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Objective statement
Reduce the number of black garbage bags created by
the Fairlawn facility that are put out to the curb by better WASTE DIVERSION
INTO RECYCLING, GREEN BINS AND COMPOSTING bins.
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Status
Recycling improvements at Fairlawn have been
successfully underway with the "Put waste in its place" campaign. Building on
the existing recycling program at Fairlawn, our waste diversion improvement
program provides an improved system of clear labels, signs and waste
containers always nearby – to make it very easy to put each waste item
in its proper place ~ for example:
• recycling items
• organics green bin items (e.g., used paper coffee cups)
• special items (e.g., plastic coffee cup lids)
• transition of used paper towels from garbage to green bin!
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Put Waste in its Place at
Fairlawn
Get the latest info to
Put waste in its place and learn how to
deal with garbage and recycling at Fairlawn.
This new recycling program was based on a garbage
audit to analyze our capability for recycling. The contents from six of the 12
bags of Fairlawn garbage were resorted. This resulted in three bags worth of
“green bin” material, one bag of "recycling" material and two bags worth of
“real garbage”. So this sample points to an opportunity to divert 2/3 of what we
are currently sending to landfill. There was a big opportunity for us here and
we took advantage of it! Our garbage to recycling ratio has changed
dramatically with this revamped program.
For example, misplaced waste that must go in a
green bin include:
- Soiled paper cups, most coffee cups (Note:
the plastic lids go in the garbage)
- Soiled paper towels
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