over 30% and conserves natural resources, helping ensure supplies last for future generations.
1) Slum dwellers understand the need for clean environments and are the most willing to cooperate with and pay for improved waste management efforts, despite having lower incomes.
2) There are several easy and proven methods for waste collection and treatment in slums, including using lorries at slum entrances, door-to-door collection with handcarts, take-away bins in narrow lanes, shared bio-bins, and community bio-bins.
3) Community bio-bin programs have been successful in India, with residents and community groups paying a small fee for waste collection and composting services that also provide jobs and income.
The document discusses the 3 Rs of waste management - reduce, reuse, and recycle. It describes their meanings and aims, which are to generate minimal waste and extract maximum benefit. Specific strategies are outlined like reducing plastic use, composting organic waste, and reusing items. Government initiatives for proper waste handling and potential energy from waste are also summarized. The advantages of the 3 Rs are reducing pollution, saving resources and landfill space.
An easy to grasp manual to establish waste segregation at home. Distills the waste segregation down to 5 important categories so that the requirement is easily understandable to all.
Solid waste includes garbage, refuse, and sludge. Solid waste management involves reducing, reusing, and recycling waste products to improve standards of living and reduce economic and social costs of waste disposal. Effective solid waste management requires changes in individual habits like reusing paper, glass, plastics, and organic waste. It also involves precycling by making purchasing decisions that reduce waste and recycling waste into new goods.
Solid waste includes garbage, refuse, and sludge. Solid waste management involves reducing, reusing, and recycling waste products to improve standards of living and reduce economic and social costs of waste disposal. Effective solid waste management requires changes in habits like reusing paper, glass, plastics, and organic waste. It also involves precycling by making purchasing decisions that reduce waste and recycling waste into new products.
South Orange Single Stream Recycling InformationAlex Torpey
South Orange, NJ will begin providing single stream recycling collection to residents on July 11, 2012. Single stream recycling allows all recyclable items to be mixed together in one container for collection every other Wednesday. The village recycling center will still accept separated recyclables. Residents must use totter containers purchased from the village to participate. The changes aim to make recycling easier by eliminating sorting for residents.
Recycling involves processing used materials into new products to reduce waste and consumption of raw materials. Common recyclable materials include glass, paper, metal, plastic, electronics, and textiles. Recycling provides environmental benefits like reducing pollution, conserving resources, and saving energy compared to producing items from virgin materials. It also saves money for communities that implement efficient recycling programs by reducing waste disposal costs.
This document provides information about curbside composting in Queens, New York. It begins with introductions and outlines, then covers topics like what can be composted, the new brown bin curbside collection pilot program in Queens, how to participate, and resources for more information. The pilot program offers weekly curbside collection of food scraps, yard waste, and food-soiled paper to all Queens residents as part of an effort to expand equitable access to composting services. The presentation encourages participation and provides tips on using the brown bins properly.
Advantages And Disadvantages Of Multi Stream Segregation...Carolina Lewis
The document discusses the advantages and disadvantages of single-stream and multi-stream waste separation and collection systems. Single-stream allows all recyclables to be placed in the same bin, while multi-stream requires separating materials into different bins. Some advantages of single-stream are increased participation and collection rates, while disadvantages include reduced quality of recycled materials and higher processing costs. Multi-stream has higher collection costs but produces higher quality materials by separating at the source.
Waste management involves reducing, reusing, and recycling waste. The main types of waste are solid and liquid. Solid waste is classified as biodegradable/recyclable or non-biodegradable. Solid waste can be collected through house-to-house pickup, community bins, or self-delivery to disposal sites. Methods for solid waste disposal include waste reduction, composting, anaerobic digestion to produce biogas, and reuse/recycling of materials like paper and plastics. Landfilling is used for non-recyclable inorganic waste.
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.
This document discusses recycling agricultural plastics like landscape pots and flats in North Carolina. It provides three examples of companies and nurseries that have successfully implemented plastic recycling programs. Metrolina recycles used nursery containers returned through Lowe's stores. Small nurseries like Mellow Marsh Farm deliver used pots to a local recycler. Plantworks Nursery sorts and stacks used containers to be collected and recycled, saving on landfill fees. The document outlines challenges to recycling these plastics and provides recycling options and guidelines.
Here are some tips for solving common compost problems:
- Not heating up? It may need more nitrogen. Add grass clippings, manure or other nitrogen-rich materials. Turn it more frequently to add oxygen.
- Smelling bad? It's too wet and not getting enough air. Turn it more often and add dry materials like leaves or shredded paper. Make sure it has good drainage.
