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Enterprise Community Partners | 2GREEN & HEALTHY LIVING: Waste & Recycling Why Recycle? Each American generates 4.5 lbs of waste per day… Source: US EPA

Enterprise Community Partners | 3GREEN & HEALTHY LIVING: Waste & Recycling Learning Objectives Describe 2 reasons to recycle Identify 4 commonly recyclable items Describe 3 opportunities to reduce waste or recycle during renovation projects Source: US EPA

Enterprise Community Partners | 4GREEN & HEALTHY LIVING: Waste & Recycling Why Recycle? …And over 1,600 pounds per year Americans generate 4.5 lbs of waste per day…

Enterprise Community Partners | 5GREEN & HEALTHY LIVING: Waste & Recycling Why Recycle? Only 30% is Recycled …but much more could be.

Enterprise Community Partners | 6GREEN & HEALTHY LIVING: Waste & Recycling Why Recycle? Recycling reduces energy use –It takes 95% less energy to produce an aluminum can from recycled cans Reduce carbon footprint –National recycling efforts = removing 33 million passenger vehicles from the road Source: US EPA How much are you recycling?

Enterprise Community Partners | 7GREEN & HEALTHY LIVING: Waste & Recycling What Can You Recycle? Source: City of Denver Source: City of Cambridge Paper Newspaper Office Paper Magazines Paper Bags Junk Mail Egg Cartons Aseptic (Milk & Juice) Cartons Cardboard Boxes

Enterprise Community Partners | 8GREEN & HEALTHY LIVING: Waste & Recycling What Can You Recycle? Metal Canned Food Aluminum cans Aluminum Foil (clean) Rinse out food Source: City of High Point

Enterprise Community Partners | 9GREEN & HEALTHY LIVING: Waste & Recycling What Can You Recycle? Glass Jars Bottles No broken glass Rinse out food from jars Source: City of Greensboro

Enterprise Community Partners | 10GREEN & HEALTHY LIVING: Waste & Recycling What Can You Recycle? Plastic There are 7 types of plastic, identifiable by the triangle with a number in the middle. Look for the symbol on the bottom of the bottle Certain numbers may not be recyclable in your area.

Enterprise Community Partners | 11GREEN & HEALTHY LIVING: Waste & Recycling What Can You Recycle? Source: MomGoesGreen.com Look for the Plastic ID, usually on the underside of a plastic container Plastic Look for the Plastic ID

Enterprise Community Partners | 12GREEN & HEALTHY LIVING: Waste & Recycling What Can You Recycle?

Enterprise Community Partners | 13GREEN & HEALTHY LIVING: Waste & Recycling Buying Reclaimed Materials Finishes don’t require warranty relationships Reclaimed flooring also supports the local economy (if reclaimed locally) Using reclaimed materials adds a great “story” to the building For more resources:

Enterprise Community Partners | 14GREEN & HEALTHY LIVING: Waste & Recycling How Does Reuse Impact The Project? Open a window of time before demolition for reuse planning and implementation Update your specification to call for alternates in uninstalling (rather than demolishing) certain reusable items Form a relationship with a nearby reuse center to work out logistics of pick up ahead of time … this does not need to slow the project!

Enterprise Community Partners | 15GREEN & HEALTHY LIVING: Waste & Recycling How Much Waste Can You Save? In the Northeast a 9,125 ft2 building sold/saved tons of waste, which was 13% of total waste –NAHB estimates that 104 lb/ft2 of building materials were saved total for this stick built building In New England, at rates of $85/ton, a building saved $5,242 in disposal fees

Enterprise Community Partners | 16GREEN & HEALTHY LIVING: Waste & Recycling Key Steps Be sure you know local rules and opportunities – Programs are shifting to single stream recycling Set up site visit by local officials if offered Obtain bins Advertize and inform residents at lease up and regular meetings Chart progress

Enterprise Community Partners | 17GREEN & HEALTHY LIVING: Waste & Recycling Other Opportunities Waste reduction during renovation Recycle old carpet – require flooring contractors to get a bid for recycling in lieu of disposal Collect resident materials for local electronic collection days, etc. Consider retrofits during apartment turnover to help provide recycling/trash space What are you doing?

Enterprise Community Partners | 18GREEN & HEALTHY LIVING: Waste & Recycling Review Learning Objectives Describe 2 reasons to recycle Identify 4 commonly recyclable items Describe 3 opportunities to reduce waste or recycle during renovation projects