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Recycling is Smart Business

Linda Mangione Presented to: Business Owners in the United States. Recycling is Smart Business. Overview. Audience Introduction Expected learning objectives What is recycling? Why is recycling important? Benefits of Recycling Environmental Pollution - landfills

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Recycling is Smart Business

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  1. Linda Mangione Presented to: Business Owners in the United States Recycling is Smart Business

  2. Overview • Audience • Introduction • Expected learning objectives • What is recycling? • Why is recycling important? • Benefits of Recycling • Environmental Pollution - landfills • What items can be recycled? • U.S. Business Firms • Your role as a business owner • Waste Reduction Tips • Impact of recycling • Recycling Resources • 3 easy steps to recycling! • Thank you • References

  3. Audience Targeting Business Owners of: • All firms (non-employer) • All firms (employers)

  4. Introduction • The purpose of this presentation is to educate you the business owner about recycling and how your role as business owner is key in reducing waste in your communities.

  5. Expected Learning Objectives • What is recycling? • Why is recycling important? • What items can your business recycle? • Environmental pollution • Your role – what can you do? • Recycling resources you can use

  6. What is recycling? • As defined by the World Health Organization, recycling is a term embracing the recovery and reuse of scrap or waste material for manufacturing or other purposes(WHO, 2009). Reference: World Health Organization (2009). Annexe 7 Glossary of terms commonly used in HCWM. Retrieved July 1, 2009. Available from http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/medicalwaste/en/guidancemanualann7.pdf

  7. Why is recycling important? • According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), recycling diverted nearly 72 million tons of material away from landfills and incinerators in 2003, up from 34 million tons in 1990 – doubling in just 10 years (EPA, 2009). Reference: United States Environmental Health Agency (2009). Is recycling worthwhile? Retrieved July 1, 2009. Available from http://waste.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/waste.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=800&p_created=1093620311&p_sid=xEpiW-Cj&p_accessibility=0&p_redirect=&p_lva=800&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X2J5PSZwX2dyaWRzb3J0PSZwX3Jvd19jbnQ9MTc0LDE3NCZwX3Byb2RzPTAmcF9jYXRzPSZwX3B2PSZwX2N2PSZwX3BhZ2U9MSZwX3NlYXJjaF90ZXh0PXdoYXQgaXMgcmVjeWNsaW5n&p_li=&p_topview=1

  8. Benefits of recycling • Protects and expands U.S. manufacturing jobs and increases U.S. competitiveness in the global marketplace.  • Reduces the need for landfilling and incineration.  • Saves energy and prevents pollution caused by the extraction and processing of virgin materials and the manufacture of products using virgin materials. • Decreases emissions of greenhouse gases that contribute to global climate change.  • Conserves natural resources such as timber, water, and minerals.  • Helps sustain the environment for future generations.  Reference: United States Environmental Health Agency (2009). Is recycling worthwhile? Retrieved July 1, 2009. Available from http://waste.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/waste.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=800&p_created=1093620311&p_sid=xEpiW-Cj&p_accessibility=0&p_redirect=&p_lva=800&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X2J5PSZwX2dyaWRzb3J0PSZwX3Jvd19jbnQ9MTc0LDE3NCZwX3Byb2RzPTAmcF9jYXRzPSZwX3B2PSZwX2N2PSZwX3BhZ2U9MSZwX3NlYXJjaF90ZXh0PXdoYXQgaXMgcmVjeWNsaW5n&p_li=&p_topview=1

  9. Environmental Pollution • While landfill space is plentiful on the national level, some areas of the United States, particularly the heavily populated East Coast, have less landfill capacity and higher landfill costs (EPA, 2009).  Recycling just makes sense. Reference: United States Environmental Protection Agency (2009). If there is plenty of landfill space , then why should I recycle? Retrieved on July 1, 2009. Available from http://waste.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/waste.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=802&p_created=1093620899&p_sid=xEpiW-Cj&p_accessibility=0&p_redirect=&p_lva=800&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X2J5PSZwX2dyaWRzb3J0PSZwX3Jvd19jbnQ9MTc0LDE3NCZwX3Byb2RzPTAmcF9jYXRzPSZwX3B2PSZwX2N2PSZwX3BhZ2U9MSZwX3NlYXJjaF90ZXh0PXdoYXQgaXMgcmVjeWNsaW5n&p_li=&p_topview=1

  10. What items can be recycled? • Paper • Plastic • Electronics • Ink cartridges • Batteries • Tires • Cardboard • Glass • Metal • Aluminum

  11. United States Business Firms The number of business firms in the United States is vast. In 2002, there were a total of 23,343,821. Which can be broken down: • Non-employer 17,646,062 • Employers 5,697,759 Reference: United States Census Bureau (2009). Statistics about business Size (including Small Business) from the U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on July 1, 2009. Available from http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/smallbus.html

  12. Your role as a business owner • Waste in the United States can be reduced with your help. • This is an opportunity for your business to recycle all the products that your business uses everyday.