- Taking a long time to break down? It may be too coarse or dry. Chop or shred materials smaller. Add water if dry. Turn it regularly to aerate.
- Attracting flies? It's too wet and slimy. Turn it to aerate and add dry materials like leaves
This document discusses recycling nursery containers in North Carolina. It notes that over 10,000 tons of nursery containers are discarded each year in NC, costing growers and landscapers over $400,000 in landfill charges and hauling costs. Recycling these containers could generate $640,000-$1.8 million in revenue. It outlines two options for recycling - unsorted hauls to nearby recyclers, and sorted, stacked deliveries which generate higher payments. The main obstacle to recycling is reducing hauling costs, which can be addressed through backhauling, cooperation between growers, and collection sites. It provides contact information for various plastic recyclers.
2. BOSTON
Recycling & Trash Director y
RECYCLING...............Pages 3,4, 5, 6
CITY OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
Dear Friends, TRASH...........................Pages 7,8
You’ve probably heard a lot of talk about climate change, but maybe you haven't
heard a lot about what you can do about it right in your own neighborhood.
Recycling and properly disposing of trash are two important ways you can
improve our environment. This recycling and trash guide will provide you with
information you need to help us green Boston even further. LEAF & YARD WASTE.....Pages 9,10
Together, we have already made Boston one of the greenest cities in the nation,
but we still have a lot of work to do. Recycling, in particular, is very important.
More recycling means less trash in landfills across our country. To make it easier
for you to recycle, starting in July, all residents will be able to mix their recycling
together in their recycling bins. This means you will not have to separate paper
HAZARDOUS WASTE.....Pages 11,12
from plastic, and new larger recycling carts will be delivered across the city
throughout the year so that you can recycle more.
Recycling does more than improve our environment. It helps keep our streets
clean, and it saves the City money by decreasing the amount of solid waste that
we dispose of. I appreciate everything you have done so far, and I urge you to P SCHEDULE & FAQs......Pages 13,14
continue increasing your recycling efforts.
Thank you for all you do to make Boston the best city on earth.
Sincerely,
THOMAS M. MENINO
Mayor of Boston
www.cityofboston.gov/publicworks/recycling
3. RECYCLING
REDUCE & REUSE
Placement of Recycling Carts for Pickup
Recycle More...Trash Less These new carts are large and must be wheeled to the recycling
truck instead of carried. To ensure that the recycling collectors
As of July 1, 2009, you no longer have to separate can access your cart, please place it in front of your residence in
paper and cardboard from cans and bottles. Instead, one of the following locations:
you may mix all recyclable materials together in one
large container.
Recycle more! The city will
be delivering large wheeled
recycling carts to residences with
1. On the curb,
one to six units.
away from
Carts will be delivered parked cars*
neighborhood by neighborhood
between June ’09 and June ’10. You
will receive notification shortly
before your cart is delivered.
Put your address on your new cart
and please take care of it; it will
not be replaced. If you move, please
leave the cart behind for the next resident. 2. On the
street, in
front of the
Other Recycling Options curb, between
parked cars*
While you are waiting for a cart or if your cart isn’t the right size for
your household, you can:
Convert a Trash Can Into a Recycling Container
When you recycle more, you’ll have less trash and
won’t need as many trash cans. Convert an unneeded
can into a recycling container. The can must be
no larger than 32-gallons and have a lid.
Call 617-635-4500 to request an official sticker to label
one of your existing trash cans as a recycling container. *During winter, place carts next to
Use a Small Blue Recycling Bin or in front of snow banks. Do not
You may continue to use your small blue bin. New place carts behind snow banks.
or replacement blue bins, however, will no longer be
provided by the city.
3 4
4. RECYCLING
Acceptable Materials for Recycling
Beginning July 1, 2009, mix all of these materials together in your Recycling in Large Apartment Buildings
recycling cart or container. Leaving plastic windows, staples, paper and Condos
clips, and spirals in paper is ok. Remember to rinse out cans, bottles, Buildings with seven or more residential units are considered large.
and jars. Leaving labels and lids on is ok. Large buildings that receive city trash pickup services are required by
law to have recycling programs.
Large building owners or condo
associations are required to provide and
maintain large wheeled carts that go
in centralized locations for all building
residents to use.
To place a large building recycling
newspapers with inserts, junk mail, flattened paperback
program request, call 617-635-4500.
magazines, catalogs colored paper food boxes books
Donate Reusable Household Items
• Reusable clothing, furniture, small appliances: donate to charity.
