1. How many recycling trashcans do you see on campus? 2. How many of you see trashcans that are overflowing and/or messy?

SOLAR TRASH COMPACTORS Group members:  Zach Litchford  Jasleen Sidhu  Amber Singh  Tram Hoang

Background and Goals Goals:  to find solutions to reducing trash on campus.  To have a new environmentally friendly option for recycling and trash disposal  To increase the ability and reduce the cost for recycling over the long term

Product: Trash Compacter A. Overall Machine Dimensions:  Height: 50.4” ; Width: 26.5” ;  Depth: 26.0”; Weight: 300 lbs  Bin volumne: 32 gallons  Liner bag: at least 48”H,47”W

Product (cont) B. Compaction Features:  Cycle time: 41 seconds  IC processor controlled system senses trash level (fully automated)  3-color LED status lamps  GPRS wireless data radio for online monitoring C. Safety features:  Fully interlocked access doors protect and service personnel  Locked front waste removal door  Low-voltage system ( 12 Volts)

Benefits of trash compacter 1. Ease of use 2. Space savings 3. Labor savings 4. Savings time and money 5. Bag usage reduction

Benefits (cont) 6. Sanitation improvement 7. CO2 emissions reduction 8. Enhancement of image 9. Increased recycling

Schedule 1. Contact with the Department of Management and Finance to plan how many trash cans need to be replaced. 2. Contact with BigBelly Solar to request a quote 3. Find suitable place for trash compactors 4. Assign the employee responsible for monitoring the system.

Staffing Before  All of the janitorial crews empty waste bins.  Trash cans are required to empty daily.  There are five people working on the recycling team. After  Solar power compactors only need to be emptied five times a week => Labor saving  only need three people working on recycling team => Cost savings

Budget Current:  A desk side bin: $10.00  A large fiberglass: $500  A rubbermaid “ slim jim” in classroom: $100  Annual waste costs are $81,000

Budget (cont) The Big belly trash cans cost $4,000 per unit. Battery replacement cost $20.00 per year. Planning to install 2 recycling compactors outside and inside JSOM first. Total cost: $8,000 initially BigBelly Solar conducted a cost benefit analysis of using the compactors on Webster University's campus and estimated that the University could save up to $100,000 in ten years.

Authorization Benefits to facilities management Benefits to students at UTD. Approval from facilities management is needed. “ If you care enough for the living, make a better place for you and for me”. (“Heal the world” – Michael Jackson)