  13. Waste Reduction Tips • Join EPA’s free WasteWiseProgram (is a voluntary EPA program that helps businesses, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations save money by reducing their garbage and recycling). • Reduce office paper waste by implementing a formal policy to double-side all draft reports, and by making training manuals and personnel information available electronically. • Improve product design to use less materials. • Work with customers to design and implement a packaging return program. • Switch to reusable transport containers. • Purchase products in bulk. • Bring your own lunch bag. • Keep mailing lists current. Reference: United States Environmental Protection Agency (2009). Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Buy Recycled. Retrieved on July 1, 2009. Available from http://www.epa.gov/region09/waste/solid/reduce.html

  14. Impact if all businesses recycled Imagine if all businesses recycled in the United States the benefits to the environment would be enormous! The benefits: • Cleaner air and water • Conservation of our natural resources • Saving energy • Decreasing emissions • Sustaining the planet for future generations Reference: United States Environmental Protection Agency (2009). Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Buy Recycled. Retrieved on July 1, 2009. Available from http://www.epa.gov/region09/waste/solid/reduce.html

  15. 3 easy steps to recycling! • Get the resources you need to start a recycling program at your business. • Educate your employees about the benefits of recycling. • Encourage your staff to recycle and lead by example.

  16. Recycling Resources Websites: • United States Environmental Protection Agency www.epa.gov • Environmental Conservation Websites in your area: for example New York State Department of Environmental Conservation http://www.dec.ny.gov/index.html • Coca-Cola Recycling http://www.livepositively.com/recycling_intro?WT.srch=1 • Status Clean – Independent information guide providing articles and tips on waste management www.statusclean.com

  17. Recycling Resources Articles: • Cross, C. (2008, July). Containing the Digital Age. Industrial Engineer: IE, 40(7), 50-51. Retrieved July 30, 2009, from Academic Search Premier database. • IBM recycles scrap wafers to solar panel industry. (2008, January). Advanced Materials & Processes, Retrieved July 30, 2009, from Academic Search Premier database. Books: • Lund, H. (2000). McGraw-Hill Recycling Handbook(2nd ed.). Dubuque, IA: McGraw-Hill Professional.

  18. 3 easy steps to recycling • Get the resources you need to start a recycling program at your business. • Educate your employees about the benefits of recycling. • Encourage your staff to recycle and lead by example.

  19. Many thanks to… The United States Environmental Protection Agency and it’s website: www.epa.gov which was a source of knowledge and inspiration! For more information linda.mangione@waldenu.edu Thank you for attending

  20. References United States Census Bureau (2009). Statistics about business size (including Small Business) from the U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on July 1, 2009. Available from http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/smallbus.html United States Environmental Protection Agency (2009). Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Buy Recycled. Retrieved on July 1, 2009. Available from http://www.epa.gov/region09/waste/solid/reduce.html United States Environmental Protection Agency (2009). How do I know what materials are recyclable in my community, and where can I take these materials to be recycled?Retrieved on July 1, 2009. Available from http://publicaccess.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/publicaccess.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=809&p_created=1093629252&p_sid=bNS5_Cj&p_accessibility=0&p_redirect=&p_lva=1632&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X2J5PSZwX2dyaWRzb3J0PSZwX3Jvd19jbnQ9MTgsMTgmcF9wcm9kcz0wJnBfY2F0cz0mcF9wdj0mcF9jdj0mcF9wYWdlPTEmcF9zZWFyY2hfdGV4dD1yZWN5Y2xpbmc*&p_li=&p_topview=1

  21. References (cont.) United States Environmental Protection Agency (2009). If there is plenty of landfill space, then why should I recycle? Retrieved on July 1, 2009. Available from http://waste.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/waste.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=802&p_created=1093620899&p_sid=xEpiW-Cj&p_accessibility=0&p_redirect=&p_lva=800&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X2J5PSZwX2dyaWRzb3J0PSZwX3Jvd19jbnQ9MTc0LDE3NCZwX3Byb2RzPTAmcF9jYXRzPSZwX3B2PSZwX2N2PSZwX3BhZ2U9MSZwX3NlYXJjaF90ZXh0PXdoYXQgaXMgcmVjeWNsaW5n&p_li=&p_topview=1 United States Environmental Protection Agency (2009). Is recycling worthwhile? Retrieved on July 1, 2009. Available from http://waste.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/waste.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=800&p_created=1093620311&p_sid=xEpiW-Cj&p_accessibility=0&p_redirect=&p_lva=800&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X2J5PSZwX2dyaWRzb3J0PSZwX3Jvd19jbnQ9MTc0LDE3NCZwX3Byb2RzPTAmcF9jYXRzPSZwX3B2PSZwX2N2PSZwX3BhZ2U9MSZwX3NlYXJjaF90ZXh0PXdoYXQgaXMgcmVjeWNsaW5n&p_li=&p_topview=1 World Health Organization (2009). Annexe 7 Glossary of terms commonly used in HCWM. Retrieved on July 1, 2009. Available from http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/medicalwaste/en/guidancemanualann7.pdf

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