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BEYOND BINSVENUE AND EVENT RECYCLING

• February 28, 2006
• Leslie Lukacs

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Venues and Special Events

• Convention Center
• Stadium
• Theme park
• Performing Arts Center

• Race track
• Amphitheater
• Arena

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Characteristics

• Large amounts of waste generated in short period
  of time
• Variation in type of waste
• Waste tends to be afterthought
• Diverse attendees
• Over 2,000/day

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Waste Challenges

• Large amounts of single use items
• High level of food discards
• Multiple vendors/contractors
• Part-time staff
• Training
• Resistance to change

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Where to Begin

• Plan ahead
• Appoint recycling/waste management coordinator
• Evaluate waste stream
• Assess local markets
• Design collection, sorting, and transportation
  system
• Select equipment
• Organize recycling task force
• Education outreach

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Items to Recycle

• Cardboard
• Plastic bottles
• Aluminum cans
• Glass bottles
• Paper (all grade)
• Pallets
• Organics

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Items That cannot be Recycled

• Plastic cups
• Cups with plastic lining
• Plastic food containers
• Single serve condiments
• Food wrappers

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If you control the input, you control the output
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Source Separation vs. Co-mingeled

• Decide which materials you are going to separate
• Ease of collection
• Participation rate
• Diversion rate
• Contamination rate
• Costs
• Use of MRF

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What to Discuss with the Hauler?

• How many bins will event need?
• Where will they be delivered?
• Who will place them?
• Who will empty them?
• Where will dumpsters be located?
• How often will dumpsters be emptied? Time?
• Acceptable contamination level?
• Costs?
• Request reporting

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Bin Selection

• Looks different then a trash bin
• Small opening on the lid
• Clearly labeled
• Monitored and serviced
• Secured
• Use graphics

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Bin Placement

• Place next to trash container
• Concentrate bins in food service locations
• Place in well traveled areas (bathrooms, main
  walkways, entrances/exits)
• Place bins behind high generating vendors
• Never place recycling bin alone

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Education

• Keep message simple
• Clearly identify bins
• Give consistent message
• Make recycling noticeable
• posters, banners, stickers, cups
• Advertise recycling prior to event
• Announcements

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Concessionaires and Vendors

• Educate and remind concessionaires and vendors on
  recycling procedures
• Create vendor recycling instructions
• Include information in packets
• Deliver recyclables to specific collection point
• This Vendor is Recycling signs
• Award vendors who participate

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Increase Diversion

• Require sale of beverage containers not cups
• Require concessionaires and vendors to use same
  type of recyclable cup
• Ban non-recyclables
• Convenience
• Create incentives

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Training

• Temporary or volunteer crews
• How and why recycling
• On-site training before event
• Offer detailed training in multiple languages if
  needed

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Minimize Waste

• Purchase durable signs that can be used again
• Encourage souvenir cups
• Reduced refill price for reusable cups
• Replace single serve condiments with tubs
• Encourage finger foods
• Use reusable utensils/plates
• Use cloth napkins or linens when possible

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Donation Opportunities

• Food organizations
• Construction and demolition materials
• Left over items

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Bio-degradable Products

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Recycled Content

• Close the loop
• Event letters, brochures, posters, advertising
  materials
• Paper products including napkins, plates, bags

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Costs

• Equipment costs
• Labor
• Transportation costs
• Administrative costs
• Revenue
• Avoided costs

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Contracts

• Recycling Ordinance
• Permits through municipality
• Concessionaire and vendor contracts
• Permanent recycling at event site

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Recognition

• Praise participants
• Include successes in press release
• Apply for awards
• Write thank you letters
• Press release

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Challenges Solutions

• Contamination
• Scavenging
• Vendor participation
• Costs

• Visible, monitor
• Recycling stations
• Get buy-in
• Grants, volunteers

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After Event

• Discuss waste management with staff
• What worked/did not work?
• How can you improve?
• How can you make it easier?
• Create database
• Examine economics

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Conclusion

• Begin planning early
• Involve vendors
• Collect materials the make up significant amount
  of waste stream
• Review opportunities for disposed waste
• Solicit volunteers
• Reward participants and volunteers
• Encourage use of reusable items
• Properly place recycling bins
• Education and outreach

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Venues and Special Events Recycling Council

• Technical council of the CRRA
• Mission
• Workshop prior to annual conference

www.crra.com/vserc
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Contact Information

• Leslie Lukacs
• llukacs_at_scsengineers.com
• [phone]