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1 Retail Waste Recommendations for downstream management systems and upstream design strategies for optimal waste disposal and minimization Janna Ross Pratt Institute Sustainable Environmental Systems M.S. Capstone Project 2 Source:

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Retail Waste

Recommendations for downstream management systems and upstream design strategies for optimal waste disposal and minimization

Janna Ross Pratt Institute Sustainable Environmental Systems M.S. Capstone Project

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01 Client and Project Introduction 02 Retail and Waste in the US 03 Corporate Social Responsibility 04 Methodology 05 Client Recommendations 06 The Future of Retail

Overview

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Retailer X

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3.8M 20% 42M 14%

Stores Buildings Jobs GDP

Source: USGBC and National Retail Federation

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Source: EPA

Waste Management Hierarchy

Source Reduction & Reuse

Recycling / Composting

Energy Recovery

Treatment & Disposal Most Preferred Least Preferred

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Preserves natural resources!
Conserves energy!
Reduces pollution !
Reduces waste toxicity !
Saves money for businesses and

individuals!

Source Reduction & Reuse!

Reduces emissions !
Reduces water pollution!
Saves energy !
Supplies raw materials !
Creates jobs!
Stimulates development of green

technology !

Conserves resources !
Reduces need for new landfills and

combustors !

Recycling & Composting!

Source: EPA | https://craftbits.com/project/diy-copper-pvc-wall-planter/ | https://www.shutterstock.com/search/reduce+reuse+recycle

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People! Profit Planet

Triple Bottom Line

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)!

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Methodology

Case Studies and Industry Standards !

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Retailer X has 9 stores in the Retailer X has 9 stores in the US with 4 outlet locations. US with 4 outlet locations. These recommendations are These recommendations are hyper local to NYC stores hyper local to NYC stores considering regional waste considering regional waste regulations and programs. regulations and programs. !

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Recommendation 01

Waste Auditing and Management Plan

360 Days | 4 Phases 1-30 Days Engage

store employees and stakeholders

30-90 Days Assess

existing store conditions regarding waste

90-270 Days Analyse

data and benchmark against industry standards

270-360 Days Implement

strategies for

ptimal waste

management

PHASE 01 PHASE 02 PHASE 03 PHASE 04

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Recommendation 01

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Recommendation 02

Upstream Waste Reduction Strategies

Guidance for product packaging and store packaging that reduces waste and employs sustainable materials Standard operating procedure (SOP) for designing and disposing of props and fjxtures EPP and paperless offjce program to reduce waste produced from operations

Packaging Visual Props and Fixtures Offjce Operations

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Industry guidance for product and store packaging that reduces waste

utput. (Reference IKEA and Apple case studies for best practice examples)

Packaging

Packaging Guidelines

Use only product and store packaging

materials that are recyclable or made from recycled material

Design product packaging that uses

materials effjciently

Reference “Sustainable Packaging

Coalition” for guidance and tools (http://greenblue.org/) Store Packaging Policy

Implement policy for store packaging that

reduces material provided to customers with purchases

Charge customers a small fee for the use
f a shopping bag or gift packaging
Provide a credit for customers if they do

not require packaging with purchase

Eliminate the use of tissue paper

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Recommendation 02

Industry guidance for product and store packaging that reduces waste

utput. (Reference IKEA and Apple case studies for best practice examples)

Packaging

Packaging Guidelines

Use only product and store packaging

materials that are recyclable or made from recycled material

Design product packaging that uses

materials effjciently

Reference “Sustainable Packaging

Coalition” for guidance and tools (http://greenblue.org/) Store Packaging Policy

Implement policy for store packaging that

reduces material provided to customers with purchases

Charge customers a small fee for the use
f a shopping bag or gift packaging
Provide a credit for customers if they do

not require packaging with purchase

Eliminate the use of tissue paper

1 2 Ongoing Purchasing and Waste Policy (Below from LEED Credit Library)

Reduce environmental harm from materials purchased, used and disposed of in the
perations and maintenance of buildings.
Implement an EPP policy for ongoing purchases (paper, toner, batteries etc.) and durable

goods purchases (electronic offjce equipment, appliances etc.)

Survey suppliers of retail merchandise regarding social and environmental practices,

engage retail employees and retail tenant representatives on environmentally preferable supply chain strategies Paperless Offjce Program

Convert existing paper offjce systems to digital format
Eliminate paper receipts, move to e-receipts only

Offjce Operations

Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP) policy for ongoing purchases and paperless offjce program.

Environmentally Preferable Purchasing 1

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MATERIALS AND RECLAIMED FIXTURES

Source sustainable materials whenever possible for new

props

Develop approved material list for prop manufacturers
Source reclaimed fjxtures and props whenever possible

DESIGN PROPS FOR PREFERABLE EOL DISPOSAL

Design props to be modular, so that they can broken down

by material and individual parts can be reused or recycled

When prop is branded ensure the logo is removable so

that it can be reused or recycled rather than destroyed DEVELOP EOL PROTOCOL FOR PROPS AND FIXTURES

Identify companies in the stores region that ofger buyback

programs or purchase scrap materials

Identify key recycling programs in each region for each

material type

SOP for Visual Props and Fixtures

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WASTE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR RETAIL

UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM APPROACHES

JANNA ROSS SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS CAPSTONE PRESENTATION

The Future of Retail

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“Who are businesses really responsible to? Their customers? Shareholders? Employees? We would argue that it’s none of the above. Fundamentally, businesses are responsible to their resource base. Without a healthy environment there are no shareholders, no employees, no customers and no business.”

Yvon Chouinard

Founder of Patagonia