PowerPoint Presentation

Travis County

Operates

43 Facilities

30 Parks

Including

County Jail

Juvenile Detention Center

Rehabilitation

Center

Zero Waste Goal

in 2040

Requirement in the type of service to provide shoes. These shoes use vary upon user which at times wear at a faster rate.

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Sustainability Jail Project

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Environmental

Economic

Demonstrated cost savings in diverting material from a landfill

Social

Conserves Resources

Enables the county to downsize in landfill containers.

Travis County Waste Management Policy

City of Austin Zero Waste Inter-local

Ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA)

Water-proof clogs

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Estimated 7,658 Distributed Annually

Worn Daily

End-of-life Shoe Waste

Landfilled: Thermal Degradation

Used for athletics

Indoor/outdoor

Washed and re-used.

Estimated 21 pairs per day

Current Disposal

Shoes are collected sorted for reuse

Bagged

Collected by centralized warehouse

Landfilled

Fluctuation in material generation during the year

Summer volume increases

Opportunities for Material

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ReUsed

As planters

material shredded/processed with oversees manufactures.

Recycled

5 Federal Prisons

Estimated 237 County Jails

Estimated 109 State Facilities

TERMS

At least a monthly collection which may evolve to bi-weekly.

Tour of facility required and end use of product documented.

Agreement will need to be approved by Travis Countys Purchasing Agent.

Third party example SCSglobalservices

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Travis County

Creative Commons

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VISION FOR TRAVIS COUNTY

Travis Countys vision for the county is one of an open, diverse community where all people are safe and healthy and can fulfill their hopes and dreams; where people enjoy a good quality of life and natural and cultural resources are protected for us and the future generations.

Introduction

As a Conservation Coordinator for Travis County in Austin Texas. In my position I am is responsible for recycling material generated from the counties operational activities that is no longer useful to the county. These materials are collected, sorted and then processed by various vendors who convert the commodities into raw materials and used in the production of new products.

Every day, Travis County citizens utilize an incredible amount of resources at work, at play and at home. And we not only pay for these items new, we also pay for the disposal and/or recycling of the items after use. I have realized it is not enough to recycle.

We think about these material before you use them. We need to be better stewards of our workplaces, homes and planet