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Consulting Project Streamlining Upper Arlington High School Waste Management James Althans, Brandon Culp, Cheyenne Li, Loretta Mioranza, Jin Yan
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Agenda Current situation Desired state Short-term ideas Long-term ideas Conclusion and next steps Questions
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CURRENT SITUATION Upper Arlington High School
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CURRENT SITUATION No recycling program Waste is $72.88 for first pickup Recycling is free for first pickup New Environmental Club Open lunch Motivation is difficult
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DESIRED STATE Upper Arlington High School
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DESIRED STATE Streamline waste Zero waste eventually Have program brand Educate students Save Money
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SHORT-TERM IDEAS Upper Arlington High School
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Recycling Program “Green Bear Program” Bins Environmental Club Organize Implement program
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LONG-TERM IDEAS Upper Arlington High School
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Composting bins on-site Environmental Club sorts trash
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CONCLUSION & NEXT STEPS Upper Arlington High School
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CURRENT WASTE 3/3/14 Cafeteria Lunch Waste General trash: 33.5 lbs. (approx. 4 barrels) Recyclables: 53.7 lbs. (approx. 7 barrels) Food waste: 50 lbs. 3/7/14 Kitchen Waste Recyclables: 7.9 lbs. (approx. 1 barrel) Food waste: 21.3 lbs. **General trash not measured, but very small amount 3/20/14 Coffee Shop Waste General trash: 3.3 lbs. (1 bag) Recyclables: 2.1 lbs. (1 bag) Food waste: 22.1 lbs. (does not include waste coffee) Dairy waste was included. Zero! DESIRED WASTE
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CURRENT COST REPORT Trash removal =$437.29 for one month picked up 6 days/week Recycling removal = $195 for one month picked up 3 times/week Compost bins = $360.00 for 2 at $180.00/bin on Amazon Signage = approx. $75 for 100 flyers from FedEx Office Stickers for bins = $75 for 200 stickers from VistaPrint DESIRED COST REPORT
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Recycling becomes standard Money saved CONCLUSION Environmental Club leads the way Recycling program starts NEXT STEPS
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TIMELINE: SHORT-TERM Earth Day: make school announcement about Green Bear Program Environmental Club meeting Talk to school board Order signage Another Environmental Club meeting
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TIMELINE: LONG-TERM First meeting of the year Order composting bins Install and use composting bins (with help of committee) Reconnect with school board, talk to school newspaper, etc. to get the word out Evaluate
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QUESTIONS Thank You SPECIAL THANKS Jane Hunt, UAHS Sarah, UAHS Justine, UAHS Lori Pratt, The Blackwell Tom Price, Price Farms, Ltd. Doug Brokaw, Emerson Kate Bartter, The Ohio State University Deb Hoffman, Ohio EPA Kristi Higginbotham, SWACO Tim Sword Zachary Grammel
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