Benefits of RecyclingKimberly RobertsPUBH 8165

Objective Benefits to the community Elected official contribution School involvement Hospital and health care provider

involvement Farms and supermarket involvement EPA Cost

Community BenefitsEncourages recyclingCommunity investment in

recycling infrastructure equals less thing being burned or put in landfills

Can stimulate economy

Community Benefits New Jersey

Over 2 million tons of iron ore, coal, limestone, sand, soda ash, and feldspar were saved by recycling scrap metal and glass

Recycling efforts saved over 235 trillion BTUs of energy, enough energy to power over 2,000,000 homes for one year in New Jersey

Elected Officials Passing recycling-friendly legislation

often provides the needed funds and regulatory power required to make recycling happen

Affiliating with community level officials forms support and opens the door for recycling to be successful.

Recycling helps develop public’s perception of their community.

Elected OfficialsRecycling Laws and Recycling

Rules New Jersey Statewide Mandatory

Source Separation and Recycling Act Recycling Enhancement Act Recycling Enhancement Act Revised New Jersey Recycling Rules

Schools Children are taught to about the

environment have a higher level of consciousness about the damage or health that you can provide the earth.

Children are taught about long term effect of pollution .

Schools Santa Barbara, Ca.

“Since school waste is up to 80% recyclable, schools make a huge impact when they recycle. Recycling is also cheaper than trash disposal, so it helps save the environment AND your budget! Now you have every reason to recycle at school” (Santa Barbara Resource Recovery and Waste Management Divsion, 2014).

Hospital/Healthcare Center Recycling medical waste reduces

consumption of raw material and the volume of the waste materials that must be disposed in a landfill.

Less medical waste in a landfill, means less emission of green house gasses, burning of fossil fuels, and carbon dioxide in the air.

Hospitals can protect the environment and the already strained natural resources by using resources that are already processed

Health Care Providers HIPAA compliance

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) standards for the handling and disposal of documents containing patient information are not incompatible with recycling, but it is critical that careful consideration be taken to ensure that procedures for document recycling are designed to ensure compliance. (Lee & Turpin, 2011)

Health Care Providers Reprocessing medical devices

The practice of recycling medical tools and equipment has been somewhat contentious, but is monitored by the Food and Drug Administration and increasingly is adopted by hospitals nationwide. The practice can reduce waste and save facilities up to hundreds of thousands of dollars in operating costs. A limited range of equipment can be reprocessed, including compression sleeves, laparoscopic ports and pulse oximeters. (Lee & Turpin, 2011)

Health Care Providers Universal waste.

Most health care facilities already are compliant with the proper disposal of regulated universal waste. This includes such items as batteries, cell phones, computers, computer monitors, electronic devices, fluorescent lamps, mercury waste, partially full aerosol cans and televisions. (Lee & Turpin, 2011)

Farmers Turn crop waste and animal manure into

fertilizers Use crop rotation to enrich the soil and

reroute rainwater to fuel the irrigation system.

Save money and conserves natural resources.

Lowers the need for chemicals and pesticides

Grocery Stores/Supermarkets

Bag recyclingReusable grocery bagsDiscounts for bringing your

own bags

Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Public health agency that advocates the benefits of recycling Reduces the amount of waste sent to

landfills and incinerators; Conserves natural resources such as

timber, water, and minerals;

Environmental Protection Agency (cont.) Prevents pollution by reducing the need to

collect new raw materials; Saves energy; Reduces greenhouse gas emissions that

contribute to global climate change; Helps sustain the environment for future

generations; Helps create new well-paying jobs in the

recycling and manufacturing industries in the United States

Cost “In the last two decades, the growing use of electronics has improved productivity in business and education. This technology market shift also has introduced a waste-management problem: ensuring the proper disposal and sustainable treatment of outdated electronics. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says that as of 2007, about 235 million obsolete units had been shifted to storage; that includes more than 65 million desktop computers and 42 million monitors. The recycling rate for outdated electronics was only 15 percent” (Rockett, 2009).

Cost National Scale

According to the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, total employment in the recycling industry from 1967 to 2000 grew by 8.3% annually while total United States employment during the same period grew by only 2.1% annually.

The recycling industry also outperformed several major industrial sectors in regard to gross annual sales as its sales rose by 12.7% annually during this period.

