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PSAC Meeting

02/16/2018

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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

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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.

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Campus Waste

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

0.00 50.00 100.00 150.00 200.00 250.00 300.00 350.00

Tons of Waste

Fiscal Year Waste

Annual Campus Waste Overview

Year to Date

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Typically by this time of year we are around $3,000 revenue off recycling sales

Waste Expense Compost Expense Recycling Material Expense Recycling Material Income Series1

• $6,763.90
• $2,394.39
• $257.50

$1,690.96

• $8,000.00
• $7,000.00
• $6,000.00
• $5,000.00
• $4,000.00
• $3,000.00
• $2,000.00
• $1,000.00

$0.00 $1,000.00 $2,000.00 $3,000.00 US Dollars

Waste Material Costs FY18

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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.

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Paper Change

Georgia Pacific: Spectrum Standard 92 (Currently Used) TreeZero Paper (Blind Tested on Campus) 100% Recycled Post Consumer Fiber 100% Recycled Content Sustainable Forestry Initiative Certified Chain of Custody: 100% Post Consumer Recycled; EPA Compliant Fiber 100% Sugar Cane Waste Fiber Packaging: 100% Sugar Cane Waste 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

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Strategic Planning Process

• Access and Affordability
• Celebrating our Location
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
• General Education
• Life After Whitman