ALCOA ProjectTEAM 3: MATT KELLY, BRETT YERG, MICHAEL CECCHINI, MACKENZIE GODDARD

Summary

The initial ideas Our choice and its 5 factors How it will be implemented on campus Its impact on Penn State University Park Its benefits

Initial Ideas

Pie Dish Use thicker aluminum

Split Trash Can Half waste & half recyclable

Paper Wrappers Paper wrapping instead of aluminum wrapping

Bottles Over Cans Use more plastic bottles as to more aluminum cans

Decision Process

Criteria / Requirements

Weight factors of criteria

Reuse pie dish and other kitchen dishes

Use paper not aluminum

Use bottles instead of cans

Half Waste Half recyclable trash can

Human Factors 2 3 2 2 3

Innovation 1 1 2 2 4

Quality of Life 4 5 5 5 5

Implementation 5 4 3 3 4

Economic Viability 3 3 3 2 3

WR Total 56 50 47 59

The 5 Factors

Human Factors People become more conscientious of recycling (Aluminum)

Innovative Split trash cans are rarely used in private settings

Quality of Life Quality of life increases with less waste in landfills

Implementation Personal trash cans replaced within a week

Economic Viability Will increase aluminum recycling while maintaining same cost as before

What Will Change

Public

Personal

Present Circumstances at UP

785 waste bins 4715 recycling/compost bins 64% waste diversion 36% of recycling goes to landfill 15,000 tons of solid waste in 2012

Public Personal

6500 waste bins 0 recyclable bins 4.3 lbs. of waste a day 1.5 lbs. of recycling a

day

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Waste Diversion

The prevention of recyclable objects being thrown away

By adding campus wide dividable trash cans, Penn State can increase waste diversion by 1,791 tons

This increase will cause an overall waste diversion of 75%

11% increase

The Impact of the Design

Waste per day Recycling per day Waste Diversion0

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4.5

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Pounds of Waste and Recycling Before and After Design For a Single Individual

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Aluminum Impact

250 cans per year 84 cans thrown away with rate of 64% 63 cans thrown away with rate of 75% 20 x 13,000 = 260,000 cans! Saves time, money, and energy

Simple and Effective

Implementation is easy

Has a great economic viability

Inexpensive

Increases quality of life

Can produce great benefits Reduce waste at landfills

Reduces energy and resources required to make new cans

QUESTIONS?

Works Cited

http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/facilitiesmanagement/softservices/wasteandrecycling/recycling%20faq/whyshouldwerecycle

http://earth911.com/recycling/facts-about-aluminum-recycling/

http://www.adaweb.net/SolidWasteManagement/WasteDiversionRecycling.aspx

http://www.aluminum.org/Content/NavigationMenu/TheIndustry/Recycling/Whyrecycle/

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