recycling more than bottles and cans pasbo 2011. the “old” paradigm
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Recycling
More than bottles and cans
PASBO 2011
The “old” paradigm
The “New Reality”
People no longer just ask about it: They expect it!
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Triple bottom line
-People, Planet, Profits
Act 101 – July 1988
Mandated in communities of greater than 10,000 (minimum - at least 3 of office paper, cardboard, glass, aluminum cans, leaf waste)
#1 and #2 plastic bottles only (no market for others)
no laboratory glassware of sheet glass windows
Outline
State College Area School District
Great Valley School District
Other Considerations (materials to be recycled)
Obstacles and Costs
Resources
Getting startedHow do you eat an Elephant?
. . . One bite at a time.
SCASD
2002 Pennsylvania State “Waste Watcher” Award
Waste oil
Composting
Surplus equipment
SCASD
Electronic Waste
Construction
Scrap metal
BioDiesel
Waste Oil
Composting
SurplusEquipmen
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Universal waste
Universal wastes (batteries, lamps, ballasts) may be accumulated for 1 year
ballasts and lamps (even "green" lamps are encouraged)
Electronic WasteTVs Computers Monitors Printers Fax machines Copiers DVD players Cell phones Projectors Scanners Cameras
Yada, yada, yada . . . .
Scrap metal
Opportunities Dangers
Construction Waste
87%
Construction-salvage
Bio-Diesel
The State College Biodiesel Project started with the integration of Chemistry and Ag Mechanics.
Students have been processing used french fry oil from the North and South High School cafeterias for the past four years.
Physical Plant utilizes the biodiesel as heating fuel. We produce about 400-500 gallons of biodiesel each year.
Bio-Diesel
Physical Plant pays for the processed fuel at the midpoint of production and sale costs.
The district used to pay about $500.00/year to have waste oil taken away. A by product of the processing is glycerine - a sugar or carbohydrate. At first we used this to make soaps but we now are continuing the energy cycle by adding it to Whitetail Deer feed at the PSU Whitetail Deer Research facility.
Bio-Diesel
1000th gallon of biodiesel (over 100 million btu's) has just been produced for use in our schools.
1. A gallon of biodiesel produces 118,000 btu's/gallon - thus we have supplied 118,000,000 btu's to our schools.
2. Our conversion of oil to fuel is 91% so we have recycled 1100 gallons of oil instead of paying to have it taken away.
Bio-Diesel
3. The averaged cost (supplies only) of producing a gallon of biodiesel is $0.83 while the district cost of heating fuel has been about $2.80 a gallon.
4. We have had almost 100 students participating in this project over the past three years.
5. Countless opportunities have been offered our students via the State College Biodiesel Project.
Other Examples
Great Valley School District - Barb Nissel
Other Considerations
Textbooks
Furniture
Wood shop dust – farms?
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Obstacles
Custodial indifference
Custodial apathy?
Are they motivate to clean urinals?
Who thinks it is important? Do you?
Cost
Trash contract offset
Plus Scrap metal
Other Sources
Resources
Contact County Recycling Coordinator
www.earth911.org
Student help/excitement
Greensylvania.org
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