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MOVE-OUT at Ohio U. and The City of Athens, Ohio

MOVE-OUT at Ohio U. and The City of Athens, Ohio. Ed Newman, Recycling and Refuse Manager Eugene/UO Recycling Community May 19th, 2011. O.U./Athens Vital Statistics. City of Athens 13,000 Students 72 %+ of Housing are Rental Units Athens Co. – Highest Poverty Rate in Ohio. O.U.

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MOVE-OUT at Ohio U. and The City of Athens, Ohio

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  1. MOVE-OUT at Ohio U. and The City of Athens, Ohio Ed Newman, Recycling and Refuse Manager Eugene/UO Recycling Community May 19th, 2011

  2. O.U./Athens Vital Statistics City of Athens • 13,000 Students • 72 %+ of Housing are Rental Units • Athens Co. – Highest Poverty Rate in Ohio O.U. • 42 Residence Halls • Houses 8000 Students • 3000 Rooms • 9 Dining Venues • 2 Apt. Buildings • 1800 Acre Campus • 3500 Faculty/Staff

  3. The Challenge!

  4. Goals for Move-Out • Maximum Recycling & Re-Use Recovery • Minimize Trash Disposal • Minimize Overall Costs • Foster Cooperation On and Off Campus

  5. Goals for Move-Out (Con’t.) • Clean and Tidy • Efficient Operations • Cover all Concurrent Activities on Campus as Possible • Benefit people in need & as many as possible

  6. Re-Usables Scrap Metal Recyclables Food Carpet Targeted Materials For Recovery

  7. Residence Halls Academic/Administrative Buildings Retirements Purges Inventory Attic/Storage Area Departmental Individuals Events and Graduation On Campus

  8. Bulk Items Trash

  9. On Campus Collectors • 4-H Golden Gaits Club • Faith Believers Ministry • Athens County Fair Board and Jr. Fair Bd.

  10. 4-H Golden Gaits Fair Bd. & Junior Fair Bd. • Split up the campus between them for Re-usables collection • 25-35 Volunteers each group • 6-10 at a time • Several to 11 hours per day • Collect, Receive and Sort and Give Away • 3 Weeks to collect, <2 hours to give away

  11. Pallets (50 +), Stakes Duct, Packing, Office And Survey Tape Staple Gun, Staples Signage and Labels Hand Sledge Trucks full of gas and in good working condition Materials List • Markers, Various • 3-4 Trucks • Bread Crates • Extra Keys

  12. Maintaining Campus and Services Theater Set Recycling Graduation Theft Dumpster Diving and Scavenging Summer Preparation Faculty/Staff Purges Illegal dumping Other Matters • Residence Hall Storage Cleanouts • South Green Set-Up • Airing Out Dumpsters • Timing of Collection

  13. Meeting and Coordination • Recycling and Trash Vendor • Renovation Depts. • Re-Use Collectors • Labor Scheduling • Students • Community Services • Incentives to Work • Campus Recycling Alum. • Volunteer Coordination • OU Police Department and Parking Services

  14. Meeting and Coordination (Con’t) • Grounds Supervisors • Dining Services • Residential Custodial Services • Communicators, my staff and volunteers • Many other campus offices and student groups • Summer Prep • Construction and projects, workshops, maintenance, and move-out follow up

  15. Rental Houses Multi-Unit Facilities Apt. Greek houses Community Residents Off Campus

  16. Off Campus Re-Use Collectors • Second Harvest Food Bank • Friends and Neighbors • Goodwill • New To You • Re-Use Industries • Nelsonville Community Center • Fair Board & Golden Gaits 4-H Club

  17. Move-Out Volunteers • Athens Rotary • Athens Morning Rotary • Tri-County Community Action • Hocking College • Hocking Valley Community Residential Ctr • Athens County Sheltered Workshop • Hillel • Kiwanis • Food Bank Volunteer Pool (Fair Grounds)

  18. More Help • City of Athens and Athens City Council • Code Office • Athens Co. Municipal Court • City Administration

  19. Other Contributors Ohio University • Residence Life • Off Campus Living • Office of Sustainability • University Communication & Marketing • Campus Recycling and Refuse • Eco-Reps • Student Involvement Dept. • OU/Community Events

  20. Communicating • Recycle-Mania/Move-Out Newspaper Ad • Bulletin/Sandwich Board in Residence Halls • PSA’s to Media Outlets and University News Service • Campus Announcements to All Faculty, Staff and Students about move-out services

  21. More Communicating • Signage for Dumpsters • Re-Use Sites • Doorway Signs • Carpet Here Signs • Clean Recyclables, Cardboard, or Reusables Here Signs • Food Collection Signage • Banner Across Main St. • Banners, A Frames, at collection sites

  22. Communicating (Con’t) Door to Door Collection Bags Flyers Graffiti Wall-2+ Times Articles From Groups in the newspapers Radio Shows and PSAs Catvision Cable Channel Lawn signs-at residential drop-sites • WebSites/Social Networks • CA Newsletter • Letters to the Editor • Residence Life Move-out checklist • Video Boards at the Student Center • Link from Univ. front page

  23. Can’t Be Too Redundant • Video Boards at the Student Center • Theater Promotion Slides • Facebook – 3 + different sites • Chalking • Utility

  24. Move-Out Yields… • Hundreds of boxes of foods to nearly 1000 people collected from On-Campus • On Campus 100-150 pick-up trucks worth of re-usables, 3 weeks of collection • Off Campus – All groups said it was worthwhile, 4 days of collection • Last year was 4th year with a big expansion – big learning curve

  25. Documenting Move-Out • Assigning photographer/videographers to document aspects of the process. • Develop a template for collectors Amount collected Evaluating the event How to improve it for next year

  26. In The End… • Great Town/Gown Relationship Building • Helps a lot of people • Educational/Inspirational • Learn how to improve for next year • Reduce high grade waste • It’s important to thank all the volunteers • Help Reduce impact of scavenging • Town is cleaner, looks better

  27. The Future • Cleaner Town • Continue to expand and improve recovery of Recyclables and Reusables • Carpet Recovery • Better Communication • Zero-Waste? • Turn Move-out into more of a Community Event • Move-out Fest

  28. Questions/Comments? Ed Newman newmane@ohio.edu Recycling /Refuse Mgr. • www.ohio.edu/recycle • www.ohio.edu/sustainability • Youtube - Ohio University Move-Out

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