Gerald Mason/IMDU-PWE / (435) (DSN 789) / Recycling Expansion Efforts and Lessons Learned UNCLASSIFIED Recycling Expansion Efforts and Lessons Learned Jerry Mason Environmental Protection Specialist U.S. Army Dugway Proving Ground
Gerald Mason/IMDU-PWE / (435) (DSN 789) / Recycling Expansion Efforts and Lessons Learned UNCLASSIFIED Agenda Background and Historical perspective Qualified Recycling Program start Waste analysis and plan development Plan implementation Future plans Lessons learned Questions?
Gerald Mason/IMDU-PWE / (435) (DSN 789) / Recycling Expansion Efforts and Lessons Learned UNCLASSIFIED Background and Historical Perspective Dugway Proving Ground introduction –Defensive/protective equipment testing –Chemistry and microbiological labs –Residential area (schools, dining, recreational) –Part B hazardous waste storage facility and 90-day and SAAs –Class II solid waste landfill –Title V operating permit –CWA, SDWA, USTs; SWMU and HWMU cleanups –Natural and Cultural Resource concerns How does DPG compare to colleges and universities?
Gerald Mason/IMDU-PWE / (435) (DSN 789) / Recycling Expansion Efforts and Lessons Learned UNCLASSIFIED Historical Perspective Residential/Office recycling in ‘70s –Paper, cardboard, newspaper, aluminum –No records of “industrial” recycling December 2005 –Only “industrial” metals –No sorting –All revenues to Moral, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR) –Environmental office had reporting requirements, but no management
Gerald Mason/IMDU-PWE / (435) (DSN 789) / Recycling Expansion Efforts and Lessons Learned UNCLASSIFIED Qualified Recycling Program (QRP) January 2006 – Proposal to Commander to establish QRP –Management switch to Environmental Programs office –Utilized EPA models to demonstrate potential improvements –Proposed sorting practices and tenant outreach –Proposed revenue disbursement change –Assured continued revenue levels to MWR Authority granted to start Qualified Recycling Program (QRP) –Additional containers purchased –Transportation services expanded –Material sorting increased revenue –MWR funding doubled
Gerald Mason/IMDU-PWE / (435) (DSN 789) / Recycling Expansion Efforts and Lessons Learned UNCLASSIFIED Waste Analysis and Plan Development 2009: Solid Waste management contract 2010: Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan (ISWMP) –Lean Six Sigma project, 1 year data collection –Container utilization –Waste profile for each non-residential area/building 2012: EP restructured under Public Works –New duties: COR, Landfill operations inspector –Residential waste & recycling program analyzed Container Size
Gerald Mason/IMDU-PWE / (435) (DSN 789) / Recycling Expansion Efforts and Lessons Learned UNCLASSIFIED Waste Analysis and Plan Development 2013: SW Characterization Study & ISWMP update 2013: New contract for solid waste management –Recycling expanded to non-residential buildings –Regular collections –Commodities sorted
Gerald Mason/IMDU-PWE / (435) (DSN 789) / Recycling Expansion Efforts and Lessons Learned UNCLASSIFIED Plan Implementation Materials Sort
Gerald Mason/IMDU-PWE / (435) (DSN 789) / Recycling Expansion Efforts and Lessons Learned UNCLASSIFIED Plan Implementation Materials Sort
Gerald Mason/IMDU-PWE / (435) (DSN 789) / Recycling Expansion Efforts and Lessons Learned UNCLASSIFIED Future Plans Baling cardboard, paper, and plastics Commodity storage to maximize revenues Operational facilities
Gerald Mason/IMDU-PWE / (435) (DSN 789) / Recycling Expansion Efforts and Lessons Learned UNCLASSIFIED Lessons learned Facilities Location, location, location Institutional support Good data is valuable Process control “Profitability”
Gerald Mason/IMDU-PWE / (435) (DSN 789) / Recycling Expansion Efforts and Lessons Learned UNCLASSIFIED Questions?
Gerald Mason/IMDU-PWE / (435) (DSN 789) / Recycling Expansion Efforts and Lessons Learned UNCLASSIFIED Recycling Expansion Efforts and Lessons Learned Jerry Mason Environmental Protection Specialist U.S. Army Dugway Proving Ground