#1 Recycle Away From Home Program
City Manager’s Office Memorandum
December 14, 2009
TO: Janesville City Council
FROM: Al Hulick, Management Analyst
SUBJECT: Presentation by Janesville Sustainable Committee on Recycling
Away From Home Program.
Summary
The Sustainable Janesville Committee would like to develop a Recycle Away
From Home (RAH) Program for the City of Janesville. The RAH Program is
intended to address recycling efforts away from home at community events,
community facilities, School District facilities, and local businesses. The
Committee has worked with City Staff and several other members of the
Community to develop a program outline.
Staff Recommendation
City Staff supports the concept of creating a formal RAH Program, and is looking
for City Council support before moving forward with the development of a
program.
City Manager recommendation
The City Manager supports the suggested motion, and the City is currently
evaluating all facilities to ensure recycling is provided.
I am supportive of an RAH program in the schools, but believe this should be a
School District initiated program.
I am also supportive of an awareness campaign with the business community,
but would be careful about implementation of any enforcement policies at this
economic time.
Suggested Motion
I move to support the development of a Recycle Away From Home Program
which will be brought back at a future meeting for City Council review and
approval; and to move forward with the inclusion of recycling in the special event
permit process.
Request
The Sustainable Janesville Committee has been working with City Staff and
various community members to develop a comprehensive Recycle Away From
Home Program. The RAH Program is intended to address recycling efforts away
from home at community events, community facilities, School District facilities,
and local businesses. The Sustainable Janesville Committee will be presenting
at this evening’s Council Meeting to provide additional information regarding the
proposed program and request the Council’s support to formally develop a RAH
Program for the City of Janesville.
Background
Recycle Away From Home initiatives are intended to encourage the
implementation of programs to ensure recycling options are available to citizens
while away from home. At community events, community facilities, school
facilities, and local businesses, RAH Programs attempt to address the gaps in
recycling efforts throughout the community.
With the adoption of the 2010 City Budget, City Staff has already committed to
implementing a pilot program for recycling in the parks. The budget calls for
recycling containers to be placed at four major parks in Janesville (Traxler,
Palmer, Rockport, and Riverside). Recycling options are currently available at
all other City facilities. Additionally, the Committee is working with City Staff to
address recycling at special events by amending the Special Event Permitting
process to require a recycling plan be included as part of the special event
permit. The inclusion of a recycling plan will require those taking out a special
event permit to ensure that recycling options will be provided at the event.
Sustainable Janesville Committee members have been working with the School
District and local waste haulers to develop a recycling program. The City
Administration has encouraged the Committee to continue to work with the
School District and local waste haulers to develop their own plans. The City
Administration believes that a RAH Program that is based on encouragement,
education, and awareness would be the most effective approach towards gaining
public participation and support.
The Sustainable Janesville Committee has developed a RAH program outline
that intends to address these gaps at community events, community facilities,
School District facilities, and local businesses. With the City Council’s support,
the Committee’s intends to continue working with City Staff and other community
leaders to formalize a RAH Program.
cc: Eric Levitt
Jacob Winzenz
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Presented by The Sustainable Janesville Committee
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Recycling in WisconsinRecycling in Wisconsin
Sustainable Janesville
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Law Passed in1990
to help manage solid waste,
and encourage
reduction, reuse and recycling
Why recycle?Why recycle?
Sustainable Janesville
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Recycling one glass bottle saves
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light up a 100 watt
enough energy to
bulb for 4 hours.
By recycling every plastic bottle in the
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two billion tons
nation approximately
of plastic
would be diverted from
landfills. Plastic bottles take 700 years
to decompose in landfills.
Recycling 1 ton of paper saves about
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17 trees which absorb 250 lbs. of
carbon dioxide
from the air.
Curbside Recycling…Curbside Recycling…
Sustainable Janesville
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City of Janesville hired
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first recycling coordinator
in 1989
Remote drop locations
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were first implemented
1993 curbside residential
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recycling established
34% of waste is diverted
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from WI landfills by
recycling or composting
But what
about when
we are AWAY
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from home?
City of Janesville City of Janesville --RAHRAH
"Recycling Away From Home""Recycling Away From Home"
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At Special Events or Festivals
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Parks, Stadiums & Community Facilities
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At our Schools
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Public, private, K-12
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UW Rock County
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At our Workplace
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Business & Industry
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Examples of Special Events…Examples of Special Events…
Sustainable Janesville
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Rotary Corn Roast
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Kiwanis Fest of Ales
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Rock Aqua Jays Shows
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& Tournaments
Rock County Fair
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Ground Events
Block Parties
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Family Reunions
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Farmer’s Market
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Family Fun Fest
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Rock Around the Block
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Portable bins make Portable bins make
recycling easyrecycling easy
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CycleMax System
uses a clear bag
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enables people to see
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their contribution
distinguishes between
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recycling containers and
waste cans
collapsible for easy
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storage and transport
Examples of Community Facilities…Examples of Community Facilities…
Sustainable Janesville
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Monterey Stadium
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Recycling
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Ice Arena
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Recycling
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Senior Center
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Some recycling
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City Buildings
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Some recycling
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Park RecyclingPark Recycling
Sustainable Janesville
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Recycling in 4 major parks is
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included in our 2010 budget
The parks department plans to:
Acquire Recycling containers
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Make recycling convenient
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Plan for recycling collection
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Assistance by “friends” or
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service groups if needed
School RecyclingSchool Recycling
Sustainable Janesville
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SJC will support and encourage
recycling in our local schools.
Opportunities to get involved with:
WI DNR's Clean & Healthy
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Schools program
PTA's or Student groups to
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implement recycling programs
Encourage schools to provide
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recycling opportunities for
students in classroom and
common areas
Parker High School bins
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Research Grants Available
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Business RecyclingBusiness Recycling
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Offer ideas to local businesses, like the
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WI DNR's Green Tier Program, "The
Ideal State for Business Environmental
Stewardship"
Encourage Businesses to provide
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recycling opportunities for customers
and employees
Offer assistance in creating a simple
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"recycling” plan for businesses that
want to do more
Work with Licensed Haulers to promote
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recycling program for their customers
Offer recycling “shout out”
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opportunities on SJC’s website
Planning for RAH…Planning for RAH…
Sustainable Janesville
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City Council Support of a Recycling Away from Home Program
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Purchase & grant applications (portable bins) for Special Events
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Adjust event applications for Special Events (Leisure Services)
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Support RAH programs for Schools and Businesses, offering
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plan ideas and educational opportunities
Create an educational video with JA-TV, possibly using High
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School students’ marketing programs to educate and promote
recycling programs for the community
Maintain recycling information on the City's website –
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requirements and benefits of program
Create a network of supporters through service groups and
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volunteers
Follow up and monitor successes on SJC’s website
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Recycling benefits Recycling benefits
everyone! everyone!
Sustainable Janesville
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Re-using natural resources makes both environmental and
economic good sense. By conserving our dwindling supply of
resources and protecting the few remaining undamaged
ecosystems left on the earth, we are preserving them for
future generations!