1. Message in a Bottle: Broadening Views About Reuse Geoffrey D. Glenn, Danielle L. Mecham City of Spokane Regional Waste System

2. Recycling City of Spokane curbside collections  65,000+ residential customers  Follow daily refuse collections Regional Recycling Facilities  3 fixed facilities  Serves Spokane County population  Self-service

3. Glass Collection Average City curbside collections  4,100 tons yearly Average Regional Transfer Station collection  458 tons yearly

4. Glass Collection

5. Glass as a Problem Changing markets  2008 Processing/Disposition  Costs for processing  Limited alternatives  Recycling and disposal

6. Response Transported to local facility Aggregate Additional alternatives  Recycling  Re-use  Pilots

7. Glass Production Material tested:  Aggregate in road construction (~15%)  Identified other uses Aggregate  2009  3,000 tons aggregate (5/8 minus screened glass)  2011  2,500 tons aggregate (5/8 minus screened glass)  500 ton mulch (5/8 minus to 3/8 minus)

8. Alternatives  Dry Well Medium  Pipe Bedding  Fishery/Hatchery  Traction Sand  Decorative Sand  Landscaping Amendment  Concrete Additive  Fireplace Glass

9. Alternatives Viable options  Landscape mulch  Fishtank bedding  Traction sand Prohibitive  Costs  Interest  Production  Inputs

10. Issues Culture Engineer Cost to amend existing base Production prohibitive

11. Projects Xeriscape Display Garden On Track Academy

12. Problem Area – Waste to Energy Area adjacent to HHW  Safety  Fire code Maintenance costs Water conservation Aesthetics Customer perception

13. WSU Xeriscape Project Regional System glass pilot  Review technologies and methods  Safety issues  Problematic area Washington State University Landscape Architecture Program  Landscape Architecture Interns

14. WSU Xeriscape Project

15. Xeriscape Ideology Term coined in Colorado Focuses on native plants Dry regions Water conservation Use of recycled materials Growing in popularity

16. Xeriscape Ideology Native plants used  Adapted for region  Requires less maintenance and water

17. Xeriscape Ideology Use of recycled materials  Glass  Shower doors  Concrete sidewalk & curbing  Brick  Man hole ring Lower environmental impact  Extended life span  Diversion

18. Glass  End of life cycle  Sustainability  Problem becomes solution Design Themes

19. On Track Academy Alternative high school  Novel approaches to learning  Elective enrollment Edible Schoolyard project  Environmental studies class  Student run  Goal: Farm-to-Table aims

20. On Track Academy Need for glass  Garden space filler  Seeking local alternatives Community involvement  Student tour and Q&A  Provide resources and expertise

21. On Track Academy

22. Project Successes Community involvement City government University students and graduates At-risk students Local artists Local contractors Innovation Re-use of materials

23. Where Do We Go From Here? Good press  Educating the public Established contracts with vendors  e-Cullet Feed stock for local mulch production  Potential for use in highly visual city locations Local interest  Aggregate producers, architects, and landscapers

24. Thank you!