Condo Recycling in KL
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Transcript of Condo Recycling in KL
”Ripples in the water”
By: Gregers Reimann & Matthias Gelber, Eco Warriors
gregers @ ien.com.my hp 0122755630
www.ien.dk/recycling
Started July 2009
Ripples in the Water Gregers and
Matthias’ condo (91 units @ KL)
July 2009
John’s condo (270 units @ KL)
April 2010
Shawn’s condo (1st block @ KL)
March 2010
Mory’s condo (300 units @ KL)
April 2010
1st Ripple: Seri Raja Chulan Condo (91 units)
Poster for trash room door
How to implement
Circular for residents
Page 1 Page 2
Press conference (starting the ”ripples”)
Cost break-down (91 units, 4 units per floor share one trash room, 23 floors)
· RM 230 (23 recycling bins for glass, plastic and metal bottles/cans) · RM 6 (23 small recycling containers for batteries and CDs) · RM 164 (23 wooden shelves for paper and cardboards) · RM 110 (46 metal brackets for mounting of the wooden shelves; paper&cardboards) · RM 50 (Printing of recycling labels) · RM 115 (Lamination of recycling labels) RM 675 (Total cost)
RM 7.40 (Cost per apartment unit)
Price for recyclables Alam Flora Recycle and Reward
0.15
0.16
0.16
0.14
0.16
1.5
0.32
0.18
0.06
0.12
0.10 RM/kg
0.56
Rate (RM/KG)
Batteries, household
4.00 Mobile phone
0.10 TV and refrigerator
6.00 Printer cartridge
0.64 Laptop or CPU
0.48 Plastic bags
0.36 CDs & DVDs
CONTACT INFO: • Alam Flora www.alamflora.com.my • Recycle and Reward www.recycleandreward.my
Rate (RM/KG)
Rate (RM/KG)
No recycling (yet) for:
Fluorescent tubes
Compact fluorescent bulbs
Get storage container from Director the Department of Hazardous Waste (Dr. Abdul Rahman) and have them empty the container once it fills up
Recycling Rate now 2 times higher!
Before recycling system in place
Review of ”ripples in the water”
No picture, yet
Shawn’s condo @ KL John’s condo @ KL Mory’s condo @ KL
Info: • 1 condo block • 2 blocks pending • Separate room for trash and recyclables
Experiences: • People need to be educated • Most people don’t use the right bins
Bottles & cans
Trash only
Clothing
Paper & Cardboard
Batteries & CDs
Paper & Cardboard
Other rubbish
Plastics, Metals & Glass
Info: • 270 units • 6 aparts share 1 trash room
Experiences: • So far so good • Some people do not like to enter the trash room; automatic door closer does not help
Info: • 300 units
Experiences: • None, yet (newest installation)
More information and material download at:
www.ien.dk/recycling
Pass me your business card if you are interested in adding more ”ripples” (i.e. set up condo recycling in your condo)
Gregers Reimann, Eco Warrior gregers @ ien.com.my hp 0122755630