CATLIN GABEL SCHOOL ZERO WASTE COMPREHENSIVE ACTION PLAN FOR WASTE REDUCTION & PREVENTION Updated August 23, 2014

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1 1 CONTENTS STATUS 1. Contents 2. Comprehensive Plan 3. Aerosol Cans yes: mixed recycling 4. Aluminum [all forms] yes: mixed recycling 5. Aseptic Containers yes: mixed recycling 6. Anti Freeze yes: Facilities only 7. Barn Recycling Station mixed recycling 8. Batteries [rechargeable only] yes: At Facilities 9. Bio Plastics no: landfill only 10. Composting [yard debris] yes: Facilities only 11. Composting [food waste] yes: New Earth Farm 12. Computers & Electronics yes: warehouse pickup 13. Copy Paper & Scrap Paper yes: mixed recycling 14. Corrugated Cardboard & Brown Paper Bags yes: mixed recycling 15. Fluorescent Light Bulbs yes: North Coast Electric 16. Food Wrappers no: landfill only 17. Food Related Waste yes: New Earth Farm 18. Glass Bottles & Jars yes: keep separate 19. Handling & Hauling Far West Fibers Walker Garbage Service New Earth Farm 20. Hazardous Materials yes: Metro 21. Household Chemicals no: 22. Landfill 2013/2014 Goal: 28 tons 23. Magazines & Catalogs yes: mixed recycling 24. Metals yes: mixed recycling 25. Milk Cartons & Aseptic Drink Boxes yes: mixed recycling 26. Motor Oil yes: Bus Shop 27. Newsprint yes: mixed recycling 28. Paint yes: Metro Paint 29. Paper yes: mixed recycling 30. Paper Beverage Cups no: landfill only 31. Paper Napkins no: landfill only

2 2 32. Plastics [bottles with necks] yes: mixed recycling 33. Plastics [#1 clear PETE] yes: Far West Fibers 34. Plastics [#4 & #5] yes: Far West Fibers 35. Plastics [Rigid] yes: Far West Fibers 36. Propane Containers yes: mixed recycling 37. Purchasing 38. Recycling Center 39. Scrap Wood yes: Facilities 40. Steel Cans yes: mixed recycling 41. Wood Chips yes: Facilities

3 3 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Vision Faculty, staff, parents, and students are committed to becoming a sustainable school by: Educating students to develop in wisdom, vision, and drive to create a sustainable society; Modeling sustainable practices throughout the school; Inspiring others to join with us in our commitment to sustainability. Goals 14/15 Remove 100% of recyclables from the landfill waste stream. Reduce all waste. Reduce landfill waste 5% in 14/15. Post and publish costs and quantities for waste disposal, recycling, and reuse on the Sustainable School web pages and the Facilities Moodle page at Send campus wide on this topic during week 35 (3 rd Monday in February).

4 4 AEROSOL CANS Individual Actions: Contact facilities for processing of spray cans. Petroleum based propellants and listed contents are considered hazardous waste. Avoid aerosol propellants using liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) or Di Methyl Ether. Recycle 100% of empty aerosol spray cans as scrap metal. Recycle 100% of empty aerosol cans. Eliminate use of aerosols using compressed petroleum gas propellants. After processing at facilities empty aerosol cans are scrap metal. Send campus wide on this topic during week 12 (2 nd Monday in September) and week 36 (4 th Monday in February).

5 5 ALUMINUM Individual Actions: Place aluminum in mixed recycling containers. Recycling aluminum uses only 5% of the energy required to make new aluminum. Aluminum can be recycled over and over again. A can is generally turned into a new can and back on store shelves within 60 days. Recycle 100% of aluminum cans & foil in mixed recycling. Recycle 100% of aluminum cans & foil in mixed recycling. Recycled aluminum placed in campus mixed recycling bins is taken to Far West Fibers by Walker Garbage Service. Send campus wide on this topic during week 13 (3 rd Monday in September) and week 37 (1 st Monday in March).

