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WHEREDOESYOURGARBAGEGO?

garbage generation, collection and disposal


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Garba eFacts

We keep creating more garbage. Each person producesabout 7 pounds of garbage and recyclables each day at

ome, at wor or sc oo . e metro area s growt rate is7%, but garbage is growing at 22%.

, ,garbage and recyclables. That amount would fill a line ofgarbage trucks stretching from Saint Paul, Minnesota to

Indianapolis, Indiana.


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AQuick

Peek..

its all the same with a different name!

,both at home and at work.

a are e eren ypes o gar age anwhere does it go?


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Garbage* is classified into a few basic categories, defined in state and

federal re ulations:

from

homes Commercial Industrial

frommanufacturing

Construction&Demolitionfromalloftheabove

Municipal solid waste, industrial waste, construction waste anddemolition waste are all defined in state and federal regulations.

* Garbage or trash is often referred to as solid waste. Solid waste is basically nonliquid, nonhazardousgarbage.


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Once we own

something,eventuallyit will need to

be discarded.

We throw a lotof stuff away!

Somethingto

think

about

Where does all the garbage go?Can we rethin uying stu an creatively re uce our waste?Can our discards be useful?


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What happens tothe arba e after it

is emptied into thegarbage truck?

ResidentialGarbage

Day

Most people use these containers to get rid of the garbage created intheir home. Individuals or communities will hire a garbage hauler to

empty carts and cans set out in the alley or by the curb.


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Trucksloaded withgar age

weigh inand weighout onhuge

scales.

Trucks are weighed because the hauler is charged by the ton to get rid of

Scales

the material. The truc s, trans er trailers an small gar age truc s, areweighed at transfer stations, resource recovery facilities or landfills.


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Transferstations can be agood way to

reduce trucktraffic on

increase theefficiency of

hauling garbage.

TransferStations

consolidate the garbage. Lots of garbage goes directly to transfer stations.


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Tipping

At resource recovery facilities and transfer stations, garbage is tipped*

from the truck into a huge storage shed. From there, the garbage ispushed by a frontend loader or a bulldozer into the top of a trailer(sometimes called a transfer trailer or tractor trailer). *emptied


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Some garbage trucks haul to a resourcerecovery facility. The Ramsey Ramsey

Washington

Resource

Recovery

Facility

Washington Resource Recovery Facility is locate in Newport, Minnesota.


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At the resource recovery

ac y, gar age semptied from the truck,pushed onto a conveyorand put through a series

of shredders and sorters.

Next, its hauled to power

plants, and used as fuel tocreate electricity.

Conveyor


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Waste

to

Ener

Fact

Ramse Count is served b a resource recover facilit

that converts garbage to a fuel. That fuel is burned toproduce electricity.

In 2010, 32% of the garbage from the County was , .

is used to power about 12,500 homes each year.


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Some garbagema bedelivered to a

landfill,

directly fromu

generator) or atransfer station.

Some garbage trucks, transfer trailers or other types of haulers may

Landfill

ta e their gar age to a lan ill. I a lan ill is closer, a small gar agetruck may unload there instead of a transfer station.


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Garbage from trucks is unloaded at the workingface of a landfill.Working

Face


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Garba e

Facts

*

Ramsey County has been on the increase: in 2010 about140,000 tons of the garbage from the Ramsey County went

. , .

In 2010, 10% of the garbage from the Ramsey County wase ivere went irect y to an i s in Iowa an Wisconsin;

7% went directly to landfills in Minnesota.

*If garbage goes directly to a landfill, it has not been processed.


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Compostable items

Yard waste


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Compostables arevegetable peelings, fruitscraps, tea leaves, co ee

grounds, small bits of papertowel and napkin and otheror anic items that breakdown naturally.

Compostables


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Fruit and vegetable scraps, leaves and grass can be compostedathome.Home

Composting

You may never have to throw them in your trash can!


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Yardwasteincludes leaves,grass an other

softbodied gardenwaste.

YardWaste


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In Ramsey County, leaves, grass, weeds and other softbodied plant

Compost

materials can e roppe at local yar waste sites where they are turneinto compost. Each spring Ramsey County residents can get fresh compost

from these sites!


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Brushandwoodymaterials are collected at four Ramsey County sites.Brush

and

Woody

Materials

These materials are chipped into mulch for landscaping or fuelfor power plants. Some communities may offer brush chipping

opportunities for residents.


