Waste Management in Oregon Waste Management in Oregon Part 3 - ODOT Waste ManagementPart 3 - ODOT Waste Management

October 2007

Researched and prepared by:Mindy Trask, Environmental Project Manager

ODOT Geo-Environmental Section& Portland Metro Master Recycler

Current RecyclingCurrent Recyclingat ODOT Officesat ODOT Offices

Office City PaperShred. Paper

Card-board

Plastic Bottles

Glass Bottles

Alum. Cans

Tin Cans

Toner Cart.* Batteries*

R1 Portland                  

R2 Salem                  

R3 Roseburg                  

R4 Bend                  

R5 La Grande                  

  Being Recycled. * Extra service, not provided

  Unknown or Available but Not Being Recycled. by regular collection agency

  Not Available (no service will collect in the area).

Region HQ City Ecological FootprintsRegion HQ City Ecological Footprints

Ecological Footprint

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Portland Salem Roseburg Bend La Grande

• The Ecological Footprint is a resource management tool that measures how much land and water area a human population requires to produce the resources it consumes and to absorb its wastes under prevailing technology.

• In comparison, the average Ecological Footprint in the USA is 24 acres per person. The Worldwide average is 4.5.

• See: http://www.earthday.net/Footprint/index.asp# to calculate your personal footprint.

• These values are based on gross generalizations about likely profiles for average citizens in each city. All variables are the same except climate, population size, average driving distance, and average public transmit miles/week, which again, were gross generalizations. Prepared by Mindy Trask.

What is a CART??What is a CART??

• ODOT's CARTs are designed to educate employees about work-related conservation efforts, such as recycling, energy saving and commuting options.

• CARTs promote voluntary participation in those efforts to create a culture of resource conservation awareness.

• Currently ODOT has two CARTs, one at DMV headquarters in Salem and one at the Transportation Building in Salem.

• You can help start one in your building!• For more information: http://intranet.odot.state.or.us/home/CART/TBldgCART.htm

or Damon Fordham

b. It is a Conservation and Alternative Resource Teamor

a.

(If you answered A, maybe you're just hungry.)

% Pop. Who Drive Alone to Work*

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How do you get to work?How do you get to work?

Office City LocalLonger Distance

CommutesBest Option All

Season

R1 Portland

http://www.metro-region.org/article.cfm?articleid=17397

http://www.valleyvanpool.info/vanpool_routes.htm

public transit or vanpool

R2 Salem http://www.cherriots.org/ http://www.mvrideshare.net/public transit or vanpool

R3 Roseburg none carpool

R4 Bend http://www.bendareatransit.com/http://www.commuteoptions.org/

public transit or carpool

R5 La Grande none carpool

Carpool or public transit options in your City.