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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 ManagementMeagan HeathSupervisor, Waste ManagementGrounds, 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 • Other Waste Diversion • Further Potential Diversion • Safe Disposal • What Can You Do?
Grounds, Fleet, Waste Management • Who are we? • What do we do?
Was Management History • 3 R’s hierarchy • Current: 60% recycling
ZeroWaste • Target: 65% by 2013 • Triple Bottom Line benefits
Organic Waste • FOOD VENDORS • Kitchen scraps • Cooking oil
Bulk Waste • Paper Towels (Washrooms) • Clothing • Books • Corrugated Cardboard • Foam Packing Material • Office Paper & Books • Furniture
Special Waste • Batteries • E-Waste • Household Hazardous • Light Bulbs • Confidential Paper From on campus use only, please.
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
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
Safe Disposal • Freon (refrigerators) • PCB (ballasts, transformers) • Asbestos (building materials) • Syringes
What Can You Do? • Reduce • Reuse • Recycle • Rethink
Thank you • Questions? • www.yorku.ca/csbo/groundsfleetwaste/index.html