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Waste Management Meagan Heath Supervisor, Waste Management Grounds, Fleet, and Waste Management

Waste Management Meagan Heath Supervisor, Waste Management Grounds, Fleet, and Waste Management. Tuesday, January 11, 2011. Agenda. Grounds, Fleet and Waste Management Waste Management History ZeroWaste Waste Management Program Tri-bin Recycling Organic Waste Bulk Waste Special Waste

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Waste Management Meagan Heath Supervisor, Waste Management Grounds, Fleet, and Waste Management

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  1. Waste ManagementMeagan HeathSupervisor, Waste ManagementGrounds, Fleet, and Waste Management Tuesday, January 11, 2011

  2. Agenda • Grounds, Fleet and Waste Management • Waste Management History • ZeroWaste • Waste Management Program • Tri-bin Recycling • Organic Waste • Bulk Waste • Special Waste • Other Waste Diversion • Further Potential Diversion • Safe Disposal • What Can You Do?

  3. Grounds, Fleet, Waste Management • Who are we? • What do we do?

  4. Was Management History • 3 R’s hierarchy • Current: 60% recycling

  5. ZeroWaste • Target: 65% by 2013 • Triple Bottom Line benefits

  6. Tri-bin Recycling

  7. Organic Waste • FOOD VENDORS • Kitchen scraps • Cooking oil

  8. Bulk Waste • Paper Towels (Washrooms) • Clothing • Books • Corrugated Cardboard • Foam Packing Material • Office Paper & Books • Furniture

  9. Special Waste • Batteries • E-Waste • Household Hazardous • Light Bulbs • Confidential Paper From on campus use only, please.

  10. Other Waste Diversion Scrap Metal White Goods Propane Tanks Vehicles Tires Mercury Automotive Fluids and Filters • Yard Waste • Grass Clippings • Wood • Concrete • Asphalt • Paint • Household Hazardous

  11. Further Potential Reuse/Recycling • Construction, Renovation and Demolition Waste • Handled by the contracted construction company • Currently: • Scrap Metal • Concrete, Brick, Aggregate • Potential: • Carpeting • Ceiling Tiles • Drywall

  12. Safe Disposal • Freon (refrigerators) • PCB (ballasts, transformers) • Asbestos (building materials) • Syringes

  13. What Can You Do? • Reduce • Reuse • Recycle • Rethink

  14. Thank you • Questions? • www.yorku.ca/csbo/groundsfleetwaste/index.html

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