6 6 ASEPTIC PACKAGING Individual Actions: Place aseptic packaging in mixed recycling containers. Aseptic processing retains more nutrients, uses less energy and allows processed food to keep for long periods of time without preservatives. The overriding motivation for aseptically packaged foods in plastics or composites instead of metal or glass containers is the major reduction of packaging costs. Alternate material choices, using plastics in place of metals or glass and maximum use of shipping volume when using rectangular packages in place of rounded bottles and cans all contribute to reduced package and shipping costs. (Nelson, Philip E., Principles of Aseptic Processing and Packaging.) 100% of aseptic packaging (milk, juice and soymilk) is recycled in mixed recycling. Recycle 100% of aseptic containers in mixed recycling. Purchase products in bulk containers and use washable ware. Empty aseptic containers are placed in campus mixed recycling bins and taken to Far West Fibers by Walker Garbage Service. Send campus wide on this topic during week 14 (4 th Monday in September).

7 7 ANTI FREEZE Contact Person: Individual Actions: Quantity Recycled: Richard Kennedy, Bus Mechanic None 48 gallons per year Recycle 100% of school vehicle anti freeze. Recycle 100% recycling of school vehicle anti freeze. Used anti freeze is stored in a 55 gallon drum and picked up by Thermo Fluids, Inc. when full. Send campus wide on this topic during week 15 (1 st Monday in October).

8 8 BARN RECYCLING STATION Contact Person: Hen Truong, Food Service Manager Individual Actions: Place 100% of recyclable items in recycling containers. Place 100% of food waste in compost bins. Separate 100% of recyclables from landfill. 100% of recyclable materials are placed in mixed recycling containers. Meet with PFA. Post sorting signs with photos at the Barn Recycling Station. Reduce Barn Cafeteria landfill by 10% with increased recycling. Use washable ware for parties and events. Night Shift Janitors take recycled materials to Campus Recycling Center. Facilities staff members use the tractor to move the mixed recycling dumpster when full. Send campus wide on this topic during week 16 (2 nd Monday in October).

9 9 RECHARGABLE BATTERIES Contact Person: Ed Sallia (x401) Individual Action: Deliver rechargeable batteries to Facilities or call for pickup. Single use batteries (e.g. alkaline) go to landfill. Catlin Gabel School sends rechargeable batteries and cell phones to Call2Recycle (formerly the National Recycled Battery Corporation) at no cost to the School. Rechargeable battery FAQ Recycle all rechargeable batteries. Increase the use of rechargeable batteries on campus. Increase recycling of rechargeable batteries purchased for campus. Rechargeable batteries that are beyond their useful life are shipped to Call2Recycle (formerly the National Recycled Battery Corporation. RBRC pays shipping. Alkaline batteries are sent to landfill. Lead acid bus & automotive batteries are returned to NAPA. Send campus wide on this topic during week 17 (3 rd Monday in October).

10 10 BIO PLASTICS Individual Action: Use washable ware. Place bio plastics in landfill. Composting processes available to the School & local waste haulers do not compost bio plastics. Use washable ware or recyclable products. Eliminate use. Most compostable plastics are made from corn. Eliminate use of bio plastics. Use washable ware or recyclable products. Send campus wide on this topic on 4 th Monday in March.

11 11 COMPOSTING [yard debris] Contact Person: Mike Wilson, Grounds Supervisor (x 244) Compost 100% of yard debris. Evaluate utilizing arbor care chips as mulch during Fall US Campus Day. Evaluate having brush pile ground in summer Recycle 100% of yard debris. Purchase and use less bark mulch. The grounds staff members compost the yard debris.

12 12 COMPUTERS & ELECTRONICS Contact Person: Kitty Schainman Individual Actions: Some products and components are reusable. Other components are recyclable. According to Adam Minter (Junkyard Planet), iphone touch screens are not recyclable. Recycle or reuse100% of campus computers and electronics. Send campus wide on this topic during week 18 (5 th Monday in September). Recycle 100% of all computers & electronics. Used computers and consumer electronics are picked up by Green Century Recycling.

