MOVE-OUT at Ohio U. and The MOVE-OUT at Ohio U. and The City of Athens, OhioCity of Athens, Ohio

Ed Newman, Recycling and Refuse ManagerEd Newman, Recycling and Refuse ManagerEugene/UO Recycling CommunityEugene/UO Recycling Community

May 19th, 2011May 19th, 2011

O.U./Athens Vital StatisticsO.U./Athens Vital Statistics

O.U.O.U. 42 Residence Halls42 Residence Halls Houses 8000 Houses 8000

StudentsStudents 3000 Rooms3000 Rooms 9 Dining Venues9 Dining Venues 2 Apt. Buildings2 Apt. Buildings 1800 Acre Campus1800 Acre Campus 3500 Faculty/Staff3500 Faculty/Staff

City of AthensCity of Athens 13,000 Students13,000 Students 72 %+ of Housing 72 %+ of Housing

are Rental Unitsare Rental Units Athens Co. – Highest Athens Co. – Highest

Poverty Rate in OhioPoverty Rate in Ohio

The Challenge!The Challenge!

Goals for Move-OutGoals for Move-Out

Maximum Recycling & Re-Use RecoveryMaximum Recycling & Re-Use Recovery Minimize Trash DisposalMinimize Trash Disposal Minimize Overall CostsMinimize Overall Costs Foster Cooperation On and Off CampusFoster Cooperation On and Off Campus

Goals for Move-Out (Con’t.)Goals for Move-Out (Con’t.)

Clean and TidyClean and Tidy Efficient OperationsEfficient Operations Cover all Concurrent Activities on Campus as Cover all Concurrent Activities on Campus as

PossiblePossible Benefit people in need & as many as possibleBenefit people in need & as many as possible

Targeted Materials For Targeted Materials For RecoveryRecovery

Re-UsablesRe-Usables Scrap MetalScrap Metal RecyclablesRecyclables FoodFood CarpetCarpet

On CampusOn Campus Residence HallsResidence Halls Academic/Administrative Academic/Administrative

BuildingsBuildings RetirementsRetirements PurgesPurges

• InventoryInventory• Attic/Storage AreaAttic/Storage Area• DepartmentalDepartmental• IndividualsIndividuals

Events and GraduationEvents and Graduation

Bulk ItemsBulk Items Trash Trash

On Campus CollectorsOn Campus Collectors

4-H Golden Gaits Club4-H Golden Gaits Club• Faith Believers MinistryFaith Believers Ministry

Athens County Fair Board and Jr. Fair Bd.Athens County Fair Board and Jr. Fair Bd.

4-H Golden Gaits4-H Golden Gaits Fair Bd. & Junior Fair Bd. Fair Bd. & Junior Fair Bd.

Split up the campus between them for Re-Split up the campus between them for Re-usables collectionusables collection

25-35 Volunteers each group25-35 Volunteers each group 6-10 at a time6-10 at a time Several to 11 hours per daySeveral to 11 hours per day Collect, Receive and Sort and Give AwayCollect, Receive and Sort and Give Away

3 Weeks to collect, <2 hours to give away3 Weeks to collect, <2 hours to give away

Materials ListMaterials List

Pallets (50 +), StakesPallets (50 +), Stakes Duct, Packing, OfficeDuct, Packing, Office

And Survey TapeAnd Survey Tape Staple Gun, StaplesStaple Gun, Staples Signage and LabelsSignage and Labels Hand SledgeHand Sledge Trucks full of gas and in Trucks full of gas and in

good working conditiongood working condition

Markers, VariousMarkers, Various 3-4 Trucks3-4 Trucks Bread CratesBread Crates Extra KeysExtra Keys

Other MattersOther Matters

Maintaining Campus Maintaining Campus and Servicesand Services

Theater Set RecyclingTheater Set Recycling GraduationGraduation TheftTheft Dumpster Diving and Dumpster Diving and

ScavengingScavenging Summer PreparationSummer Preparation Faculty/Staff PurgesFaculty/Staff Purges Illegal dumpingIllegal dumping

Residence Hall Storage Residence Hall Storage CleanoutsCleanouts

South Green Set-UpSouth Green Set-Up Airing Out DumpstersAiring Out Dumpsters Timing of CollectionTiming of Collection

Meeting and CoordinationMeeting and Coordination

Recycling and Trash VendorRecycling and Trash Vendor Renovation Depts.Renovation Depts. Re-Use CollectorsRe-Use Collectors Labor SchedulingLabor Scheduling

StudentsStudents Community ServicesCommunity Services Incentives to WorkIncentives to Work Campus Recycling Alum.Campus Recycling Alum.

Volunteer CoordinationVolunteer Coordination OU Police Department and Parking ServicesOU Police Department and Parking Services

Meeting and Coordination Meeting and Coordination (Con’t)(Con’t)

Grounds SupervisorsGrounds Supervisors Dining ServicesDining Services Residential Custodial ServicesResidential Custodial Services Communicators, my staff and volunteersCommunicators, my staff and volunteers Many other campus offices and student Many other campus offices and student

groupsgroups Summer PrepSummer Prep

Construction and projects, workshops, Construction and projects, workshops, maintenance, and move-out follow upmaintenance, and move-out follow up

