Materials & Waste Policy Overview UBC Zero Waste Ac3on Plan - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Materials & Waste

Policy Overview UBC Zero Waste Ac3on Plan (2014) ● Target: divert 80% of waste from landfill by 2020 ● UBC currently diverts 67% of all campus waste from the landfill Metro Vancouver Solid Waste Management Plan (2010) ● Goal 1: Minimize waste genera3on ● Goal 2: Maximize reuse, recycling and material recovery ● Goal 3: Recover energy from the waste stream aQer material recycling ● Goal 4: Dispose of all remaining waste in landfill, aQer material recycling and energy recovery http://consult.torridge.gov.uk/events/18097/popimage_d31379e8718.html

1. UBC Waste Streams: ➜ COMPOST - food & landscaping materials ➜ SEWAGE ➜ RECYCLING - mixed paper, recyclable containers, cardboard ➜ REUSABLES - surplus furniture & supplies ➜ GARBAGE ➜ CONSTRUCTION / BUILDING ➜ ELECTRONIC - “e-waste” ➜ HAZARDOUS 2. ImplicaQons for CharreTe: ➜ GOAL & INDICATORS ➜ PRECEDENTS ➜ PRINCIPLES

COMPOST - UBC’s In-Vessel Composter Ohio University ● Began opera3ng in 2004 ● Reduces the need to purchase fer3lizers and topsoil for campus landscapes ● Decreases materials sent to landfills ● Decreases harmful emissions

COMPOST

COMPOST - on campus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaERGvmH9e8&t=98s http://ibis.geog.ubc.ca/courses/geob479/classof07/composting/ Opera3ng Near Capacity Green Bin Contamina3on Capable of processing 5 tonnes a day Styrofoam, plas.c bags, plas.c cutlery and plas.c plates, metal cutlery, glass bo6les, metal cans

RECYCLING

RECYCLING

REUSE

REUSE

GARBAGE

Problem ● collec3on area deac3vates building edge

CONSTRUCTION / BUILDING WASTE

Problem ● use of salvaged material need to be decided in pre-design stage Project Timeline for projects with salvaged material (GVRD 2002, p.21)

E-WASTE

Problems ● only e-waste diverted into the e- waste management system is monitored ● exis3ng system focuses mostly on unusable e-waste ● only one drop-off loca3on is made available for personal electronics Photo taken at Totem Park Residence lane on 27-Jun-2017

HAZARDOUS

Photo taken at Totem Park Residence lane on 27-Jun-2017 Photo taken at Memorial Rd. and Mathematics Rd. on 27- Jun-2017 Photo taken at back of Auditorium Annex on 27-Jun-2017 Photo taken at back of MacMillan Building on 27-Jun-2017

Michigan State University | Surplus Store image source: h\ps://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/15d11324ac7387da?projector=1

Oregon State University | Surplus Store image source: h\p://oregonstate.edu/dept/ncs/lifeatosu/2014/osused-store-surplus-sale/

Lion’s Park Playscape | Greensboro, Alabama | 2010 | 5th year project

Lion’s Park Playscape | Greensboro, Alabama | 2010 | 5th year project

The Loop de Loop Bench | Eugene, OR |Bring Recycling Center image source: <h\p://www.firespeaking.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/IMG_4074.jpg>

Temple of Second Chances | Eugene, OR |Bring Recycling Center image source: <h\ps://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/d0/5c/3e/d05c3eaf5ee3b80e9622c170ba0ec378.jpg>

Store | Eugene, OR |Bring Recycling Center image source: <h\p://crea3veupcycling.blogspot.ca/2012/07/more-upcycling-in-eugene.html>

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Guiding Principles ● Work towards becoming a zero waste campus . ● Celebrate and make visible the recycling and reuse processes. ● Create an innova3ve and inspiring recycling and reuse center that acts as a living lab and educa3onal facility. ● Engage and connect the community with a local venue for gatherings and item exchange. ● Explore the use of non-recyclable waste as fuel to support campus energy demand .