RHA RECYLING RHA RECYLING SUMMARYSUMMARY

GOALS OF A SUCCESSFUL GOALS OF A SUCCESSFUL

RECYCLING PROGRAMRECYCLING PROGRAM Effective Resource ConservationEffective Resource Conservation

Energy efficientEnergy efficient Salvage materialsSalvage materials

Financially ResponsibleFinancially Responsible MustMust be cost effective be cost effective

Sustainability Sustainability Should be carried on from year to yearShould be carried on from year to year

How Recycling WorksHow Recycling Works

Without MURF PlantWithout MURF Plant1.1. Materials collected Materials collected

source separate binssource separate bins

2.2. Acceptance StandardsAcceptance Standards

3.3. Contractor collects bins Contractor collects bins in source separate in source separate trucks trucks

4.4. Contractor sellsContractor sells

With MURF PlantWith MURF Plant1.1. Materials collected Materials collected

mixed binsmixed bins

2.2. Contractor collects all Contractor collects all materials togethermaterials together

3.3. MURF plant sorts MURF plant sorts

4.4. MURF plant sellsMURF plant sells

What about us?What about us?

RHA Recycling started to urge RHA Recycling started to urge University-wide recyclingUniversity-wide recycling

Evolved into a service provider-Evolved into a service provider- Waste ManagementWaste Management ORWM-No MURFORWM-No MURF

Special ProgramsSpecial Programs

The Problem:The Problem:

RESIDENTS CAN NOT RECYLE RESIDENTS CAN NOT RECYLE PLASTIC, GLASS OR TINPLASTIC, GLASS OR TIN

OBSTICLES TO EFFECTIVE OBSTICLES TO EFFECTIVE RECYCLINGRECYCLING

Feel-Good Recyclers Feel-Good Recyclers Resource Availability Resource Availability

Truck TimeTruck Time Willing contractorWilling contractor Physical SpacePhysical Space

Acceptance StandardsAcceptance Standards MoneyMoney Consistent LeadershipConsistent Leadership

Possible SolutionPossible Solution

VolunteerVolunteer Private contractorPrivate contractor East LansingEast Lansing Pass the responsibilityPass the responsibility Student Education/OutreachStudent Education/Outreach MURF plantMURF plant

VolunteerVolunteer

Interested students are assisted by RHA in Interested students are assisted by RHA in setting up in hall recycling programs for setting up in hall recycling programs for the volunteers to maintainthe volunteers to maintain

PROS:

•Immediate gratification

•Recycling provided in hall

•Low budget

CONS:

•High maintenance

•Volunteer dependant

•Not consistent through campus

•Not sustainable from year to year

•Transportation

Private ContractorPrivate Contractor

RHA hires a recycling company to pick up RHA hires a recycling company to pick up waste from halls. Bins maintenance is waste from halls. Bins maintenance is still RHA responsibility.still RHA responsibility.

PROS:

•Transportation

•In Hall Recycling

CONS:

•Expensive

•Not all halls are picked up

•Acceptance standards!

•Remember Waste managment

East LansingEast Lansing

City of East Lansing puts a drop off site on City of East Lansing puts a drop off site on campus. Basically 3 dumpsters for campus. Basically 3 dumpsters for recyclable materials.recyclable materials.

PROS:

•Low maintenance

•Simple and effective

CONS:

•Expensive

•Not necessarily available

•Physical Location

•University Approval

•Not in hall

Pass the ResponsibilityPass the Responsibility

Try to pass on the responsibility to some Try to pass on the responsibility to some other group. other group.

PROS:

•If it works, it won’t be our problem

CONS:

•No reason to believe it will work

•Newman’s idea

•Could make us look bad

•Sour relationships

•Lose input

•DOESN’T RESULT IN RECYLING

Student EducationStudent Education

RHA focuses less on recycling. Push RHA focuses less on recycling. Push conservation through education in conservation through education in reduction and reuse. reduction and reuse.

PROS:

•We are well suited to this

•Similar results to recycling

CONS:

•We still aren’t recycling

MURF PLANTMURF PLANT

RHA assists in obtaining a MURF plant. RHA assists in obtaining a MURF plant. There are three obstacles:money, There are three obstacles:money, physical space, university politics.physical space, university politics.

PROS:

•Recycling becomes very simple

•More materials are recycled

•Deal with ORWM

CONS:

•Over 1 million dollars

•Where to put it?

•Politics

•No guarantee it will work

SUMMARY OF OPTIONSSUMMARY OF OPTIONS

Probability of Success Eff ective conservation Cost Eff ective Sustainable

Volunteer HI GH MED HI GH LOW

Private Contractor HI GH MED LOW MED

East Lansing LOW MED MED MED

Pass responsibilty MED-LOW UNCLEAR HI GH UNCLEAR

Student Education HI GH UNCLEAR HI GH HI GH

MURF LOW HI GH HI GH HI GH