13 13 CARDBOARD Individual Action: Reduce the amount of waste cardboard. Recycle 100% of the remaining cardboard in mixed recycling. Reducing the amount of waste paper and cardboard we generate has more impact than increasing the amount we recycle. Cardboard and paper cannot be recycled infinitely. Depending on the type of paper, the individual fibers can only survive intact for perhaps six or seven trips through the energy intensive process required to turn them into new boxes and new sheets of paper. (Adam Minter. Junkyard Planet, Bloomsbury Press, NY, 2013.) Recycle 100% of waste cardboard. Send campus wide on this topic during week 19 (1 st Monday in November). Recycle 100% of cardboard. Two yard recycling dumpsters have been located at Woodsby, Middle School and Upper School to facilitate the collection of cardboard. The Evening Electrician uses the tractor to replace bins when full.

14 14 FLUORESCENT LAMPS Contact Persons: Ed Sallia (x401) & Stan Honer Individual Actions: Recycle 100% of fluorescent lamps. Notify members of the facility staff that our department policy is to recycle 100% of all fluorescent lamps. Investigate other recycling options. Recycle 100% of fluorescent lamps. Convert to LED. Recycling boxes are purchased through North Coast Electric. Send campus wide on this topic during week 20 (2 nd Monday in November).

15 15 FOOD WASTE Contact Person: Hen Truong, Food Service Manager Individual Actions: Take only as much as one can eat. Place 100% of food waste in composting buckets. Every year the average person produces nearly 475 pounds of food waste. Catlin Gabel School produces less than 25 pounds of food waste per person per year. Reduce food waste 10% (2,241 pounds/year or 250 pounds/month) from the 12/13 school year (22,410 pounds) 250 pounds per month = 4 ounces per person Zero Food Waste The night custodial crew picks up food waste daily from the Barn. New Earth Farms, utilizing the Bokashi Cycle System, picks up food waste weekly. Send campus wide on this topic at the end of each month.

16 16 FOOD WRAPPERS Individual Actions: Place food wrappers in landfill. Plastic food wrapping cannot be recycled. Purchase food in recyclable containers. According to Adam Minter (Junkyard Planet, Bloomsbury Press, 2013), China attempted to recycle plastic food wrappers but found the process too labor intensive. Reduce campus landfill contributions by 5%. 255 pounds per month = 4 ounces per person per month. Zero Waste Send campus wide on this topic at the end of each month.

17 17 GLASS BOTTLES & JARS Individual Action: Place glass in containers separate from mixed recycling. Glass recycling in the Portland Metro area. Owens Illinois has formed a joint venture with ecullet to process glass recycling in the Portland Metro area. Recycle 100% of glass jars. Keep glass separate from landfill and mixed recycling. Purchase more products in glass. Send campus wide on this topic during week 22 (4 th Monday in November).

18 18 HANDLING & HAULING Leaders: Custodial Staff Members Update labels for recycling containers. Empty recycling bins once a week. Reduce labor required to handle and haul waste. Investigate and evaluate current handling practices. New employee recycling presentation (last Monday in August).

19 19 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS Contact Persons: Kitty Schainman, Facilities Manager Mike Wilson, Grounds Supervisor Individual Actions: Reduce the purchases of hazardous materials. Reduce the number and type of hazardous materials on campus. Recycle & properly dispose of 100% of hazardous materials. Deliver hazardous materials to Metro as needed. Reduce the purchase of hazardous materials. Upper School science dissection materials are delivered to Metro in the spring.

20 20 HOUSEHOLD CHEMICALS & WASTE Individual Actions: Eliminate bringing household chemicals to campus. Eliminate bringing household chemicals to campus. Send reminders.

