weird recycling. ○two hazwaste facilities, plus roundups = 60k customers for 4 million pounds of...
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Weird Recycling
○ Two HazWaste facilities, plus Roundups = 60K customers for 4 million pounds of waste per year.
○ Disposal costs are in the ballpark of $1 per pound.
○ Reuse program diverts 200K pounds per year.
● $3.00 per cylinder.● Green Key 2008 - 2009.● Drywall anchor: 11,000 - 12,000 per year.● Dignity Village: 7,000 - 8,000 per year.
Mike Suri - Artist
63 FR 11084
125,000 per year
Jake RankinArtist
1500 pounds of used Tyvek per year.
Garment Recovery Systems
Wires/Electronics: Free GeekPrinter Cartridges: Recycle First (WM)Cell Phones: Volunteers for America
www.medicalteams.org
Hospitals in the U.S. produce more than 5.9 million tons of waste annually.
● Weird Recycling: A New Freakonomics Radio Podcast 12/2011
In 2012, MedWish diverted about 400,000 pounds of usable medical surplus from disposal.
Centennial High SchoolMetal ShopMark Watts