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15 <br /> 1 Extreme Waste Diversion!!! <br /> 2 • 15 pounds "true trash" (plastic film contaminated with food waste or grease) <br /> 3 • 960 lbs. food and related paper waster composted <br /> 4 • 590 lbs. common recyclables (glass, wine, and beer bottles, paper table toppers, <br /> 5 aluminum foil pans, very few plastic drink bottles) <br /> 6 • 25 lbs. corrugated cardboard <br /> 7 • 20 lbs. of clean plastic film such as ice bags <br /> 8 • 1 lb. of wine corks (donated locally for creative reuse) <br /> 9 1611 total pounds <br /> 10 1596 diverted = 99% waste diversion <br /> 11 <br /> 12 Cost? Yes. <br /> 13 • 3 recycling staff$12.50/9 hours = $337.50 <br /> 14 • Trucks and containers <br /> 15 • Volunteer solicitation and organizing <br /> 16 • Composting collection $80 or more <br /> 17 <br /> 18 Large Events <br /> 19 • 10-30,000 people <br /> 20 • Mix of food and vendor types <br /> 21 • Lots of variables <br /> 22 • High volume of waste materials <br /> 23 • Vendors MUST be on board + organizer support/enforcement <br /> 24 o MOU with organizers <br /> 25 o Vendor contract specifies compostable serving ware <br /> 26 <br /> 27 Hillsborough Hog Day: Most environ-"mental"-ly improved <br /> 28 • 0-85% in only 10 years! <br /> 29 • Incremental improvements: <br /> 30 o Communication, booth placement and amount of material diverted <br /> 31 o Vendor contract to use only compostable or recyclable serving ware; enforced by <br /> 32 organizer <br /> 33 o Organizers paid for compost collection <br /> 34 o Composter assured good material with planning and oversight <br /> 35 Now they still compost cooker waste= heaviest <br /> 36 <br /> 37 Extreme Waste Diversion: 2013 Hillsborough Hog Day Waste Diversion <br /> 38 Total garbage, courtesy of Town of Hillsborough: 700 pounds <br /> 39 Comingled bottles, cans, and lemonade cups: <br /> 40 11 ninety gallon carts (.445 cubic yards) = 11 x .445 x 225 = 1402 <br /> 41 Compostable food and paper waste = 1400 lbs. <br /> 42 Used oil 10 gallons, 7.7 lbs. per gallon = 77 lbs. <br /> 43 Plastic bags and other film = 15 lbs. <br /> 44 Total recycling/composting weight = 2894 <br /> 45 Total refuse weight = 3594 <br /> 46 Waste diversion rate = 80% <br /> 47 <br /> 48 Extreme Waste Diversion!!! <br /> 49 • Staffed trash sorting stations <br />