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Sustainability Operations Fall 2018 Carrie-Lynn Black Director, Energy Conservation & Sustainability Waste & Recycling Plastic Writing Instrument & Battery Recycling Program Launched! Collection bins on landfill & recycling


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Sustainability Operations Fall 2018

Carrie-Lynn Black Director, Energy Conservation & Sustainability

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Waste & Recycling

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Plastic Writing Instrument & Battery Recycling Program Launched!

  • Collection bins on landfill & recycling bins

– One per floor, per building. – In general, located at main entrance on first floor and principal entrance on the other floors. – Plastic writing instruments and batteries in same bin.

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What’s Accepted?

Plastic Writing Instruments

  • Pens
  • Mechanical pencils
  • Markers (dry erase, permanent,

coloring)

  • Caps- Pen and Marker
  • NO wooden or colored pencils.

Batteries

  • Alkaline (AA, AAA, C, D, 9V)

(Bag or tape each individual battery.)

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Battery Recycling Important Note

  • Only alkaline batteries accepted
  • Each individual battery must be either:

– placed in a bag (provided on side of collection containers) OR – terminal ends taped

  • Why? Prevents current transfer.
  • Most important for 9V
  • Have lots of batteries to recycle?
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A Big Thanks!

Thank you Richard Weinsier, Nardia Cumberbatch, Nelson Torres, Lisa Macon, and Aaron Powell for inspiring this program!

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Blue Bags in Recycling Bins- Rolling Out

  • Roll-out complete by Thanksgiving Break
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Recycling Industry

  • China and National Sword
  • Back to Basics

– No wishful recycling- When in doubt, throw it out. – Clean! – Using contamination feedback to improve

  • ur processes
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Energy

  • Building Scheduling Transfer
  • City of Orlando- Building Energy & Water

Efficiency Strategy (BEWES)

  • On the Horizon- Utilities and accessible data

for Plant Ops

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Transportation

  • Transportation Goals Development Workshop
  • Electric Vehicle Charging Stations-

– Creating a College-wide Policy – Exploring new installation locations

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Grounds

  • Tree Campus USA (TCUSA)

– 12” caliper or larger living tree or grove of four or more living trees- Must be reviewed by TCUSA Committee

  • Landscape Master Plan

– Starting at the Osceola Campus

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Food

  • Paper Straws

– Available in all cafeteria operations – Kudos to Jeffrey Filko, Director of Auxiliary Services – Waste Hierarchy- Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

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Questions?

Carrie-Lynn Black

Director, Energy Conservation & Sustainability Phone: 407-582-1706 cblack32@valenciacollege.edu West Campus, 14-104 Mail Code: 4-21