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Shabazz City High School. Plastics Recycling Project By: K8, Gekka, Isaiah, Abi, Melanie, Jesse, Ryan, Sam, Doug, Quinn. Results of our Research. History of Madison recycling Differences between types of plastic Sense of the communities’ views towards recycling. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Shabazz City High SchoolShabazz City High School
Plastics Recycling Project
By: K8, Gekka, Isaiah, Abi, Melanie,
Jesse, Ryan, Sam, Doug, Quinn
Results of our ResearchResults of our Research
History of Madison recyclingDifferences between types of plasticSense of the communities’ views
towards recycling
History of Madison RecyclingHistory of Madison Recycling
1968 Madison is the first city in the nation to have curb side recycling
1972 Madison starts recycling metals, wood, and brush 1980 Madison starts leaf pick up 1989 Madison expands to include plastics, aluminum, and
steel cans 1989 Madison helped three neighboring communities start
their own recycling systems 1991 Madison creates mandatory curb side pick up for
recyclable materials
Plastics 3 and 4Plastics 3 and 4
Number 3: shower curtains, some shampoo containers, cooking oil containers, fast food items, PVC pipe
Number 4: thin plastic bags (grocery bags), shrink wrap, margarine tub tops
Plastics 5 and 6Plastics 5 and 6
Number 5: microwave containers, Tupperware, syrup bottles, diapers, carpeting, and yogurt tubs.
Number 6: coffee cups, disposable cutlery, styrofoam (packing peanuts), bottle caps, and plastic cups
Plastics 7Plastics 7
Number 7 plastics are usually made from combinations of plastics 1-6
Ketchup bottles, or other squeeze bottles
This is the hardest to recycle due to the combinations of materials
What We Want to ChangeWhat We Want to Change
Reduce the production of landfills
Recycle 3-7 plastic
Raise awareness in Madison of the current recycling system
Why We Should Recycle 1-7Why We Should Recycle 1-7
Environmentally sound communitySave landfill spaceImprove the city’s recycling programExpand the economic foundation for
the city
Helping the CauseHelping the Cause
Used other cities as examplesFound a web site that lists
companies that will buy recycled plastics
Discovered how much waste is generated with 3-7 plastics
Surveyed local people
Other Communities Other Communities Fitchburg,Wi
– They charge $3.25 a month to recycle everything that Madison recycles, plus 1-7 plastic, and multicolor paper
Grayslake, Il– Charges about $5.00 a month to recycle everything Madison
recycles, plus 1-5 plastic, and multicolor paper
Deforest, Wi– Green Valley, charges $5,332 dollars per month to the city to recycle
everything that Madison recycles, plus 1-7 plastic, and multicolor paper
– Number of monthly stops for recycling pick up is 2,538; price being about $2.10 per stop
Sell, Sell, Sell: Buyers of Plastic!Sell, Sell, Sell: Buyers of Plastic!
This internet site is helpful; it is a search engine to locate buyers and sellers of recycled plastic in any area.
Local Buyers of Recycled Local Buyers of Recycled PlasticPlastic
•Gar plastics IncPurchases plastic 3, 4, 5, and 7
•Arendt BrokeragePurchases plastic 3
•Madison Roto Mold Services Purchases plastic 4, 5, 6, and 7
•Brown Sales CorpPurchases plastic 6
http://markets.plasticresource.com/
Waste With 3-7 PlasticWaste With 3-7 Plastic The Madison Plastic Recycling Guidelines say plastics 3-7
“account for less than 1% of house hold waste” due to the fact that they do not recycle
The chart below provides multiple figures under 1% as to how many tons of recyclable waste Madison generates
2002 the streets division reported 51,455 tons of trash went to the landfill. This chart shows what less than 1% is in tons
_____% of 51,455tons of trash.99% = 509.40 tons.5% = 257.28 tons.3% = 154.37 tons.2% = 102.91 tons.1% = 51.46 tons
So What is a Ton of Garbage?So What is a Ton of Garbage?
Using our figures of less then 1% for plastics 3-7, the chart below shows how much landfill space is used by this recyclable waste.
Waste Management says 1 ton is about 6 cubic yards
_____% of 51,455tons of recyclabletrashTotal Cubic Yards produced fromRecyclable trash.99% = 509.40 tons3087.3 cubic yards.5% = 257.28 tons1543.65 cubic yards.3% = 154.37 tons926.19 cubic yards.2% = 102.91 tons617.46 cubic yards.1% = 51.46 tons308.73 cubic yards
Where and Who We SurveyedWhere and Who We Surveyed
Campus Area and State Street were our main targets
Majority of people surveyed were college students or lived in the campus area
The next large demographic was business people from the area, and teachers from Shabazz and Sherman Middle School
We surveyed a total of about 185 people
Results of our SurveyResults of our Survey
Many people recycle for environmental reasons
A large proportion of people are willing to pay extra money to recycle 3-7 plastics
A large percent of the Madison population does not know how to recycle plastic
Why the Community Should RecycleWhy the Community Should Recycle
We asked the question, do you think that we as a community should recycle for environmental, economical, or other purposes?
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100
amount of people
EnvironmentalEconomical
Both Other
Reasons to recycle
Pay to Recycle?Pay to Recycle?
What people are willing to pay to recycle 3-6 plastics.
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101
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5
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Number of People
101 People out of 169 people who answered the question said that they would pay $5 a month to
recycle 3-6 plastics!!
Do you Sort Your Plastic?Do you Sort Your Plastic?
When we asked this question we were shocked to find out how many people
didn’t sort out their plastics!!
How People Recycle Plastic
Sort 1-2 plastic
Recycle all Plastic
No Answer or don’t livein Madison
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In Conclusion…..In Conclusion…..
– We realize that this is a big task– However…
• Landfill space is not limited• There are buyers out there • Significant support in the communities
around Madison• Considerable support in the Madison
community
Thank You…..Thank You…..
Thank you for your time, and have a great evening!