Cost (cont.) Local Scale (New Jersey)

Well-developed recycling industry, which includes manufacturers of various recycled products, specialized processing facilities and transporters, is an important segment of the state’s economy.

Recycling infrastructure includes 17 intermediate processing facilities for Class A recyclable materials, over 100 NJDEP-approved recycling centers for Class B recyclable materials, and dozens of industrial facilities including steel mills, foundries and paper mills.

EPA found that almost 27,000 people in New Jersey are employed in recycling and reuse establishments and that total receipts from these establishments are valued at over $5.9 billion annually.

Nearly 9,000 additional jobs would be created should the 50% municipal solid waste recycling goal be met.

Further Reading Benefits of Recycling. (2014). What is Recycling?.

Retrieved from http://www.benefits-of-recycling.com/whatisrecycling/

EPA. (2014). Recycling Basics. Retrieved from http://www2.epa.gov/recycle/recycling-basics

Green Retail Decisions. (2013). Wegmans' New Plastic Grocery Bags Shine a Light on Recycling Benefits. Retrieved from http://www.greenretaildecisions.com/news/2014/01/30/wegmans-new-plastic-grocery-bags-shine-a-light-on-recycling-benefits

Lee, L.D., & Turpin, B. (2011, January). Environmental Services Waste not. Health Facilities Management. Retrieved from http://www.hfmmagazine.com/display/HFM-news-article.dhtml?dcrPath=/templatedata/HF_Common/NewsArticle/data/HFM/Magazine/2011/Jan/0111HFM_FEA_enviro

Further Reading New Jersey Dept. of Environmental Protection. (2014).

Economic Benefits of Recycling. Retrieved from http://www.nj.gov/dep/dshw/recycling/economic.htm

Recycling of Medical Waste. (2014). Benefits of Recycling Medical Waste. Retrieved from http://recyclingofmedicalwaste.weebly.com/benefits.html

Rockett, B. (2009). Using recycling to raise school funds enables administrators to help their budgets while providing a valuable service to the community.. EPA. Retrieved from http://asumag.com/green/recycling-budget-benefits-200910

Smith, M.E. (2010). How can recycling impact a community?. Retrieved from http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/green-science/recycling-impact-community.htm

References Benefits of Recycling. (2014). What is Recycling?.

Retrieved from http://www.benefits-of-recycling.com/whatisrecycling/

Bocco, D. (2013). Top 10 Sustainable Farming Practices. Discovery. Retrieved from http://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/curiosity/topics/10-sustainable-farming-practices.htm

EPA. (2014). Recycling Basics. Retrieved from http://www2.epa.gov/recycle/recycling-basics

Green Retail Decisions. (2013). Wegmans' New Plastic Grocery Bags Shine a Light on Recycling Benefits. Retrieved from http://www.greenretaildecisions.com/news/2014/01/30/wegmans-new-plastic-grocery-bags-shine-a-light-on-recycling-benefits

References Lee, L.D., & Turpin, B. (2011, January). Environmental

Services Waste not. Health Facilities Management. Retrieved from http://www.hfmmagazine.com/display/HFM-news-article.dhtml?dcrPath=/templatedata/HF_Common/NewsArticle/data/HFM/Magazine/2011/Jan/0111HFM_FEA_enviro

New Jersey Dept. of Environmental Protection. (2014). Economic Benefits of Recycling. Retrieved from http://www.nj.gov/dep/dshw/recycling/economic.htm

New Jersey Dept. of Environmental Protection. (2009). Environmental Benefits of Recycling. Retrieved from http://www.nj.gov/dep/dshw/recycling/env_benefits.htm

References New Jersey Dept. of Environmental Protection. (2013). New

Jersey's Recycling Law and Recycling Rules. Retrieved from http://www.nj.gov/dep/dshw/recycling/rule_link.htm

Recycling of Medical Waste. (2014). Benefits of Recycling Medical Waste. Retrieved from http://recyclingofmedicalwaste.weebly.com/benefits.html

Rockett, B. (2009). Using recycling to raise school funds enables administrators to help their budgets while providing a valuable service to the community.. EPA. Retrieved from http://asumag.com/green/recycling-budget-benefits-200910

Santa Barbara Resource Recovery and Waste Management Division. (2014). School Recycling Made Easy. Retrieved from http://www.lessismore.org/materials/23-school-recycling

Smith, M.E. (2010). How can recycling impact a community?. Retrieved from http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/green-science/recycling-impact-community.htm