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University of Massachusetts Medical School UMass Memorial Healthcare E.L. Harvey Resource Management. Contractual partnership Waste reduction and increased r ecycling through value-added services such as improved reporting, dedicated customer service and analysis
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University of Massachusetts Medical SchoolUMass Memorial Healthcare E.L. Harvey Resource Management
Contractual partnership • Waste reduction and increased recycling through value-added services such as improved reporting, dedicated customer service and analysis • Incentives for contractor to shift profitability model from • “haul/dispose more volume” to • “minimize waste & manage resources better” • Financial incentives to contractors are • cost-effective improvements to current systems • revenue sharing of commodities Overview:
Resource Management 2013 • Major sustainability goal is to increase recycling rates for UMass Medical School and UMass Memorial Healthcare • In 2013, signed a new resource management contract with E.L. Harvey • Shared goals to increase recycling rates • Training, education • Equipment solutions to make it easy • Monthly reporting • New branding campaign: in the bin
Request for Proposal Process • How did UMass determine to bid Resource Management? • Challenges before bidding • Lessons learned during process • What is included in the Resource Management contract
Implementation • Update of the 3 month audit • Roll of Resource Manager/Account Manager • Marketing to employees, faculty, students and patients
in the Bin: single stream recycling New for 2013
Eight Months In • Lessons Learned • Results: Recycling Rate up from 20% to 32%
Contact information: Melissa Lucas UMass Medical School 508-856-6324 melissa.lucas@umassmed.edu Tom Lynch EL Harvey 508-328-2563 tlynch@elharvey.com