Off CampusOff Campus

Rental HousesRental Houses Multi-Unit FacilitiesMulti-Unit Facilities

Apt.Apt. Greek housesGreek houses Community ResidentsCommunity Residents

Off Campus Re-Use CollectorsOff Campus Re-Use Collectors Second Harvest Food BankSecond Harvest Food Bank Friends and NeighborsFriends and Neighbors GoodwillGoodwill New To YouNew To You Re-Use IndustriesRe-Use Industries Nelsonville Community CenterNelsonville Community Center Fair Board & Golden Gaits 4-H ClubFair Board & Golden Gaits 4-H Club

Move-Out VolunteersMove-Out Volunteers Athens RotaryAthens Rotary Athens Morning RotaryAthens Morning Rotary Tri-County Community ActionTri-County Community Action Hocking CollegeHocking College Hocking Valley Community Residential CtrHocking Valley Community Residential Ctr Athens County Sheltered WorkshopAthens County Sheltered Workshop HillelHillel KiwanisKiwanis Food Bank Volunteer Pool (Fair Grounds)Food Bank Volunteer Pool (Fair Grounds)

More HelpMore Help

City of Athens and Athens City CouncilCity of Athens and Athens City Council Code OfficeCode Office Athens Co. Municipal CourtAthens Co. Municipal Court City AdministrationCity Administration

Ohio UniversityOhio UniversityResidence LifeResidence LifeOff Campus LivingOff Campus LivingOffice of SustainabilityOffice of SustainabilityUniversity Communication & University Communication & MarketingMarketingCampus Recycling and RefuseCampus Recycling and RefuseEco-RepsEco-RepsStudent Involvement Dept.Student Involvement Dept.OU/Community EventsOU/Community Events

Other Contributors

CommunicatingCommunicating

Recycle-Mania/Move-Out Newspaper AdRecycle-Mania/Move-Out Newspaper Ad Bulletin/Sandwich Board in Residence Bulletin/Sandwich Board in Residence

HallsHalls PSA’s to Media Outlets and University PSA’s to Media Outlets and University

News ServiceNews Service Campus Announcements to All Faculty, Campus Announcements to All Faculty,

Staff and Students about move-out Staff and Students about move-out servicesservices

                                               

More CommunicatingMore Communicating Signage for DumpstersSignage for Dumpsters Re-Use SitesRe-Use Sites Doorway SignsDoorway Signs Carpet Here SignsCarpet Here Signs Clean Recyclables, Clean Recyclables,

Cardboard, or Reusables Cardboard, or Reusables Here SignsHere Signs

Food Collection SignageFood Collection Signage Banner Across Main St.Banner Across Main St. Banners, A Frames, at Banners, A Frames, at

collection sitescollection sites

Communicating (Con’t)Communicating (Con’t)

Door to DoorDoor to Door Collection BagsCollection Bags

FlyersFlyers Graffiti Wall-2+ TimesGraffiti Wall-2+ Times Articles Articles FromFrom Groups in Groups in

the newspapersthe newspapers Radio Shows and PSAsRadio Shows and PSAs Catvision Cable ChannelCatvision Cable Channel Lawn signs-at residential Lawn signs-at residential

drop-sitesdrop-sites

WebWeb Sites/Social Sites/Social NetworksNetworks

CA NewsletterCA Newsletter Letters to the EditorLetters to the Editor Residence Life Residence Life

Move-out checklist Move-out checklist Video Boards at the Video Boards at the

Student CenterStudent Center Link from Univ. front Link from Univ. front

pagepage

Can’t Be Too Redundant ViVidedeo Boards at the Student o Boards at the Student

CenterCenter Theater Promotion SlidesTheater Promotion Slides Facebook – 3 + different sitesFacebook – 3 + different sites ChalkingChalking UtilityUtility

Move-Out Yields…Move-Out Yields…

Hundreds of boxes of foods to nearly 1000 Hundreds of boxes of foods to nearly 1000 people collected from On-Campuspeople collected from On-Campus

On Campus 100-150 pick-up trucks worth On Campus 100-150 pick-up trucks worth of re-usables, 3 weeks of collectionof re-usables, 3 weeks of collection

Off Campus – All groups said it was Off Campus – All groups said it was worthwhile, 4 days of collectionworthwhile, 4 days of collection

Last year was 4Last year was 4thth year with a big year with a big expansion – big learning curveexpansion – big learning curve

Documenting Move-Out

Assigning photographer/videographers to document aspects of the process.

Develop a template for collectors Amount collected Evaluating the event

How to improve it for next year

In The End…In The End…

Great Town/Gown Relationship BuildingGreat Town/Gown Relationship Building Helps a lot of peopleHelps a lot of people Educational/InspirationalEducational/Inspirational Learn how to improve for next yearLearn how to improve for next year Reduce high grade wasteReduce high grade waste It’s important to thank all the volunteersIt’s important to thank all the volunteers Help Reduce impact of scavengingHelp Reduce impact of scavenging Town is cleaner, looks betterTown is cleaner, looks better

The FutureThe Future

Cleaner TownCleaner Town Continue to expand and improve recovery of Continue to expand and improve recovery of

Recyclables and ReusablesRecyclables and Reusables Carpet RecoveryCarpet Recovery Better Communication Better Communication Zero-Waste?Zero-Waste? Turn Move-out into more of a Community EventTurn Move-out into more of a Community Event

Move-out FestMove-out Fest

Questions/Comments?Questions/Comments?Ed NewmanEd Newman

newmane@ohio.edu

Recycling /Refuse Mgr.Recycling /Refuse Mgr.

www.ohio.edu/recycle www.ohio.edu/sustainability Youtube - Ohio University Move-OutYoutube - Ohio University Move-Out