SUNY Geneseo Campus

1. SUNY Geneseo Campus YOUR Environmental Impacts: A Series of Personal Choices

2. SUNY Geneseo Campus • Your Environmental Impacts: • First some data on Consumption: • Water /Sewer • Electrical • Fossil Fuel • Then some data on Waste Generation: • Solid Waste (garbage) • Regulated Medical Waste • Hazardous Waste

3. SUNY Geneseo Campus Water Use: Village of Geneseo Water Sewage Treatment Plant = 1Mg/d 3 Million gallon tank Water Plant = 1Mg/day

4. SUNY Geneseo Campus Water Use: Village of Geneseo Water Sewage Treatment Plant = 1Mg/d 3 Million gallon tank Water Plant = 1Mg/day

5. SUNY Geneseo Campus Water Use Annual Metered Amount: 73,000,000 gallons 6000 campus users (5000 students + 1000 employees) • Per campus person consumption: • 12,150 gallons per year • 33 gallons per day! (365 days)

6. SUNY Geneseo Campus Sewer Use Estimated to be the same as Water Use 12,150 gallons per person per year (20 % of Village of Geneseo Treatment Plant volume) Estimation vs. Actual: Why is there a difference?

7. SUNY Geneseo Campus Electrical Energy Use Is Electricity “Clean Power”? Where is the Electricity used by the campus generated? (hint: NOT on the campus) NYS actually has “cleaner” electrical power generation than most regions. Why?

8. SUNY Geneseo Campus Electrical Energy Use Source: DOE

9. SUNY Geneseo Campus Electrical Energy Use

10. SUNY Geneseo Campus Electrical Energy Use Sulfur dioxide: contributes to acid rain Nitrogen dioxide: contributes to acid rain and ground level ozone Carbon dioxide: greenhouse gas

11. SUNY Geneseo Campus Electrical Energy Use/Cost One kilowatt of Electricity = 1 pound of air pollutants $1.00 spent on Electricity = 10 pounds of air pollutants

12. SUNY Geneseo Campus Electrical Energy Use/Cost • SUNY Geneseo Campus In FY02 - 03: • $1.5 Million • 7,500 Tons of Air Pollutants • Per campus person consumption (N=6,000) • $250 • 2,500 lbs = 1.25 Tons!

13. SUNY Geneseo Campus Electrical Energy Use/Cost

14. SUNY Geneseo Campus Electrical Energy Use/Cost 5,000 computers on campus (estimated) Annual savings if computers were turned off when not in use: $500,000 ($1/2 Million!!!!) 2,500 Tons of Air Pollutants

15. SUNY Geneseo Campus Heating Fuel Use/Cost Campus Heat is produced: Academic Buildings: Central Heating Plant (that big stack behind the College Union) - Fuel: No. 2 Fuel Oil and/or Natural Gas - Permitted under the Clean Air Act Residence Halls: Building Boilers - Fuel: Natural Gas - Considered “Exempt” under the Clean Air Act, but emissions must be tallied annually

16. SUNY Geneseo Campus Heating Fuel Use/Cost Campus Heat costs: Will vary with type of fuel burned, temperatures, and costs:

17. SUNY Geneseo Campus Heating Fuel Use/Cost

18. SUNY Geneseo Campus Other Campus Air Emissions Baking 250 lbs. Volatiles Pizza Oven 2 Tons Volatiles Gasoline tank filling 500 lbs. Volatiles Cooling Towers 200 lbs. Particulate Matter Lab/Art Studio emissions 600 lbs. various

19. SUNY Geneseo Campus Garbage Non-hazardous and otherwise non-regulated waste: Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Waste Management of Western NY Landfills in Western New York

20. SUNY Geneseo Campus Garbage Non-hazardous and otherwise non-regulated waste: “Municipal Solid Waste (MSW)” CAS uses garbage disposals for all cafeteria wastes Geneseo Village Sewer Treatment Plant

21. SUNY Geneseo Campus MSW per person per day Source: EPA Is there a relationship between consumption and volume of waste generated?

22. SUNY Geneseo Campus Personal Environmental Impacts • Each campus person (N = 6,000) annually: • 12,150 gallons of water (and sewer) • $250 of electricity • $210 of fossil fuel (heat, hot water, kilns, etc.) • 16.25 Tons of Air Pollutants • These calculations do not include vehicle fuel or emissions.

23. SUNY Geneseo Campus Regulated Wastes • Hazardous Waste (RCRA) • Asbestos Waste (NESHAPs) • PCB Waste (TSCA) • Construction and Demolition Debris • Regulated Medical Waste • Used Oil (RCRA)

24. SUNY Geneseo Campus Other Personal Environmental Impacts • Pesticide Related • Organic Foods • Lawn Care/Weed Control • Use of “Anti-bacterial” Soaps and other Products • ___________ • Air Pollution Related • Mass transit vs. personal vehicle vs. walking/biking • Vehicle choices (MPG) • Vehicle maintenance • Use of Electricity - Air Conditioners, Cell Phones, Pagers, computers, TVs, peripherals, DVDs, video games……. • Cigarette Smoking and BUTT disposal • ____________________

25. SUNY Geneseo Campus Other Personal Environmental Impacts • Product Selections • Paper • Recycled? • Bleached (Cl- used to make very white paper) • Electronic publications (save paper/use electricity: trade-off?) • Computers/TVs • TV type monitor vs. LCD or plasma (‘thin” screens) • Energy Star • “Instant” on • Are hazardous waste upon disposal • Use of “disposable” products • - razors • - diapers • Country where item is produced/Company producing item • Environmental commitments???

26. SUNY Geneseo Campus Other Personal Environmental Impacts • Product Selections • Environmental Impacts should be assessed as a “life-cycle” • Production • Transportation • Purchase • Use • Disposal Is there a relationship between “convenience” and consumption? EPA: Cost of managing chemicals is $1 to $10 for every $1 of chemicals purchased.

27. SUNY Geneseo Campus Personal Environmental Impacts …… Actually just a series of personal choices made every day.