• Reusable doors, windows, bathroom fixtures: donate to the Boston
flattened telephone Materials Resource Center. For details, visit their website
pizza boxes (empty) cardboard boxes books at www.bostonbmrc.org or call them at 617-442-8917.
Recycle on Trash Day
Set recycling out by 7am on the same day you set out your trash. If
your trash is collected twice per week, set your recycling container
out by 7am on the first day. If your trash is collected three times per
week, set your recycling container out by 7am on Friday. Remember to
separate recycling from trash on the curb.
milk and juice/soymilk glass jars aluminum Unacceptable Materials for Recycling
juice cartons boxes and bottles and tin cans
X
Keep these items out of your recycling cart or container:
X styrofoam
X plastic bags
X motor oil containers
X chemical containers
X ceramics or dishes
X lightbulbs
X window glass, mirrors
NEW ITEM spiral cans NEW ITEM rigid plastics X yard waste (see pages 9,10)
all plastic (potato chip/coffee (laundry baskets, buckets, X food waste
containers cans, etc) toys, etc) X televisions and computer
X monitors (see pages 7,8) 6
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5. TRASH
Acceptable Items for Trash Preparation
Regular Trash Barrels
• household trash • made of metal or durable plastic
• food waste • lid required
• household appliances • no larger than 32 gallons in capacity
• electronics • when full, no heavier than 50 pounds
• mattress/box spring
• furniture Bags
• carpet (must be no longer • black trash bags
than 3 feet and tied) • 32-gallons or less
• washer or dryer* • made of 2-ply plastic
• stove* • Setting trash out for pickup in kitchen
• dishwasher* bags, grocery store bags, paper bags,
• hot water heater* cartons, or boxes is not acceptable.
Trash Items Needing Set trash out neatly at the curb by 7am on your trash day(s)
Special Pickup or after 5pm the night before. Remember to separate trash from
Call 617-635-4500 or e-mail recycling on the curb.
trashtvcrt@cityofboston.gov to
schedule pickup of these items:
• computer monitors*
• televisions*
• water coolers* *these items
• dehumidifiers*
• refrigerators*
are recycled
NOT THIS
• air conditioners* Report trash
violations to Code
Unacceptable Trash Items Enforcement at
If these items are reusable, donate them. Or, you must hire a commercial 617-635-4896
rubbish hauler to collect them; search the yellow pages for listings:
• bricks • more than a gallon of liquid
• automotive components waste (including cooking oil)
• dirt, rocks, stones • recyclable material
• fire debris (see pages 3,4,5,6)
• construction and • yard waste (see pages 9,10)
demolition material See pages 11,12 for info on the
• fences following unacceptable materials: THIS
• oil drums • tires
• plumbing fixtures • hazardous material
• syringes and needles
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6. LEAF & YARD WASTE
Seasonal Leaf and Yard Waste Collection Home Composting
Leaf and yard waste is collected in the fall and spring, then composted. Composting is the controlled
Place yard waste on the curb by 7am on your recycling day during yard decomposition of organic
waste collection weeks. For collection dates, visit www.cityofboston. material, such as yard waste
gov/publicworks/recycling or call 617-635-4500. Leaf and yard waste is and food scraps. Composting is
not collected during the two weeks before the special pickup begins. a great way to reduce your
waste and produce a natural
soil fertilizer.
Place leaves and yard Backyard Compost
debris in large paper Bins and Kitchen
leaf bags or open barrels Scrap Buckets for Sale
labeled “yard waste” You can compost in your own
(do not use plastic bags). backyard using a compost bin.
Bins are available to Boston residents at subsidized prices. Kitchen
scrap buckets are also available. Call 617-635-4500 or visit www.
cityofboston.gov/publicworks/recycling/composting.asp for details.
Stickers to label barrels
are available by calling Compost bins can be purchased Monday through Saturday, 9am–3pm at
617-635-4500 the Boston Building Materials Coop, located at 100 Terrace St in
(up to 2 stickers Mission Hill. See pictures of sample compost bins below.
available per household; Compost bins can also be purchased on special dates and times at
paper leaf bags do not neighborhood community centers. Visit www.cityofboston.gov/
need labels). publicworks/recycling/composting.asp or call 617-635-4500 for specific
locations, dates, and times.
Tie branches with
string. Make sure
they are no longer
than 3 feet and no
wider than 1 inch.
Christmas Trees
Set tree out at the curb on your recycling day “Earth Machine” “New Age Composter”
during the first two FULL weeks in January.
Remove decorations and stands.
Do not put tree in a plastic bag.
