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M <br />School Recycling. <br />Wilshire Park Elementary <br />STEM presentations (4) <br />School morning announcements (3) <br />Recycling Signs <br />Thanksf Mr. Todd McDonough, Mrs. Kari <br />Page, Mrs. Pam Samec, Mrs. Anna Nagle <br />High School Environmental <br />Science Class <br />Four-week data collection & analysis, surveys <br />and student outreach <br />Periodic class visits <br />Thanks! Mr. Andrew Weis & Mr. John <br />Heliunen <br />Baseline for High School food -to -hogs <br />prograrn <br />and other upcoming <br />waste/recycling improvements <br />St. Anthony City Hall Waste/Recycling Stud <br />y"OurmissnlislalraprogrcysrpertrYdlftsaWccounitneify,a <br />Project Deserlptlon: rayYAn67s vttingt adrrdl is satstatnnhlr, sn mad sn ure." <br />Two four-week wastelrecyctng basellnes were taken: Nov. 2012 and <br />April, 2013. Volumes (%) were collected from waste/recycling bins, corrrerted <br />Ineotudies was <br />toeducation <br />to the Cit Hall, pbeiwwn ® Greenfoips <br />the stupes was devoted to educatbn and outreach to the City Hall, Pdke Dept. <br />amt Comm. Center providing clarity In recycang procedures. 20 new recycling <br />bins ware addad, now signs were posted, and conwnations between <br />departments. City staff, custodians and clearngt contractors took place. 2 ton of Ca' a" to equivalent to... <br />Results: Complete Volume 1%l and Tonnage from Fall 2012 / FBII2013 a 112 gallons of gas <br />2.3 barrels of oil <br />25.6 Tree Seedlings grown for 1.0 years <br />41.7 home BBQ propane cylinders <br />We can estimate that alyHaN•s current waste and <br />recycling saves 1 tort c&lmonth compared to months <br />priar to November 2012, <br />laksme—Tons Fat 2017 Recycling <br />Fallspring <br />1013 Recycing Spring7017 waste <br />Weekl <br />35%—,Is <br />Proper disposal of a -waste to keep it <br />Tools —.29 <br />73%-131 <br />Weak <br />7091—.19 <br />2012 <br />45%—.13 <br />88%-1.s& <br />Waak3 <br />4091—.Il <br />recycling Industry, and utilizing the <br />90%—.7s <br />83%—lA9 <br />Week a <br />to%—.17 <br />oak 4 <br />95%—.2e <br />80%-- 1,14 <br />Total Tons <br />A3 <br />RecoingTonmge[omparison <br />WMSteToyonege <br />a.3 <br />. o25 <br />102 <br />■Fat <br />2017 <br />1.5 <br />¢ <br />025 1 <br />o oa <br />• spring <br />201305 <br />1 <br />5 <br />k <br />- <br />h ons -: <br />rrr��� <br />� <br />0 . <br />a <br />, <br />Week] Wrek2 Weck3 weekb <br />i <br />WWk2 Waekl Wcck3 <br />foaTrytirlson <br />W <br />To continue progiress $t. Anthony <br />will comply with the following: <br />Proper disposal of a -waste to keep it <br />out of the trash, clear trash and <br />■F,t <br />recycling signage, continued <br />2012 <br />dialogue between all departments, <br />■ swmt <br />keeping up to date with the <br />2017 <br />recycling Industry, and utilizing the <br />City website for resources and <br />communication to the Public. <br />oak 4 <br />Discussion: Tons were estimated using the EPA'avolurne-to weight con—lon tool (WARM Cskuletar). Conversion ractorswcra 139 lbs/cubic yard of <br />recycling and 450 fbs/wbk yard of waste. Cometslon factors were based on studies from the NW Pollution Control Agency (Tam Farren, 6S1-757-23461. <br />Com parisons from tall to spring are as follows: t8eltt t4 to TMIM: <br />. Recycling: An additional .29 tons t4S%Increase] a City 11105 wase ckirreg signage to bins instead of placing onto wall. <br />Equivalent To 1 tan of CO' saved a City tbg's waste currently goes to the Maple Csrove lendiill. Switch city Halts hauler so that <br />. reduction of .13 tans all waste Is sent to the Herdwpin Waste to Energy Center CHER[) in Mlnneepols. Allied <br />Waste: A Waste Is one hauler that currently exercises ttsis practice. <br />CO'too small to document reduction <br />. Pursue waste reduction strategies tMoughout the building and all of it's departments. <br />5/22/2013 <br />