athletic recycling at unc at chapel hill

Athletic Recycling at UNC at Chapel Hill

BJ Tipton & Natalia Posthill

Table of Contents

• Mission• Program history• Football: Game Day Operations• Outreach and Branding• Other venues• Successes • Challenges• Short term and long term goals

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Mission

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Before

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After

Program History

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Program History

• Student interest• Student Government resolution• “Penn State” model• Student interns• Reaching out!

– Athletic Department– Grounds Department (tailgating)

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Program History

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Spring 2010 Capstone class

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Capstone findings and recommendations

• Greening Carolina Athletics survey• Proposal for tailgating lots• Proposal for in-stadium efforts• Branding and marketing• Evaluation and funding

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Football: Game Day Operations

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Partnerships

• Athletic Department• Campus Recreation: Sport Clubs• Carolina Athletic Association• Grounds• Learfield Sports Communication/Tar Heel Sports

Marketing• Parking and Transportation• Student Government Environmental Affairs

Committee

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Budget Guidelines

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Rameses RecyclesFirst-Year Budget for the Office of Waste Reduction and Recycling

2010-2011 Academic Year

Item Quantity Cost Per Unit Total Cost SupplierIn-Stadium Recycling Bin Signs 20 23.00$ 460.00$ FedEx Offi ceVolunteer T-Shirts 150 12.00 1,800.00 Harper ArtsOffi ce of Waste Reduction & Recycling Intern 1 Intern at 300 hours 10.00 3,000.00 N/APaid Volunteers 90 volunteers at 4 hours 5.00 1,800.00 N/ATailgate Recycling Bags* 9 rolls 157.00 1,413.00 Tailgate Trash Bags** 6 cases 25.58 153.48 Total 8,626.48$

**Assuming one case is used per game

*250 bags per roll; each roll costs $157; 1.5 rolls are used per game, thus nine rolls are used per season (this cost has already been paid for as OWRR purchased 40 rolls of blue and green bags for $3,150 and this supply should last the next 3-5 years)

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Stadium

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Stadium: Gates

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Stadium: Vendors

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Specialty Areas

• Chancellor’s Box• Blue Zone• Press box• Student section• Band area

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Cleanup

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Cleanup

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Cleanup

Results: 2011

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Kenan Football Stadium Fall 2011-- game day waste and recycling      

Vs. JMU Rutgers UVA Louisville Miami Wake Forest Duke

Game Time: 3:30 12:30 3:30 12:00 12:30 3:30 3:30

Approx. Attendance: 57,000 53,000 55,000 51,500 60,000 57,000 58,500

Game Date: 9/3/2011 9/10/2011 9/17/2011 10/8/2011 10/15/2011 10/29/2011 11/26/2011

KENAN STADIUM-all Weight in tons            trash

14.00 7.75 4.11 7.08 4.53 7.66 7.05bottles and cups

1.16 0.34 0.21 1.48 1.12 0.39 0.64cardboard

0.94 0.30 0.81 1.68 0.53 1.08 0.73compost

0.03 0.05 0.00 0.03 0.03 1.13 0.50

Total Waste 16.13 8.44 5.13 10.27 6.21 10.25 8.92

Total Recycled 2.13 0.69 1.02 3.19 1.68 2.59 1.87

% Recycled by weight 13% 8% 20% 31% 27% 25% 21%

Results: 2011

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average TOTAL  7.45 52.18 stadium trash

0.76 5.34

stadium bottles and cups

0.87 6.07stadium cardboard

0.25 1.75stadium compost

     9.33 65.34 Total Waste1.88 13.16 Total Recycled

21%   % Recycled

Tailgating Lots

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Tailgating lots

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Tailgating Lots

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Cleanup

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Cleanup

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Cleanup

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Cleanup

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Cleanup

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Results

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TAILGATE-bottles & cans                    S11 Lot and RV Lot

0.13 0.18 0.14 0.14 0.09 0.11 0.14   0.13 0.003-tier lot 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.04 0.04 0.02 0.04   0.02 0.00

Bell Tower Deck

0.07 0.05 0.07 0.04 0.18 0.05 0.04   0.07 0.00Stadium Drive 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04   0.00 0.00

                      total pounds 490 530 420 440 620 350 500   478.57 3350.00

Outreach and Branding

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Logo

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Visibility

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Tar Heel Town

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Tar Heel Town

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Tar Heel Town

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Game Day Challenge: 2010

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Game Day Challenge: 2010

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Environmental Affairs Committee and Carolina Athletic Association Aramark Concessions Results CRA Spotlight Award

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Game Day Challenge: 2011

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Radio Readings

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Fan Guide

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Sponsorship Opportunities

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Specialty Bins

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Other Venues

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Dean Smith Center

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Dean Smith Center

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Venue guidelines

• Program and Logistics

• Outreach and Marketing

• Results and Successes

• Above and Beyond

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Successes

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Challenges

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Goals:short term and long term

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Goals

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Additional Resources

• VA Tech Handbook (student coalition)• Rameses Recycles Venue Guidelines• Ohio State information (composting) • Penn State (tailgating)• EPA’s Game Day Challenge website

– Webinars– Results

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Additional Resources

• Arizona State University• Green Sports Alliance• Conference: Chick-Fil-A Bowl Sports

Sustainability Summit• Ohio State• Ole Miss

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Thank you!

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Natalia PosthillRecycling Coordinatornatalia.posthill@facilities.unc.edu

BJ TiptonSolid Waste Program Managerbtipton@facilities.unc.edu