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7. HAZARDOUS WASTE
Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Days Surplus Paint and Used Motor Oil Recycling Drop-Offs
Do not place hazardous waste with your regular trash. Instead,
residents may bring up to 50 gallons of products labeled hazardous to
Free Interior and Exterior
the City’s drop-off days, held up to four times per year.
Paint Available
Residents may bring containers of
In addition to hazardous reusable paint, stains, varnishes,
materials, residents may also polyurethane, or paint thinner
bring tires and propane tanks to a Drop-Off. Residents may take
to drop-off days. Mercury away as much paint as they want—
Visit www.cityofboston. Old style thermometers, for FREE!
gov/publicworks/recycling/ thermostats, and compact
fluorescent light bulbs If You Change Your Own Oil
hazardouswaste.asp or call
617-635-4500 for locations, all contain mercury and are Bring used oil from your car, boat, or
dates and times of drop-off hazardous. Bring these items to a other vehicle to a Drop-Off. Do not
days, and to obtain a detailed hazardous waste drop-off day. mix the oil with any other substance.
list of acceptable materials. Antifreeze and steering wheel fluid
Compact fluorescent will NOT be accepted.
Proof of Boston residency light bulbs may also
is required to drop- be taken to any Home Regulations
off hazardous waste. Depot. Home Depot will • Proof of Boston residency required
Commercial waste will NOT safely dispose of these • 20 containers maximum
be accepted. bulbs for free. • Paints must be in original
containers with legible labels
• Containers must not be open or leaking
• Items must not be mixed
• Evaporated or empty cans and aerosol
paint cans will NOT be accepted
• Commercial waste will NOT be accepted
Schedule
Drop-off sites are open May through August, 9am-1pm on the
following days and locations:
1st Saturday of the month: Roxbury Public Works Yard, 280 Highland St
2nd Saturday of the month: Hyde Park Public Works Yard, 58 Dana Av
3rd Saturday of the month: Brighton Public Works Yard, 315 Western Av
4th Saturday of the month: East Boston Public Works Yard, 329 E Eagle St
Safe Syringe & Needle Disposal
Contact the Boston Needle Exchange Program at 617-592-7828.
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8. SCHEDULE & FAQs P
HOLIDAY! Collection Schedule
To find out if your trash and recycling collection
Q How can I recycle at work?
is delayed due to a holiday and to obtain the A Contact your trash hauler. Trash haulers that pickup trash in Boston
most up-to-date holiday are required to provide recycling services. You can also find information
collection schedule, please at www.massrecycle.org/recycleatwork.html.
visit www.cityofboston.gov/
publicworks/sanholidays.asp Q Where can I recycle my cell phone?
or call 617-635-4500. A Visit www.recellular.com/recycling to search for
You can also find a cell phone recycling dropbox near you. Or, obtain
information about a pre-paid mailing envelope, available at most
collection days at wireless retailers.
www.cityofboston.gov/
myneighborhood. Q Where can I recycle electronics?
A Contact Staples, Office Depot, or Costco to find
Frequently Asked information about their electronics recycling programs.
Questions
Q How can I recycle my computer?
Q Who do I call if my recycling and/or trash is not picked up? A You can recycle CRT computer monitors (see pages 7,8). The
A Call the Mayor’s 24-hour hotline at 617-635-4500. other computer components are not hazardous. You can give
them away, recycle them independently (see electronics recycling
Q Where does my recycling go? above), or place them with your regular trash.
A Recyclable material is brought to a recycling processing facility
Q Where can I learn more about greening my home?
where a series of machines and people sort the material. The
recyclables are then baled and delivered to product manufacturers A Vist www.cityofboston.gov/environment and www.mass.gov/dep/
for remanufacture. service/greenliving.htm to learn more.
Q What do I do with household batteries? Q Can I recycle at school?
A Non-rechargable batteries are non-hazardous and may be placed A Yes; Boston Public Schools have recycling programs.
with your regular trash. Rechargeable batteries are hazardous and
should be taken to a hazardous waste drop-off day (see pages 11,12).
Stay in Touch
Q Where can I recycle plastic bags? If you have feedback, the Recycling Office wants to hear from you.
A Many major supermarkets collect plastic bags for recycling. E-mail recyclemore@cityofboston.gov or call 617-635-4500.
Visit www.plasticbagrecycling.org for details. To receive e-mail updates about recycling
opportunities in Boston, visit
Q Can I recycle wrapping paper? www.cityofboston.gov/subscribe to
A Yes, wrapping paper is acceptable for recycling. join the recycling listserv.
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