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Harvesting the Bounty from Ohio University’s Move-In/Move-Out: 

Harvesting the Bounty from Ohio University’s Move-In/Move-Out Ed Newman, Recycling and Refuse Manager Recycling Coordinators Conference Clemson, South Carolina

Move-In Stats: 

Move-In Stats

Preparing for Move-In : 

Preparing for Move-In Have enough staffing to manage cardboard Challenge – End of Summer Rush Scheduling – Staff - Vendor

Construction Conflicts : 

Construction Conflicts Rolloff Dumpsters Materials Recovery Leftovers Paving

Cardboard Recycling Awareness: 

Cardboard Recycling Awareness

More Awareness : 

More Awareness Door Hangars Fridge Magnets Bulletin Boards Recycling Unit Placement

Recent Improvements : 

Recent Improvements Move-In used to 90-95% in one day Now its over a 5 day period 2 Weeks of residual cardboard Monitor for problems Mini Move-outs End of Months

Move-Out!: 

Move-Out! The Problem

O.U./Athens Vital Stats.: 

O.U./Athens Vital Stats. O.U. 41 Residence Halls Houses 7500 Students 2500 Rooms 9 Dining Halls 12 Apt. Buildings 1500 Acre Campus 3500 Faculty/Staff City of Athens 13,000 Students 70-80 % of Housing are Rental Units

Average Week Move-Out Week: 

Average Week Move-Out Week

Goals for Move-Out: 

Goals for Move-Out Maximum Recycling & Re-Use Recovery Minimize Trash Disposal Minimize Overall Economic/Environmental Costs Foster Cooperation On and Off Campus

Goals for Move-Out (Con’t.): 

Goals for Move-Out (Con’t.) Clean and Tidy Efficient Operations Cover all Activities on Campus as Possible

Targeted Materials For Recovery: 

Targeted Materials For Recovery Re-Usables-See First Sheet of Handout Scrap Metal Recyclables- See First Sheet of Handout Food

On Campus: 

On Campus Residence Halls Academic/Administrative Buildings Retirements Purges Inventory Attic/Storage Area Departmental Individuals Events and Graduation

Bulk Items Trash: 

Bulk Items Trash

Off Campus: 

Off Campus Rental Houses Multi-Unit Facilities

Communicating: 

Communicating Recycle-Mania/Move-Out Newspaper Ad Bulletin/Sandwich Board in Residence Halls PSA’s to Media Outlets and University News Service Mass Emails All On and Off Campus Students All Faculty and Staff

More Communicating: 

More Communicating Signage for Dumpsters Re-Use Sites Doorway Signs Carpet Here Signs Clean Recyclables, Cardboard, or Reusables Here Signs Food Collection Signage

Communicating (Con’t): 

Communicating (Con’t) Door to Door Flyers Graffiti Wall Articles From Groups Calling Radio Catvision Cable NEt Web Site Apartment Newsletter Letters to the Editor

Materials List: 

Materials List Pallets (50 +), Stakes Duct, Packing, Office And Survey Tape Staple Gun, Staples Signage and Labels Hand Sledge Markers, Various 3-4 Trucks Bread Crates Extra Keys

Extra Dumpsters: 

Extra Dumpsters 4, 20 Yard Roll Offs for Trash 1, 20 and 2, 30 Yard for Carpet 1, 20 for Scrap Metal 11, 2 Yard 3, 4 Yard 18, 6 Yard 4, 8 Yard Placed Before Finals Picked up Sunday After by Vendor

Other Matters: 

Other Matters Maintaining Campus and Services Theater Set Recycling Graduation Theft Dumpster Diving and Scavenging Summer Preparation Faculty/Staff Purges Residence Hall Storage Cleanouts South Green Set-Up Airing Out Dumpsters Timing of Collection

Timing of Collection: 

Timing of Collection Trash and Recycling Collection Must Be Done at Night and Early Morning Spreading out Move-Out by putting up Re-Use and Food Collection Sites Early More manageable with more gradual purge Higher recovery More visibility Avoid some of the Scavenging

Meeting and Coordination: 

Meeting and Coordination Recycling and Trash Vendor Renovation Depts. Re-Use Collectors Labor Scheduling Students Community Services Incentives to Work Residence Life OU Police Department

Meeting and Coordination (Con’t): 

Meeting and Coordination (Con’t) Grounds Supervisors Dining Services Residential Custodial Services City of Athens, Service Safety Dir. & Code Office Communicators, my staff and volunteers Summer Prep Construction and projects, workshops, maintenance, and move-out follow up

Partnering with Community to Reduce Waste: 

Partnering with Community to Reduce Waste United Campus Ministry Albany Tutoring Center Red Cross New to You Faith Believers Ministry Good Works Gathering Place APAC ( Appalachian People’s Action Coalition) Others…….

4-H Golden Gaits Jr. Fair Bd. & Count Ag. Society: 

4-H Golden Gaits Jr. Fair Bd. & Count Ag. Society Split up the campus between them for Re-usables collection 25-35 Volunteers each group 6-10 at a time Several to 11 hours per day Collect, Receive and Sort and Give Away

Approximate Volumes : 

Approximate Volumes Hundreds of boxes of foods to nearly 1000 families After 2-3 weeks collection, all picked up in just a few hours All went to…. Flood Victims People in need locally and elsewhere Soldiers in Iraq

Outcomes : 

Outcomes Use lead organizations Thanks all volunteers Great Town/Gown Relationship Building Helps a lot of people Educational Learn how to improve for next year Reduce high grade waste

Fearless Leaders: 

Fearless Leaders

The Future : 

The Future Cleaner Town Higher recovery of Recyclables and Reusables Carpet Recovery Better Communication More Capacity to store re-usables Zero-Waste?

Questions or Comments?: 

Questions or Comments?