PSAC Meeting 02/16/2018
Agenda • Smart Business Partner Presentation • Status of Recycling (Possible Action Item) • Campus Office Paper (Action Item) • Strategic Planning and Sustainability • Sustainability Coordinator Update • ASWC Sustainability Update www.whitman.edu
Recycling Status • Before Oct 2017 mixed recycling was +$40.00 a ton. Currently it is -$77.00 a ton. • We are paying roughly $0.0385 a pound for mixed recycling. • Typically we pay $0.0445 a pound for landfill garbage. • With increased prices and staffing at recycling facilities the market is experiencing closures. • New facilities are being constructed abroad. www.whitman.edu
Campus Waste Annual Campus Waste Overview 350.00 300.00 250.00 Tons of Waste Year to Date 200.00 150.00 100.00 50.00 0.00 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 Landfill Waste 150.00 150.14 143.74 129.01 78.23 Diverted Waste 145.90 131.11 129.32 123.72 78.37 Fiscal Year Waste www.whitman.edu
Typically by this time of year we are around $3,000 revenue off recycling sales Waste Material Costs FY18 $3,000.00 $2,000.00 $1,000.00 $0.00 US Dollars -$1,000.00 -$2,000.00 -$3,000.00 -$4,000.00 -$5,000.00 -$6,000.00 -$7,000.00 -$8,000.00 Recycling Compost Recycling Waste Expense Material Expense Material Income Expense Series1 -$6,763.90 -$2,394.39 -$257.50 $1,690.96 www.whitman.edu
Recycling Continued • City of Walla Walla is still evaluating the situation. Right now they are maintaining service as long as rates stay below $89.00 a ton. • Chinese, American, EU, and Australian ports are currently inundated with recycling materials. A large portion of this is being sent to landfills. • Currently contamination inspections open one pallet. If one pallet is found to have unacceptable contamination rates the entire ship is rejected. • A typical ship contains 20 steal containers of recycling. $3000-$4000 per container. www.whitman.edu
Paper Change Georgia Pacific: Spectrum Standard 92 TreeZero Paper (Blind Tested on Campus) (Currently Used) 100% Recycled Post Consumer Fiber 100% Recycled Content Sustainable Forestry Initiative Certified Chain of 100% Sugar Cane Waste Fiber Custody: 100% Post Consumer Recycled; EPA Packaging: 100% Sugar Cane Waste Fiber Compliant Fiber ECF (Elemental Chlorine Free) ECF (Elemental Chlorine Free) Acid Free (Archival Grade) Acid Free (Archival Grade) EPA Energy Star Industrial Partner Corporate CAP 2035 Neutral: Emissions from manufacturing, packaging and distribution have been offset by VCS Standard verified carbon credits purchased from Wildlife Works Carbon projects operating under the Climate, Community & Biodiversity Standards. Paper Recyclable Paper Recyclable/Compostable Made in the USA: Atlanta, GA North America: Headquarters Atlanta, GA $45.00-$51.00 per Box $25-$35 per Box www.whitman.edu
Strategic Planning Process • Access and Affordability • Celebrating our Location • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion • General Education • Life After Whitman www.whitman.edu
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