HICKAM AFB, HI Sustainable Recycling Programs

Sustainability Definitions Wikipedia: “the ability to maintain balance of a certain process or state in any system” Merriam-Webster: “method of harvesting or using a resource so that the resource is not depleted or permanently” Sustainable Recycling Program: “maximize scrap recovery tonnage and proceeds while minimizing operating costs”

Federal Requirements RCRA Subtitle D-(40 CFR / ) 10 tons or more of waste corrugated containers per month is required to segregate or collect them separately for recycling (40 CFR and ). Businesses and other organizations employing over 100 office workers are required to recover high-grade paper. Residential facilities at which more than 500 families reside are required to recycle newspapers.

DoD Requirements Department of Defense Instruction , Pollution Prevention, June 18, Establish and execute cost-effective waste prevention and qualified recycling programs to reduce the volume of non- hazardous solid waste in accordance with 10 U.S.C (Sect 5.7.5, Page 8)

EO Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management Cost-effective waste prevention and recycling programs. Increased diversion of solid waste.

Air Force Requirements Air Force Instruction , Pollution Prevention, May 12, 1994 Each Air Force installation, worldwide, will have a single qualified recycling program (Page 10) Each qualified recycling program will recycle metals, plastic, glass, used oil, lead acid batteries, tires, high quality copier paper, cardboard, and newspaper

HICKAM AFB, HI

Commodity Analysis by Value

Commodity Analysis by Weight

Manpower

Metrics - HICKAM AFB (~15,000 People) CommodityTons/Year$/Ton$/Year Cardboard1,050150$157,500 White Paper200300$60,000 Newspaper100125$12,500 Mix Paper17580$14,000 Ferrous Metal875100$87,500 Aluminum151700$25,500 Copper/Brass83000$24,000 Plastic #140360$14,400 Plastic #225300$7,500 Plastic #410250$2,500 TOTAL2,498 $405,400

Equipment, Space, & Expenses Trucks, Forklifts, Bobcat, Loading Ramps Balers(4), Shredder, Cutter, Stripper, Crusher Rollout Bins (40, 50, 95 gal) 20 Cardboard Trailers, 4 Drop-off Bin Trailers 25 Hoppers, Shrink Wrapper, Scales 100’x300’ building & 100’x300’ lay-down pad $25K/year for repairs, maintenance, supplies

Recycling Center

1 Ton Truck

Forklift & Hopper

Bobcat with Grappler

Drop-Off Bin Trailer

Truck Scale

Export Quality Baler

HDPE Baler

Sorted White Ledger

Old Corrugated Cardboard

Cardboard Trailer

Office Roll-out Bins

Baled Aluminum UBCs

Baled Newspaper

Stockpiling OCC

SWL

Recycling Kiosk

Dumping to Conveyor

HDPE Bales

Glass

Shiny Copper

CONCLUSIONS Evaluate Potential Scrap Proceeds using best “model” Address labor and equipment requirements commensurate with diversion savings and scrap value Focus on abundant and high value scrap first, and develop a multi-year plan for program expansion to less valuable and abundant solid waste.

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