Final Project Powerpoint

SINGLE USE WATER BOTTLE REDUCTIONZACHARIE ROBICHAUD – NATURAL RESOURCES ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY

INTRODUCTION

San Francisco population in 2012 – 825,863

March 4th, unanimous vote by Board of Supervisors to bar purchase of plastic water bottles

Banned the distribution of water bottles smaller than 21 ounces

Can we take a step towards a brighter and greener planet like San Francisco?

DEFINING THE PROBLEM

Purpose – to reduce the bottled water consumption around the campus

Doing this would reduce the waste produced by bottled water

United States drank 9 billion gallons of bottled water in 2008, at an average of 30 gallons per person

Bottled water production uses 17 million barrels of oil per year

DEFINING THE PROBLEM (CONTINUED)

NEED FOR A SOLUTION

We only have one planet

This problem has an easy solution – using more reusable bottles and less ‘single use’ bottles

GOALS & DESIRED RESULTS Student goal – reduce bottled water consumption campus wide

Client goal – to save money long term while making a sincere effort to further the campus ‘green’ status

Environmental Committee goal – further the student and faculty understanding of this issue while looking into the other two goals

Other students and faculty – to see that the three above goals are looked into and hopefully achieved

DATA COLLECTION

Vending machine totals

Number of bottles purchased through the cafeteria

Hydration station counter numbers

DATA COLLECTION (CONTINUED)

DATA COLLECTION (CONTINUED)

Third floor hydration station – 23,369

Second floor hydration stations – 12,205, N/A

First floor hydration station – N/A

MONITORING

Took place throughout the project

Two check-ins

One meeting, one document

Self check-ins

TIME & WORK SCHEDULETask Start

DateDuration (Days) End Date

Meeting with Jim & Ellen 08-Jan 1 09-JanRevisions of Proposal 15-Jan 7 22-JanPresentation of Revised Proposal 22-Jan 1 23-JanDevelopment of Survey Questions 22-Jan 7 29-JanVending Machine - Bottled Water 29-Jan 14 12-FebCafeteria - Bottled Water 29-Jan 14 12-FebInterviews & Surveys 12-Feb 7 19-FebPublic Information Sessions 19-Feb 14 05-MarQuestion & Answer 19-Feb 14 05-MarAnalyze Vending Machine Data 05-Mar 7 12-MarAnalyze Cafeteria Data 05-Mar 7 12-MarRecommendations & Conclusions 12-Mar 14 26-MarProvide Recommendations & Conclusions 12-Mar 14 26-MarFinal Project Creation 26-Mar 28 23-AprFinal Presentation 26-Mar 28 23-AprContact of Stakeholders 22-Jan 106 23-AprContact with Involvement Groups 08-Jan 106 23-AprContact with Client 08-Jan 106 23-Apr

INTERVIEWS & SURVEYS

Interviews and communication updates were conducted with the following groups and individuals:

Mark MacIntyre, Brian Hirtle

Tom Gunn

Jim Richard, Dawn Ostrem, Ellen Campbell

Members of the Environmental Committee

Student Association

INTERVIEWS & SURVEYS (CONTINUED)

INTERVIEWS & SURVEYS (CONTINUED)

Question 1 – 100% know about hydration stations

Question 2 – 88% use the hydration stations

Question 3 – 86% own or use a reusable water bottle

Question 4 – 61% buy bottled water

INTERVIEWS & SURVEYS (CONTINUED)

Question 5 – See next slides

Question 6 – 83% would use a hydration station installed in the cafeteria

Question 7 – 72% would substitute buying bottled water for water from the hydration station should glassware be provided

Question 8 – 59% would rather use a reusable water bottle, 29% would rather use glassware

INTERVIEWS & SURVEYS (CONTINUED)

INTERVIEWS & SURVEYS (CONTINUED)

PUBLIC INFORMATION SESSIONS

Two public information sessions held

February 21st, February 28th

During lunch

Purpose – raise awareness on the topic

BUDGET

No budget in place

Conducted by student in the NRET Year 2 class

Support from the Student Association was received – reusable water bottles to give away during survey

Since the survey was conducted online, no draw could be completed as there was no way of knowing who participated

BENEFITS

Provide a lower cost in the long run by reducing the amount of plastic water bottles bought from the campus

A cleaner eco-footprint for the campus

Reducing waste produced by the campus and its students/faculty

ANALYSIS & LIMITATIONS

The budget was the biggest problem

Few time restrictions

The recommendations might not be implemented due to various reasons which would be determined by the client

FACILITIES & RESOURCES

Library, computer

Student Association, Environmental Committee, Tom Gunn

Cafeteria staff

Students, faculty

Other post-secondary institutions

Government agencies, NGO groups

RECOMMENDATIONS

Installation of a hydration station inside the cafeteria

Purchase of glassware

Use pitchers of water and glasses for conferences

Reduce or eliminate amount of single use water bottles purchased

RECOMMENDATIONS (CONTINUED)

Promote reusable water bottle sales from the bookstore

Give a reusable water bottle away at the beginning of the year to all students and faculty members

Have a NRET student follow up with this project next year

CONCLUSION

We’ve made progress, but there is still a lot more that can be done

The numbers back up the statements and goals, showing that these recommendations if implemented would make a big difference

QUESTIONS?