Marc FournierAssistant Director for Plant Operations & Sustainability,

LEED AP

Saving money (over the long term) Complying with Massachusetts Waste Ban

and Universal Waste regulations Conserving valuable natural resources Employee motivation and OTJ satisfaction Mitigating the effects of climate change

for us and our kids Doing the right thing

We are here to help you with your individual issues!

Top Five Materials Disposed in 2000 in Comparison With All Other Materials

Paper28%

Food18%

All Other Materials26%

C&D10%

Other Organics11%

Corrugated Cardboard

7%

“Waste Ban" regulations (310 CMR 19.017) prohibit Massachusetts solid waste management facilities from accepting the following recyclable and/or toxic items for disposal or transfer for disposal.

Construction & Demolition Materials: Asphalt Pavement, Brick, Concrete, Metal & Wood *

Cathode Ray Tubes Glass Containers Lead Acid Batteries Leaves & Yard Wastes Metal Containers Recyclable Cardboard & Paper Single Polymer Plastics Whole Tires White Goods (Large Appliances)

Universal Wastes covered in the Massachusetts Rule:

Hazardous batteries, primarily nickel cadmium (NiCd) and button batteries;

Mercury-containing devices, such as thermostats, manometers, switches, water meters, thermometers, and gauges;

Mercury-containing lamps, such as fluorescent lamps; and

Hazardous waste pesticides, e.g. mercury-based pesticides, arsenicals, and chlorinated pesticides; banned or suspended pesticides; pesticides subject to recall by the manufacturer or FIFRA; certain unused pesticides, and/or pesticides collected in a state-approved waste pesticide collection program.

No one size fits all: size, sectors, materials, geography

Small and medium businesses are underserved

Municipalities can play a role

Adjoining businesses Private businesses &

public entities (muni’s, state institutions, etc.)

Large & small businesses

Business recycling organizations: Center for Ecological Technology, IRN, etc.

Haulers/Recyclers Business organizations like the Chamber

of Commerce, Rotary Club, Lions Club Piggy-backing off of existing business

projects/programs

Personal relationships are so important!

Evaluate your current system (hauler name, contract details, service level, costs)

Identify who arranges for & pays for waste management services

Search for prospective partners in your building or local area

Perform a waste audit to determine type and quantity of recyclables that could be diverted

Indentify suitable collection areas at your business and nearby

Determine container, signage, and employee education needs

Identify an in-house leader Identify and work with willing, enthusiastic

haulers on source reduction/recycling/trash collection options

Perform due diligence regarding your recycler/hauler’s claims (beware the “Dirty MRF’s)

Monitor and make adjustments continuously, especially by reducing your trash collection services as recycling increases

In order of relative priority:

Cardboard Mixed Paper Bottles & Cans

(aluminum, steel, plastic, & glass) – especially from food service operations

Organics Universal wastes

Dual stream – where fiber and container streams are collected separately

Single stream – where fiber and container streams are collected together

There is still a vigorous debate ensuing about the merits and drawbacks of both systems, although the single stream train has left the station…

Resource Management (RM) compensates waste contractors based on performance in achieving waste reduction goals rather than the volume of waste disposed

RM aligns waste contractor incentives with the client’s recycling & waste reduction goals

Fosters innovative approaches that reduce the use of materials, lower waste, increase recycling, and lower costs

One example: sharing the revenue obtained from the sale of recyclables between the client and recycler/waste hauler

Access Color coding Labeling

Designed and constructed a new recycling and trash transfer site at Forest Suites at Lasell College

Resulted in greater efficiency, higher recycling rates, and improved working conditions for staff

Winslow boiler room used for storing electronics, toner cartridges, and electronic media for recycling

Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corp. (RBRC) boxes placed in IT, Plant Operations, and the Bookstore for recycling rechargeable batteries

Karandon Garage at Lasell College converted from landscape storage to a recycling center for scrap metal, mercury containing products, paint, and other materials

Lasell College partnered with the Wellesley, MA Recycling & Disposal Facility 4.5 miles away to recycle scrap metal, cardboard, paint, air conditioners, tires, and other materials

The most important component – often forgotten

Monitor continuously Translate into the

languages used by your employees

Engage your employees in developing new systems

Many of them really want to do the right thing and will surprise you by helping create innovative ways to help out

Lasell College began purchasing remanufactured toner cartridges through New England Office Supplies

Instituted a blind program to purchase post-consumer recycled content copy paper

Savings from purchasing remanufactured toner cartridges used to offset higher recycled copy paper costs

New campus standard developed to print business cards on post-consumer recycled content paper and list it on our cards

Reusable totes and other containers

Donations of surplus food, furniture, appliances, equipment, etc.

Marc FournierAssistant Director for

Plant Operations & Sustainability, LEED AP

Lasell College1844 Commonwealth

AvenueNewton, MA 02466(617) 243-2291, (617)

721-0223 (cell)mfournier@lasell.edu