21 21 LANDFILL DISPOSAL Contact Person: Eric Shawn, Director of Facilities Individual Actions: Re use. Reduce. Separate landfill from recyclable items. Purchase with end of product life cycle in mind. Purchase reusable or recyclable items. Reduce campus landfill contributions by 5% 255 pounds per month = 4 ounces per person per month. Zero Waste The department or division showing most improvement from the same period last year displays the U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Recognition banner.

22 22 MAGAZINES & CATALOGS Individual Action: Place in mixed recycling. Recycle 100% of magazines and catalogs. According to national industry sources only 20% of magazines are currently recycled. Establish a program to stop receipt of unwanted catalogs. Recycle 100% of magazines and catalogs. Reduce the volume of junk mail. Zero Waste : Magazines are placed in campus co mingled recycling bins and taken to Far West Fibers by Walker Garbage Service. Send campus wide on this topic during week 23 (5 th Monday in November).

23 23 METALS RECYCLING Contact Persons: Kitty Schainman, Facilities Manager Mike Wilson, Grounds Supervisor Find a different handling method. Recycle 100% of metals. Recycle 100% of all metals. Send campus wide on this topic during week 31 (4 th Monday in January).

24 24 MILK CARTONS & DRINK BOXES Contact Person: Hen Truong, Food Service Manager Individual Action: Recycle 100% of milk cartons and drink boxes. Purchase bulk product and use washable containers. Actions Items Milk cartons and drink boxes are placed in campus co mingled recycling bins and taken to Far West Fibers by Walker Garbage Service. Send campus wide on this topic during week 24 (1 st Monday in December).

25 25 MOTOR OIL Contact Person: Richard Kennedy, Bus Mechanic Recycle 100% of used motor oil from vehicles. The bus shop recycles 100% of used vehicle motor oil. Recycle 100% of waste motor oil. Action items Motor oil is stored in a waste oil recovery tank and recycled by Thermo Fluids Inc. when full. Send campus wide on this topic during week 25 (2 nd Monday in December).

26 26 NEWSPRINT Individual Action: Place in mixed recycling. Recycle 100% of newspaper brought to campus. Go paperless. Newspaper is placed in campus co mingled recycling bins and taken to Far West Fibers by Walker Garbage Service. Send campus wide on this topic during week 26 (3 rd Monday in December).

27 27 PAINT Individual Actions: Recycle aerosol paint cans. Remove cap. Leave nozzle. Place in mixed recycling. Use zero VOC paints. Sustainable Practices: Use zero VOC paints. Acro Pure from Portland based, employee owned Miller Paint Company is one example. Horizon from Portland based Rodda Paint Company is another example. Use re blended MetroPaint. Recycle 100% of unused paints. Use zero VOC paints for interior painting. Recycle 100% of unused paints. Increase use of zero VOC paints. Take unused water based paints to MetroPaint for recycling. Send campus wide on this topic during week 28 (1 st Monday in January).

28 28 PAPER BEVERAGE CUPS Individual Action: Place paper beverage cups in landfill. Use travel mugs and washable cups. Plastic and wax linings prevent paper cups from getting soggy as you sip, but these linings are usually too difficult to separate during the paper recycling process. Use travel mugs or washable cups. Reduce the purchase and use of paper beverage cups on campus. Use travel mugs and washable cups. Send campus wide on this topic during week 26 (3 rd Monday in December).

29 29 COPY PAPER Individual Actions: Check destination printer before printing. Print on both sides. The School purchases several tons of copy paper each year. The copy paper has no recycled content. Review the potential use of copy paper with recycled content. Recycle 100% of the copy paper purchased. Post weights used by the divisions. Use less paper. Go paperless. Send campus wide on this topic during week 29 (2 nd Monday in January).

30 30 PLASTICS [bottles with necks] Individual Action: Remove caps. Empty the contents. Place in mixed recycling. Recycle all containers with necks smaller than the bases. & Long Term Recycle 100% of plastic bottles with necks. Zero Waste Water filters have been installed on drinking fountains. Bottled water is no longer sold in the Barn cafeteria. Send campus wide on this topic during week 30 (3 rd Monday in January).

