G i GG i G Wh P tl d Sh ldWh P tl d Sh ldGoing Green Going Green –– Why Portland Should Why Portland Should Reduce, ReReduce, Re--Use and RecycleUse and Recycle

Babe O’Sullivan and Babe O’Sullivan and Megan SteinMegan SteinOffice of Sustainable Development,Office of Sustainable Development,Office of Sustainable Development,Office of Sustainable Development,

City of Portland City of Portland

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Growth of Total WasteGrowth of Total Waste

Total waste (garbage & recycling) is growingTotal waste (garbage & recycling) is growingR li t i fl tR li t i fl tRecycling percentage is flatRecycling percentage is flat

Businesses Create 75% of WasteBusinesses Create 75% of WasteBusinesses Create 75% of WasteBusinesses Create 75% of Waste

Food Waste

Paper

Food Waste

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ConstructionConstruction Waste

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Commercial RecyclingCommercial Recycling

Education &assistance

Monitoring & enforcement

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Compliance StrategyCompliance StrategyCompliance StrategyCompliance Strategy

Technical Advisory CommitteeTechnical Advisory Committeeyy

Best Management PracticesBest Management Practices

TimelineTimeline

Enforcement as a last resortEnforcement as a last resort

Good faith effort to reach goalsGood faith effort to reach goals

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New Requirements for Waste HaulersNew Requirements for Waste HaulersNew Requirements for Waste HaulersNew Requirements for Waste Haulers

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Lots and Lots of Paper!Lots and Lots of Paper!Metro businesses throw away

20 TONS20 TONS of recyclable paper everythirty minutes of the business day

That’s two semi-truck loads of paper every hour

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What Have we Learned?What Have we Learned?

Make recycling as convenient as garbageMake recycling as convenient as garbage

Label all points of collectionLabel all points of collectionabe a po ts o co ect oabe a po ts o co ect o

Train new employeesTrain new employees

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The BEST Business CenterThe BEST Business Center

TransportationEEnergyWater useGreen building practicesgRecycling & composting

www.BESTBusinessCenter.org

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How Does it Work?How Does it Work?How Does it Work?How Does it Work?

•• Sustainability surveySustainability survey•• Customized Customized

recommendationsrecommendations•• Free resources and Free resources and

t h i l i tt h i l i ttechnical assistancetechnical assistance

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In ConclusionIn ConclusionIn ConclusionIn Conclusion

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