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Zero Waste UH: Paper Auditing

Zero Waste UH: Paper Auditing. Tamara Armstrong UHM Landscaping, Sustainable Saunders, Environmental Studies. U.S. Paper Behavior. U.S. per capita consumption of paper is over 748 lbs- the highest in the world! Paper constitutes 34% of our trash. Costs of Paper Production. Paper Mills:

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Zero Waste UH: Paper Auditing

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  1. Zero Waste UH: Paper Auditing Tamara Armstrong UHM Landscaping, Sustainable Saunders, Environmental Studies

  2. U.S. Paper Behavior • U.S. per capita consumption of paper is over 748 lbs- the highest in the world! • Paper constitutes 34% of our trash.

  3. Costs of Paper Production • Paper Mills: • 2nd largest polluting industry • 5th largest industrial consumer of energy • Largest consumers of forests

  4. UHM Paper Recycling

  5. Mixed Paper Cost/Profit Scenarios

  6. $ Untapped Potential $ • Paper constitutes 34% of trash • If UHM pays $160,000 per year in tipping fees, • then UHM pays $54,400 per year for dumping paper. • The largest cost avoidance of going from dumping to recycling paper was $5,102.84. • So, only 9% of paper recycling potential is tapped.

  7. $ Untapped Potential $ • Tapping 9% avoids $5,102.84 in tipping fees and could generate $7,992.00 in revenue, that’s $13,094.00 in UHM’s pocket! • So, 100% recycling would create potential annual $145, 488.89 In UHM’s pocket!

  8. Problem: Lack of Funding & Data • UHM’s current waste management system is haphazard and inefficient. • We are in need of a new truck and bins to ramp-up our recycling capacity.

  9. Zero Waste UH Vision • Recycling centers throughout campus in strategic locations with regular pick-up. • Increase overall recycling rates to our full potential. • Purchase a paper baler and sell our paper commodities directly to the international market.

  10. Goal: Paper Baler$6,000-$12,000

  11. $ UH in the Business of Recycling $ • $145, 488.89 per year in the pocket of UH • Its good for the environment; saves trees, and keeping tonnage out of the landfill. • A positive, high profile program for UH • Fiscal officers enaged in the campus sustainability movement

  12. Paper Purchase Auditing

  13. Paper Purchase Auditing • 1) Link to a Google spreadsheet for update by fiscal offices as paper is purchased. (Distribution of friendly reminder cards for postage on computer monitors and office walls.) Or… • 2) Possible creation of a paper subcode for Zero Waste UH Coordinator to update monthly.

  14. THANK YOU! Contact: Tamara Armstrong (808)754-3618 Tamarala@hawaii.edu HUB-Sustainable Saunders

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