Littleton zero waste day

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Littleton Zero Waste Day Brian Balukonis – ZWBA Littleton Sustainability Committee, [email protected]

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Littleton Zero Waste Day

Brian Balukonis – ZWBA Littleton Sustainability Committee,

[email protected]

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“Zero Waste” Definition

• “Zero Waste is a goal that is both pragmatic and visionary, to guide people to emulate sustainable natural cycles, where all discarded materials are resources for others to use. Zero Waste means designing and managing products and processes to reduce the volume and toxicity of waste and materials, conserve and recover all resources, and not burn or bury them. Implementing Zero Waste will eliminate all discharges to land, water or air that may be a threat to planetary, human, animal or plant health.”

From: Zero Waste International Alliance

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Simplified Definition

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United States Zero Waste Business Council

• Created the first third-party Zero Waste Business Certification program for facilities that meets the Zero Waste Principles of the Zero Waste International Alliance (ZWIA). Our facility certification program goes beyond diversion numbers and focuses on the upstream policies and practices that make Zero Waste successful in an organization.

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Initial Flyer

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Final Flyer

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Vendor Listing

Vendor Recycle or Reuse Materials Collected

Electronics Recycling International (ERI)

Recycle Electronic waste

Liberty Recycle Rims and Tires

EL Harvey (ELH) Recycle Confidential Paper Shredding

Bay State Textiles Reuse Textiles

More Than Words Reuse Books, DVD`s, CD`s, Tapes

Veolia Recycle Mixed Batteries

Home Goods Recycling Reuse Household Goods

Lowell Wish Reuse Household Goods

Boston Building Resources Reuse Building Materials

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Marketing Methods

• Flyers

• Newsprint

• Facebook

• Town`s websites

• Local Cable TV

• Signage

• Word of mouth

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Newsprint

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Signage At Transfer Facility

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Facebook

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Logistics for Drop-off Area

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Volunteers

• Approximately 50 helpers

• Two shifts

• Many school age including scouts and local sport teams

• Provided food and beverages for nourishment generously donated by local business`s

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Vehicles in Cue for Drop-off

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Greet & Survey

“Welcome to our first Zero Waste Day event! Thank you for your participation. You are car number X. Shortly you will be driving into the drop-off area and a group of volunteers will be unloading your car, but first a very quick survey:

1)What town are you from? 2)How did you hear about this event? 3)Did you have any trouble figuring out what

to bring today?”

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“Controlled Chaos”

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Electronic Waste – Most Popular

ERI

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Batteries and Tires

Veolia Liberty

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Textiles, Building Materials, Books

Bay State

Textiles

More Than

Words

Boston Building

Resources

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Survey Results

• 174 vehicles participated

• Many towns participated

– 74% from Littleton

– 14% from Westford

• Most common method to get message

– Newsprint, flyers, church

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Donations for Loaves & Fishes

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Results Vendor Materials Collected

Weight (lbs)

Electronics Recycling International (ERI)

Electronic waste 20,738

Liberty Rims and Tires 3,000

EL Harvey (ELH) Confidential Paper Shredding

4,000

Bay State Textiles Textiles 2,500

More Than Words Books, DVD`s, CD`s, Tapes

3,200

Veolia Mixed Batteries 261

Home Goods Recycling Household Goods

2,700

Lowell Wish Household Goods

2,700

Boston Building Resources Building Materials

1,700

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Summary

• 40,799 pounds collected for reuse & recycling

• 0 pounds collected for trash

• 804 pounds food collected for Loaves & Fishes

• $125 collected for Littleton Scholarship Fund via Bay State Textiles

• Diversion rate 100% which met the Zero Waste International Alliance definition of a successful zero waste event