1. Research Project Proposal
The Accumulation of Glass Containers by Northland Restaurants: The Effect of Dumping Versus Recycling
Research Project Proposal
Maggie Brown
Biology Department
Park University
December 2th, 2009

2. Let’s Go Green Social-Norm Celebrities (Gibson, 2008) Tee Shirts
(Carlson, 2001)
Celebrities (Gibson, 2008)
Act Green
Cameron Diaz
Gwyneth Paltrow
Tee Shirts
Park University
C.H.E.M Club
Blue bins
White paper
Mixed paper
Aluminum & steel cans
Plastic bottles

3. Glass Composition: silica sand soda ash limestone 100% Recyclable
Non-Toxic to the environment
Broken down glass is called cullet
Cullet is added to raw materials to low temperature need to make new glass
(Glassworks Recycling, 1999)

4. Glass Recycling Circle
Manufacturer
Recycling bin
Separated by color
Transported to manufacturer
Crush (cullet)
Melted
New glass
Back to retail
(Glassworks Recycling, 2006)

5. Benefits of Recycling Glass
Reduces energy
Energy drops 2-3 percent for every 10% cullet used in manufacturing process (Baetz, 1994)
Saves natural resources
Alternative usages: (Ward, 1993)
Fiberglass insulation
Reflective paints
Tiles and Flooring
Abrasive materials
Decorative applications

6. Kansas City and Recycling
Major part of the community (Ray,2006)
Mandatory residential curbside pick-up recycling
Deffenbaugh Industries
Two times per week
All materials except glass
Residents contribution of glass in local landfills is minimal. (Ward, 1993)

7. Restaurants and Bar Establishments
Glass bottles primary container of beverages
California: 2.7 billion glass bottles of beer sold in 2003 with less than 50% return rate (Johnson, 2004)
US recycles less than 1/3 of glass beverage bottles – EPA (
What are Missouri’s figures?
80,000 tons of containers of glass each year only 5% was recycled (

8. Wilmington, North Carolina
Enforced 60 restaurant and bar owners to recycle
Owners billed for pick-up services
Fined if do not comply by alcohol law enforcement agents
Estimated tons of beverage containers disposed of weekly
(Granger,2007)

9. My Concerns
Volume of glass bottles being disposed of by Kansas City restaurant and bar establishments
How much glass is actually being recycled compared to the actual number of glass containers in sales.
Can you teach an old dog
new tricks?

10. Hypothesis
The volume of recyclable glass disposed of by five local establishments is greater than 20 tons per month.
An individual establishment will recycle 40 percent of all recyclable glass sold and decrease waste management cost by 15 percent.

11. Materials and Budget Type of Supply Name Cost per unit Number of units
Total
Office Supplies
Pen/Highlighter Duo
$4.49 1
Printer Paper
$7.79
Printer Ink
$34.49 2
$68.98
Printing Services
Posters
$24.00 4
$96.00
Table Talkers
$1.69 35
$59.15
Recycle Supplies
Recycle Bins
$36.50 6
$219.00
Trash Bags
$10.00
$20.00
Electronics
Laptop
Researcher personal
$0.00
Printer
Excel
Cell Phone
Transportation
Truck
Gas per mileage
$0.51
1000
$505.00
$980.41

12. Methods
Stage 1
This part of the study will examine and calculate the volume of glass produced from:
Paddy O’ Quigley’s
54th Street
Granfallon
Tomfooleries
O’Dowds
Stage 1 will be set in a two week time frame.
Stage 2
This part of the study will observe and measure the ability of Paddy O’ Quigley’s to recycle glass bottles on a daily basis.
Examines specific days and times of business
Stage 2 will be perform within one month

13. This is the worksheet provided by the Glass Packaging Institute

14. Methods- Stage 1
Print 24 “How much recyclable glass does your business generate?” worksheets for distribution to each establishment
Contact business owners by phone
Meetings
Appointment for pick up will be set
Distribute of worksheets
Each business will fill out 2 worksheets
1. Amount of glass products purchased
2. Sales of recyclable glass products
Reminder calls for pick up of worksheets
Collection of worksheets
Calculations of data
Waste management evaluation per business
Follow up with business owners with results

15. Methods- Stage 2 Meeting with management and wait/cook staff
Delivery and placement of recycle bins
Schedule for recycling
Measure the amount of glass recycled
Day shift
Night shift
All Day
Days of week
Meeting with staff
Hanging of posters
Placement of table talkers
Measure the amount of glass recycled **
After promotion
1 Full week
Calculate results

16. Preliminary Results
Results from the worksheets will be compared to one another
Smaller establishments 2 tons
Larger establishments 4 tons
Waste management savings
Paddy O’Quigleys predicted to recycle percent of all recyclable glass
Improvement
Increase in sales

17. Sources of Error Measuring Organization of data Record keeping
Calculations
Time management
Businesses

18. Discussion Glass Processing Plant (www.rippleglasskc.com)
Changes coming soon
Ripple Glass
Voluntarily vs. Mandate
Incentives (Reschovsky,1994)
Costs
States with 5 cent deposits (Reschovsky,1994)

19. Ripple Glass, LLC P.O. Box 414197 Kansas City, MO 64141 816.221.GLASS
Created by: Boulevard Brewing Company
Why: Kansas City’s growing glass problem
Last year 10 million empty Boulevard bottles ended up in the local waste stream
In addition to non Boulevard bottles
Ripple Glass, LLC P.O. Box Kansas City, MO GLASS

20. Ripple Glass has the Solution
Building a state-of-the-art processing plant
Metro-wide collection network
Local company fiberglass insulation
Used in area homes-saves still more energy
Its is not required to separate the glass by color, remove labs, or rinse
Parkville: 64th Street & 9 Highway

21. Questions, Comments, Concerns?

22. Why recycle glass?
There are lots of myths out there about glass recycling. You've probably heard some of them – it's expensive, it's inefficient, blah, blah, blah. But we call them "myths" for good reason. Here are some important facts you should know about glass recycling.
Container glass is 100% recyclable, can be recycled endlessly, and is a primary ingredient in fiberglass insulation and new glass containers.
Burying perfectly good glass in the landfill wastes all the material, energy, and labor that went into making it.
Using recycled glass produces 20% less air pollution and 50% less water pollution than creating new glass (or fiberglass) from raw materials.
Every ton of glass that's recycled results in more than one ton of raw materials saved. That's 1,300 lbs. of sand, 410 lbs. of soda ash, 380 lbs. of limestone, and 150 lbs. of feldspar.
Recycling just one glass bottle saves enough electricity to light a 100-watt light bulb for four hours. (Imagine how long it would light a compact fluorescent!)
A six-pack of recycled beer bottles produces enough fiberglass insulation to fill a standard wall cavity.
Kansas Citians consume approximately 80,000 tons of container glass each year. In the past, because of the difficulty and inconvenience, only about 5% was recycled. (Nationally, the average recycling rate is nearly 30% and climbing; in many places in the world, it's north of 90%!)
Glass isn't collected in area curbside recycling programs, and for good reason. When mixed with other recyclables, broken glass degrades and contaminates those materials, causing them to be "downcycled" into lower quality products.