31 31 PLASTICS [Clear #1 PETE] Staff members collect clear plastics #1 at the warehouse and deliver to Far West Fibers. Individual Action: Keep separate. Reduce use of plastic containers where possible. Recycle all plastic containers. Recycle 100% of clear plastic. Zero Waste. Send campus wide on this topic during week 30 (3 rd Monday in January).

32 32 PLASTICS [#4 & #5] Staff members collect plastics #4 & #5 at the warehouse and deliver to Far West Fibers. Individual Action: Keep separate. Reduce use of plastic containers where possible. Recycle all plastic containers. Recycle 100% of plastics. Zero Waste. Send campus wide on this topic during week 30 (3 rd Monday in January).

33 33 PLASTICS [Rigid Plastic] Staff members collect rigid plastics at the warehouse & deliver to Far West Fibers. Individual Action: Keep separate. Reduce use of plastic containers where possible. Recycle all plastic containers. Recycle all recyclable plastics. Zero Waste. Send campus wide on this topic during week 30 (3 rd Monday in January).

34 34 PROPANE CONTAINERS [Metal] Individual Action: Use up all fuel. Keep containers separate and place next to Mixed Recycling bins. Reduce use of non refillable containers where possible. Recycle all metal containers. Recycle all metal containers. Zero Waste. Send campus wide on this topic during week 30 (3 rd Monday in January).

35 35 PURCHASING Contact Person: Kitty Schainman, Facilities Manager (x392) Hen Truong, Food Services Director (x425) Individual Action: Use less. Determine long term use/reuse and end of life disposal. Share products and equipment. Fast Facts about plastics Recycling Plastic Bags Recycle 100% of plastic bottles with necks and yogurt, margarine and cottage cheese tubs. Reduce purchases with food related plastic waste. Deliver Styrofoam to Recology. Deliver rigid plastics to Far West Fibers. Eliminate purchases with plastic packaging. Use reusable bags. Water filters have been installed on drinking fountains. Bottled water is no longer sold in the Barn cafeteria. Send campus wide on this topic during week 30 (3 rd Monday in January).

36 36 RECYCLING CENTER Contact Person: Eric Shawn, Director of Facilities Reduce labor for handling. Weigh and track by division. Use less. Record the weight of materials recycled. Increase the ratio of recycling to landfill. Store hard plastics for trips to Far West Fibers.

37 37 SCRAP WOOD Contact Person: Tom Tucker Mike Wilson (x 244) Recycle scrap dimensional lumber to keep it out of the landfill. Recycle 100% of scrap wood. Three bins for scrap lumber from the student woodshop are located on the north side of Tennis #2 west of the dust collector. The grounds staff uses the dump trailer to deliver wood products to SP Newsprint Company located in Newburg. Send campus wide on this topic during week 32 (5 th Monday in January).

38 38 STEEL CANS Individual Action: Place steel cans in mixed recycling. Every ton of scrap metal recycled saves 2,500 pounds of iron ore, 1,000 pounds of coal and 40 pounds of limestone. Recycling scrap metal consumes 75% less energy than using raw materials. Recycle 100% of steel cans used on campus. Zero Waste. Steel cans are placed in campus co mingled recycling bins and taken to Far West Fibers by Walker Garbage Service. Send campus wide on this topic during week 33 (1 st Monday in February).

39 39 WOOD CHIPS Contact Person: Mike Wilson, Grounds Supervisor (x 244) The School encourages arborists to deliver wood chips to the campus. Encourage arborists to deliver wood chips to the campus. PGE & Arborists deliver wood chips from storm damage and pruning. Wood chips are spread in Fir Grove for mulch and aeration. Wood chips are spread on Forest Walking Paths. Wood Chips are spread around new tree plantings to eliminate the competition for water and nutrients with grasses. Send campus wide on this topic during week 34 (2 nd Monday in February).