Turning Trash into Treasure

Turning Trash into Treasure

Laura DininniPenn State University

The Penn State

t2t Stadium Sale

History

Problem Driven Genesis Waste Management Evaluation

Four areas with large annual cost to University

Mixed office paper Renovation/debris Post consumer food waste ‘Student Move Out’

Move OutFood WastePaperRevovation

Targeted Annual Waste Costs

14%

35%

27%

24%

Goal

Reduce waste at Move Out as a piece of the total waste management pie

Plan

Stakeholder support CCSWA CCUW OPP HFS

Organization Volunteers Donations

Progress

Fourth Annual t2t Stadium Sale

May 25, 2005

Year Tons Donated Total Tons Waste

Percent Recycled

2002 67 175 38

2003 66 185 36

2004 80 190 42

The Numbers…

Lessons Learned /Good Ideas Use your venue as draw

Icon Status Size

Practice what you preach Volunteer t-shirts Green design

Timing Saturday of Memorial Day weekend People off, out and about

More Good Ideas

Win-Win-Win Situation

Environment Less waste for landfill

Individual Patrons get nice stuff cheap

Community Money spent goes to Centre County

United Way then back into the community!

Where will we go from here?

Outreach

Partnerships

Education

Successful t2t Programs

University of Texas University of West Virginia Gettysburg College University of Notre Dame (in stadium) Penn College

Thank You….

Questions?