WASTE REDUCTION AND RECYCLING

Carly Kupka & Melodi Yanik

What is Roseland talking about?

WASTE!

From 1960 to 2009, there has

been a 62% increase in per capita waste

=

4.34 pounds a day

What is Roseland talking about?The Waste Hierarchy

Rethink!

Landfill and Energy Recovery• Leachate monitoring• Leachate = Water that has been in contact

with waste (rainwater)

• Landfill gas recovery• ½ Methane, ½ Carbon Dioxide = lots of

greenhouse gases!• Last year produced 2.5 million kilowatts.• One light bulb is 60 kilowatts.

That’s 41,667 light blubs.

Each house has 30 light bulbs (?)

That’s almost 1400 homes a year.

Composting• Businesses cooperate

with the public.

• OSU Extension• Free composting

workshop, free master gardener course !

• Love Food Not Waste• Supplies bins.• Collected 2244 tons to

date.

.

Composting

680!!!

Recycling:What is the City of Eugene doing?• Master Recycler program• Partnership with BRING, NextStep, and Wheels for Wishes.• Ban on plastic bags.• Bottle rebate.

Educational Aspects• Partners for Sustainable Schools – Oregon Green Schools

• School Garden Project

• OSU Extension

All receive funding by the city of Eugene.

What else could Eugene do?

• Financial incentives – recycling and compost

• Stricter regulations on businesses.

• Greater focus on a Zero Waste society.

• Implement “Rethink” to community.