UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MINIMAX PROGRAM FEBRUARY 26, 2019 THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON ORGANIZATION CHART Custodial Services Building UW Facilities 255 staff Services Dept. 990 staff 285 staff UW Recycling : Key campus partners include 12 staff • Housing & Food Services • University of Washington Medical Center • Intercollegiate Athletics • UW Sustainability WHAT IS MINIMAX? MINIMIZE WASTE, MAXIMIZE RECYCLING Custodial-serviced Self-serviced Standalone garbage Big Recycling & Small Waste Lined Unlined Mismatched Streamlined WHAT IS MINIMAX? MINIMIZE WASTE, MAXIMIZE RECYCLING Garbage-centric Diversion-centric Paper towel Garbage-only composting & small restrooms waste UW WASTE Waste 100% 90% Waste Sent to Landfill 80% 2020 Target: 70% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% Waste Diverted from Landfill 10% (composted, recycled, resold) 0% BUILD THE CASE UW WASTE COLLECTION 2005: Ordinance 2010: MiniMax 2013: 2015: bans paper 2008: standard in new Restroom Ordinance from landfill MiniMax Pilot and renovated paper towel bans food from buildings compost pilot landfill 2004: Pre- 2006: 2009: Extended 2011: 2013: UW 2018: consumer food Voluntary MiniMax Piloted Garbology MiniMax waste & coffee compost to voluntary public area Project implemented grounds program buildings compost 100% collected UW GARBOLOGY PROJECT QUANTIFYING THE IMPACT UW anthropology students held trash audits before / after MiniMax at Denny Hall: > Increased Denny Hall’s waste diversion by 10% (42.6% to 52.5%) > 83 tons diverted annually > 3.5% reduction in disposal cost INSTITUTIONALIZED SUSTAINABILITY > Seattle ordinance SMC 21.36.082, “Commercial recycling required” > UW Executive Order 13, “Environmental Stewardship and Sustainability” > Enables custodial to provide quality spaces > Improves University health > Responds to TAP Survey IDENTIFYING SUPPORTERS > Campus Committees – Paper Reduction – UW Environmental Stewardship > Campus Partners – Housing & Food Services: Strive for Zero Waste > Custodial Staff > UW Environmental Health & Safety PROJECTED ROI RESULTS COST SAVINGS > 3,175 desk-side bins upgraded > Eliminated purchase & disposal of 900,000 garbage liners ESTIMATED SAVINGS: > 10% waste diversion increase for each converted building > 320 tons of material diverted from the landfill annually > $47,000 garbage disposal costs avoided annually > 60 custodial cleaning hours daily redirected to essential tasks DECREASED WASTE MONTHLY HSB GARBAGE COLLECTION 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 June July August September October November December Tons of Garbage 2017 Tons of Garbage 2018 DECREASED WASTE GARBAGE DISPOSAL 10,000 95,000 9,000 85,000 8,000 8,551 86 lbs per capita 7,000 75,000 6,000 6,507 65,000 5,000 55,000 4,000 287 lbs per capita & Students Staff Tons /Year Tons 3,000 3,861 45,000 2,000 279 lbs per capital 35,000 1,000 0 25,000 1989 2004 2018 Garbage Population LESSONS LEARNED LESSONS LEARNED > Pilot programs work — start small, think big! > Study quantifiable impact & share results > Build network of support > Seize the opportunity! > Be patient & flexible THANK YOU Erica Bartlett (206) 685-2811 [email protected] Liz Gignilliat (206) 685-2811 [email protected].