Waste Wise Forum 2012

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JetBlue Park Earns LEED Certification

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• 2007 – Partnered with National Resources Defense Council

• 2008 – Recycling Program Began

• 2010 – Converted to Single Stream Recycling

• 2011 – Composting Program Began

History

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Partners

Partners

Red Sox Facilities

Waste Management

Aramark Concession

Aramark Facilities

Red Sox Fans

City of Boston

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Poland Spring Green Team

• Launched in 2008 in collaboration with NRDC

• Volunteers, primarily local college students, collect recyclables throughout seating bowl

• 20-40 volunteers each game

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Greenopolis Kiosks

• Greenopolis Recycling System offers users rewards for recycling

• Points can be redeemed through 10,000 retail partners including Marriott and Domino’s Pizza

• Recycling becomes fun, easy, and rewarding

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Infrastructure

• Previous recycling barrels (top photo)• Round hole in cover for bottles

and cans

• New recycling barrels (bottom photo)• More room for additional

materials to be recycled• Can now accommodate paper

and cardboard as well as larger plastic items

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Education

Fans• Video Board Messaging • PA Messaging• Signage• Green Team “Defenders”

Staff

• Training Sessions• Signage

Don’t assume others know what you know.

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Sourcing & Procurement

• YOU control the materials entering the waste stream

• Coordinate with food and beverage service or concessionaire to ensure materials are recyclable or compostable

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Composting

• Composted more than 100 tons of food waste during both the 2011 and 2012 seasons

• Bulk of materials come from EMC Club and State Street Pavilion Club kitchens

• Aramark Executive Chefs have championed composting efforts

• Sent to one of two farms for processing into organic compost; Brickends Farm in Hamilton, MA or Rocky Hill Farm in Saugus, MA

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Food Donation

• Rock and Wrap It Up

• Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act – protects donors from liability when donating to non-profit organizations

• 1976 Tax Reform Act – allows for deduction of half of the unrealized appreciation plus cost, not in excess of twice the cost