think outside the dumpster
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Presentation by Michael Patton, the M.e.t. Executive Director, at the City of Tulsa Municipal Solid Waste Management Community Forum.TRANSCRIPT
THINK OUTSIDE THE
DUMPSTER
By Michael Patton
Reduce • Regroup • Recycle
May 3, 2013
OU-Tulsa Schusterman Learning Center
Recycle is a Big Word• Separate
• Collect
• Reprocess
• Reuse
Separate• Paper from Glass
• Lids from Bottles
• Plastics by Number
• Single Stream
Collect• Drop-Off Centers
• Curbside Bins
• Curbside Carts
• Offices and Restaurants
• Apartments
• and Condominiums
Reprocess• Baling Center
• Material Recovery Facility
• Mr. Murph
Reuse• Purchase Preference Policies
• Commodity vs. Capital
• Karma
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Plastic Co-Mingled
Markets in Oklahoma• Plastic Pallets
• Plastic Wood
• 3 Glass Plants
Tulsa’s New Recycling• 95-Gallon Carts Once-A-Week
• Cereal Boxes
• Plastics 3-7
• All Cans
• Corrugated
• RFID Tags
Glass Bottles • Bars & Restaurants
• Filtration
• Highway Helper
Bags• Grocery Fees
• Municipal Bans
E-Waste• Monitors
• Small Appliances
• Security
Organics• Grass
• Leaves
• Food
Saturday, May 4
Cherry Street Farmers’ Market
Compost Bins sold for $45
7:00 – 11:00 am
Contest from 7:00 – 9:00 am
Winners will receive prizes!
Household Hazardous Waste
Permanent Facility • 4 million
• City of Tulsa Capital Improvements
Program
• Election
Special Collection Events• Tires
• Appliances
• Mercury Devices
THINK OUTSIDE THE
DUMPSTER
By Michael Patton
Reduce • Regroup • Recycle
May 3, 2013
OU-Tulsa Schusterman Learning Center
Presentation can be found at MetRecycle.com