Foundations of Real Estate Management BOMA International Module 4: Building Operations II Solid Waste Management and Recycling ®

Foundations of Real Estate Management Module 4: Building Operations II 2 ® Objectives  List the recyclable and non-recyclable items that make up the solid waste stream for a typical commercial building  Explain the value of performing a waste audit  Describe four primary types of waste removal containers  Identify the benefits (financial, social, legal) of properly handling waste materials

Foundations of Real Estate Management Module 4: Building Operations II 3 ® The Waste Stream  Solid waste discarded by occupants = waste stream  Typical disposal methods  Landfill  Incineration  Waste-to-energy

Foundations of Real Estate Management Module 4: Building Operations II 4 ® The Waste Stream Solid waste comprised of  Office trash  Kitchen and organic materials  Composting is becoming more common  Medical waste  Usually handled separately  Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT)  Should never be in the waste stream

Foundations of Real Estate Management Module 4: Building Operations II 5 ® Recycling  Diverting materials from waste stream  Reduces weight and volume for disposal  Saves money  Often cost neutral  Reduces solid waste charges  Recycling is great – reducing materials before they enter the building is better  Reduce and reuse before recycling

Foundations of Real Estate Management Module 4: Building Operations II 6 ® Recycling  Purity of materials is important  Sorting methods  By users  Less costly  Less compliance from users  Co-mingling – sorting at a transfer station  More expensive  Better compliance from users

Foundations of Real Estate Management Module 4: Building Operations II 7 ® Recycling Recycling Made Easy  Remove trash cans  Place recycling containers at desk side  Place trash container in kitchen for items that cannot be recycled

Foundations of Real Estate Management Module 4: Building Operations II 8 ® Recycling  Office paper  White paper  Mixed paper  Newspaper  Cardboard  Baler  Recycling container (flatten the boxes!)

Foundations of Real Estate Management Module 4: Building Operations II 9 ® Recycling Cardboard recycling waste container Photo courtesy of Transwestern

Foundations of Real Estate Management Module 4: Building Operations II 10 ® Recycling Cardboard baler Photo courtesy of Transwestern

Foundations of Real Estate Management Module 4: Building Operations II 11 ® Recycling Glass, plastic, steel, and aluminum co-mingled Often co-mingled Photo courtesy of Transwestern

Foundations of Real Estate Management Module 4: Building Operations II 12 ® Recycling Fluorescent tubes and ballasts  Contain mercury  Should never go into waste stream!  Older ballasts contain mercury, PCBs, and other hazardous materials

Foundations of Real Estate Management Module 4: Building Operations II 13 ® Recycling Bulb crusher for fluorescent tube recycling. Tubes can also be repackaged without being crushed. Photo courtesy of Transwestern

Foundations of Real Estate Management Module 4: Building Operations II 14 ® Recycling Electronics equipment  PCs  Cell phones, PDAs, etc.  Copiers, faxes, printers

Foundations of Real Estate Management Module 4: Building Operations II 15 ® Recycling Electronics equipment stored on the loading dock for recycling Photo courtesy of Transwestern

Foundations of Real Estate Management Module 4: Building Operations II 16 ® Waste Audit Determine what is recycled v. discarded  No recyclables in waste stream  No waste in recyclable stream  Size, configuration, and schedule  Diversion rate = recyclables ÷ total waste

Foundations of Real Estate Management Module 4: Building Operations II 17 ® Improving Recycling Success  Educate tenants to recycle properly  Educate janitorial employees  Waste/recycling container selection  Change type of container or schedule to reduce cost

Foundations of Real Estate Management Module 4: Building Operations II 18 ® Waste Consultant Advantages  Reduce solid waste (volume and cost)  Improve recycling performance  Choose the right equipment  Negotiate better rates

Foundations of Real Estate Management Module 4: Building Operations II 19 ® Waste Management Containers  Front load  Rear load  Roll off  Compactor

Foundations of Real Estate Management Module 4: Building Operations II 20 ® Waste Management Front load container Photo courtesy of Transwestern

Foundations of Real Estate Management Module 4: Building Operations II 21 ® Waste Management Rear load container Photo courtesy of Transwestern

Foundations of Real Estate Management Module 4: Building Operations II 22 ® Waste Management Roll off container Photo courtesy of Transwestern

Foundations of Real Estate Management Module 4: Building Operations II 23 ® Waste Management Roll off container with compactor Photo courtesy of Transwestern

Foundations of Real Estate Management Module 4: Building Operations II 24 ® A Word About “Dumpsters ® ” The word “Dumpster ® ” is a trademark owned by the Dempster Brothers since Only waste containers manufactured by Dempster can be called “Dumpsters ®.” Technically, if it is not a Dempster Dumpster ®, it is just a trash container.