1. 1 Effective Management of Recycling Operations December 2007

2. 2 OBJECTIVES  Appreciate Penn State’s commitment to recycling/reuse initiatives  Identify opportunities in your facilities for waste diversion  Develop processes for efficient waste handling and transport

3. 3 Challenges  12,000 tons/year  $66/ton refuse  $10/ton bagged  $5/ton un-bagged  14-mile round trip to transfer station/MRF

4. 4 Collection and Processing Six employees/seven vehicles Operations:  Pick up routes for all commodities  All commodities weighed  Comparison with previous years  Equipment evolution  Budget

5. 5 Currently 6,070 tons recycled 48.6% diversion

6. 6 Tea Leaves… Audit Customer needs/requests Opportunities/CCSWA Partnerships and collaborations Environmental Strategy Committee Student concerns Annual Recycling Report Pilot data

7. 7 Examples: BSRE Spikes T2T Compost TREX…latest venture

8. 8 Questions ? Comments Al Matyasovsky Supervisor Central Support Services Penn State University University Park, PA