Recycling More than bottles and cans PASBO 2011

The “old” paradigm

The “New Reality” People no longer just ask about it: They expect it! Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Triple bottom line Triple bottom line -People, Planet, Profits

Act 101 – July 1988 Mandated in communities of greater than 10,000 (minimum - at least 3 of office paper, cardboard, glass, aluminum cans, leaf waste) #1 and #2 plastic bottles only (no market for others) no laboratory glassware of sheet glass windows

Outline State College Area School District Great Valley School District Other Considerations (materials to be recycled) Obstacles and Costs Resources

Getting started How do you eat an Elephant?... One bite at a time.

SCASD 2002 Pennsylvania State “Waste Watcher” Award Waste oil Composting Surplus equipment

SCASD Electronic Waste Construction Scrap metal BioDiesel

Waste Oil

Composting

Surplus Equipment

Universal waste Universal wastes (batteries, lamps, ballasts) may be accumulated for 1 year ballasts and lamps (even "green" lamps are encouraged)

Electronic Waste TVs Computers Monitors Printers Fax machines Copiers DVD players Cell phones Projectors Scanners Cameras Yada, yada, yada....

Scrap metal OpportunitiesDangers

Construction Waste 87%

Construction-salvage

Bio-Diesel The State College Biodiesel Project started with the integration of Chemistry and Ag Mechanics. Students have been processing used french fry oil from the North and South High School cafeterias for the past four years. Physical Plant utilizes the biodiesel as heating fuel. We produce about gallons of biodiesel each year.

Bio-Diesel Physical Plant pays for the processed fuel at the midpoint of production and sale costs. The district used to pay about $500.00/year to have waste oil taken away. A by product of the processing is glycerine - a sugar or carbohydrate. At first we used this to make soaps but we now are continuing the energy cycle by adding it to Whitetail Deer feed at the PSU Whitetail Deer Research facility.

Bio-Diesel 1000th gallon of biodiesel (over 100 million btu's) has just been produced for use in our schools. 1. A gallon of biodiesel produces 118,000 btu's/gallon - thus we have supplied 118,000,000 btu's to our schools. 2. Our conversion of oil to fuel is 91% so we have recycled 1100 gallons of oil instead of paying to have it taken away.

Bio-Diesel 3. The averaged cost (supplies only) of producing a gallon of biodiesel is $0.83 while the district cost of heating fuel has been about $2.80 a gallon. 4. We have had almost 100 students participating in this project over the past three years. 5. Countless opportunities have been offered our students via the State College Biodiesel Project.

Other Examples

Great Valley School District - Barb Nissel

Other Considerations TextbooksFurniture Wood shop dust – farms? ?????

Obstacles

Custodial indifference Custodial apathy? Are they motivate to clean urinals? Who thinks it is important? Do you?

Cost

Trash contract offset Plus Scrap metal Other Sources

Resources

Contact County Recycling Coordinator

Student help/excitement

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