Piggeries were developed where swine are fed fresh or cooked garbage. One expert estimates that 75 pigs could consume 1 ton of refuse per day.
Garbage was given serious consideration and a crematory was erected for incinerating garbage, while landfilling is becoming a popular disposal method.
6,950 tons, averaging 22.9 tons per day was burned at a rate of $1.39 per ton. Garbage was collected with 4 horse-drawn carts and 6 men. The incinerator operated 10 hrs. a day with 3 men. Each ton of garbage burned used 185 lbs. of coal.
Collected by Waste Management Oak Park, IL 7.6 Miles Liberty Waste Transfer Station McCook, IL
Liberty Waste Transfer Station McCook, IL 92.2 total miles from Oak Park Livingston Landfill Pontiac, IL
Contract Administration
Paint Exchange Public Access containers Electronics Recycling Shredded paper recycling CNG Fueling Station
Litter Clean Up Graffiti Ordinance KOPB Partners, Worm Composting GumBuster Adopt A Block, Alley Clean Up
“Green Cleaning” Rain Barrels Anti-idling campaign LED Traffic lights Bike Rack Installations Green Fleet Expo Green Fest Green Tuesdays LEED Public Works Center WM CNG trucks Solar Panels – Ave. Parking Garage Geo-thermal system – Village Hall
What's in our waste? Other, 3.4% Wood, 6.4% Glass, 4.6% Paper, 28.5% Paper Yard waste Textiles, 8.4% Food scraps Plastics Metals Metals, 9.0% Textiles Glass Wood Yard waste, 13.4% Other Plastics, 12.4% Food scraps, 13.9% 2010 Total Waste Generation US Environmental Protection Agency
2012 Pilot Program
When you sign- up …
Refuse service $24.72 (96-gal) Plus yd. sticker per week = $35.33 OR Plus Organics cart $38.72 SHARE SERVICE (96-gal) = $19.36 per hh per mo Each save $5.36 per month over current refuse service. Share 64-gal refuse & Organics cart = $17.15 (savings of $3.14/mo)
11 Elementary Schools 2 Middle / High Schools 8 Churches Farmers’ Market Food Pantry 3 Park Facilities
Route maps created for Waste Management drivers As of May 31, 2016, there are 1,037 households sharing 963 organics carts
Online application Set up Zero Waste Stations Presentations on recycling and composting Promote Village’s CompostAble program
SGA MicroBrew 911 Lemonade Fundraiser 2,000 attendees Raised $27,000 Diverted 84.4% waste Hatch Harvest Dinner 450 attendees 1/3 bag to landfill
FLW Run Diverted 93% waste Thursday Night Out Diverts 65% waste Food Truck Rally 4,000 attendees Diverted 78% waste Race – Good 4 Life Diverted 89% waste
The importance 14,000 of Reporting 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 45% 2,000 40% 0 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% Total Conve Estimated Total Avg Before Divide Divide by estimated rt to pounds Month Tons Food by # Wks per Food Pound per HH Collected Scraps HH Month Scraps s per Wk DEC 2014 32.10 4.33 27.77 55540 73.08 16.88 16.88 JAN 2015 75.30 49.84 25.46 50920 65.70 15.17 15.17 FEB 2015 13.10 0 13.10 26200 33.81 8.45 8.45 MAR 2015 28.70 0 28.70 57400 71.75 16.57 16.57 APR 2015 195.90 168.88 27.02 54040 67.55 15.60 15.60
What happens to the composting we send to Land & Lakes? What about Backyard composting? Why is it better to compost than throw it away? Can we get compost? Will we have to add a truck? Are there other benefits to this program?
CompostAble carts collected by Waste Management 26.53 total miles from Oak Park Land & Lakes Willow Ranch Composting Facility 1371 N. Joliet Rd., Romeoville, IL
Commercial compost load will go into the grinder before adding the materials to a windrow. Windrows are turned and monitored for moisture and temperature. Materials will be screened as finished compost in 90 to 120 days.
“Don’t make the mistake of underestimating the implications of small changes. Simple doesn’t mean unimportant. Even the simplest actions can make a difference when multiplied by many.” Crissy Trask, It’s Easy Being Green Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has. Margaret Mead
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