Portland International Recycling Program Embry-Riddle & ACI- NA Concessions Conference November 1, 2006 Port of Portland Copyright 2006
Portland International Recycling Program
Embry-Riddle & ACI-NAConcessions Conference
November 1, 2006
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Overall Program Approach
•Maximum waste reduction for the investment
• Implement over time with compounding increase
•Maximum participation by Port, public, tenants and others
•Take full advantage of public and private resources
•Minimize any negative impact to profits or operations
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Annual Statistics
•770 tons of recycled materials out of landfill•25% of waste stream is recycled•149 tons of coffee & food products composted•98 tons of paper, plastic and glass recycled•4,232 lbs passenger magazines diverted to schools•23,500 gallons of grease recycled
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Program Highlights
•Food Product Composting
•Fryer Grease Recycling
•Public Areas
•Alternate strategies
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Food Product Composting
Our challenges were:
•where to focus our efforts?
– Kitchens
– Restaurants
– Food Courts
•how to collect food products that can be composed?
•how to implement in a way that does not disrupt operations?
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Food Product Composting
•Start small with a pilot program
•Grow program after success
•Partnership with PSU– Enthusiastic student support
– Grant funding
– Education for participants is key
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Food Product Composting
•Prioritize Opportunities– Kitchens
– Restaurants
– Food Courts
•Workforce is key to success
– Tenant employees
– General Public
•149 tons per year
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Fryer Grease Collection
What to do about grease?
With more than 30 food locations, grease was a major area for us to improve upon
Our challenges were how to: – remove mobile buckets or carts from public pathways?– ensure consistent participation by tenants?– Implement consistently, but over time?
Our planning process resulted in our committing to the Frontline Collection System for all PDX fryer’s.
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Grease Collection System
•Basically central vacuum for grease collection
•Wand collection at fryer delivers grease to…
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Grease Collection System
…a remote collection tank.
Benefits of system:
•Almost no grease carts
•Included in lease terms for new tenants
•Implemented by tenant over time
•23,500 gallons per year
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Public Area Collection
About our 4th generation
Success factors include:-Easy-Accessible-Consistent through out
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Some Alternate Strategies
International Flight Magazines
– Previously thrown away
– Collected by airlines
– Established partnership to share with local high school foreign language programs
– Useful life extended before they are eventually recycled
– 4,232 lbs per year
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Another Alternate Strategy
Spring and Fall Clean Up
– Collection of bulky non-hazardous materials
– Many wood or metal products to recycle
– Cleans up tenant areas
– Minimum staff time
– Once started participation grows
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Now that we have talked about what we have done. Lets talk about what comes next….
Hint: a new type of de-icing at an airport
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Post consumer food court collection and de-icing
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Questions
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