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Yard

Waste

Fact In 2010 over 407 000 visitors used Ramse Count s

seven yard waste sites, and delivered over 109,500 cubicyards (equal to about 43,000 tons) of leaves and grass,

to 25,000 tons) of brush!

Since 1991, there have been over 7.3 million visitors to theRamsey County yard waste sites! The visitors have

*, , .

*800,000 tons is roughly equivalent to 4.5 fully loaded airplanes.


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Electronics


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Electronics are increasingly being recycled. They include computers(CPUs*), monitors (CRTs*), TVs, VCRs, DVDs, phones, laptops,

, , ,boxes, stereos, CD players, and game systems.

The electronics are taken apart and many of the components (glass,

Electronics

circuit oar s, plastic case an wires are recycle .

*Central Processing Unit (CPU) and Cathode Ray Tube (CRT)


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other toxic materials. Recycleyour electronics at a localcollection events or anelectronics recycling business.

Electronics


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Household hazardous waste

Sharps


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HHWincludes used motor oil, oil filters, pesticides, lawn chemicals,Household

Hazardous

Waste

(HHW)

propane tan s, liqui paint, some cleaning pro ucts, ol gasoline,mercury fever thermometers, fluorescent lights, pool and spa chemicals,

mercury thermostats, wood preservatives, and some hobby supplies.


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HHW should be taken to a facility in Ramsey County for proper disposal.

HouseholdHazardous

Waste

(HHW)

HHW should not be mixed with garbage or poured in the street or into the soil.


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Ramsey Countys household hazardous waste facility accepts sharps,Sharps

(needles)

needles an lancets. Your local clinic or pharmacy may also ta e themback.


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Unwanted and unused medicines should be disposed of in the trash.

Medicine(pharmaceuticals)

Me icines shoul e altere to iscourage consumption.


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, ,

household hazardous waste sites.

Since 1991, 338,900 households have visited the

household hazardous waste sites and have delivered 700tons of material.

,sites have been recycled into paint and other usefulcoating products.


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Recyclables


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are collected varyfrom communityto community.

Common recyclables include glass jars & bottles, plastic bottles,

Recyclables

, , , , ,boxboard, like cereal, cracker, cake mix or fruit snack boxes, old mail, and

in some areas, magazines and fabric.


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Recyclablesare picked up from the curb or from dropoff centers. TheyRecyclables

murfs). Some materials are baled. These bales are sold and shipped

to manufacturers who use the recyclables to make new products.


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Recycling works! 49 % of Ramsey Countys waste wasrecycled in 2010. If you add in source reduction and yard

waste recycling, we recycle 54%!

Unfortunately, the recycling trend is flat. Even though, the

amount of recycling has increased slightly each year, itasn grown as muc as amoun o gar age pro uce .

Rec clin is an im ortant art of our econom . In

Minnesota, it has created 8,700 jobs, affects 19,000 others,and generates about $3.48 billion of economic activity


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Bulky items


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Bulkywaste includes carpet, old plumbing fixtures, sofas, chairs, diningBulky

Waste

room tables, bed frames, mattresses, box springs, desks, radiators, andshelving.


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The Twin Cities FreeMarket, garage sales andsecon han stores are

other options when tryingto get rid of useable bulkyitems in ood condition.

Bulkywaste is often reusable and can be given away or sold to otherBulky

Waste

people. Some ul y waste can e recycle . The rest o the ul y wastehas to be put into a landfill.


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White goods


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Whitegoods(large appliances)include dryers,

dishwashers,

washing

machines, hotwater heaters,

e um ers,stoves, airconditioners,

and furnaces.

WhiteGoods

White goods can be recycled with scrap metal afterthe mercury containingswitches, polychlorinate iphenyl PCB components an Freonrefrigerants which contain chloroflourocarbons (CFCs) have been removed.

Only certain businesses are certified to remove CFCs.


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Miscellaneous household items


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Miscellaneoushouseholditems include toys, books, clothes, pillows,Miscellaneous

Household

Items

linens, pots an pans, games, small urniture, an yar tools.


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MiscellaneousHouseholdItemFacts

Miscellaneous household items in ood condition are oftenwelcome at second hand stores, church nurseries, nursinghome libraries, shelters and resettlement service offices.

Torn clothes, worn sheets and books beyond repair may be

.and recycled and pages from old books may be recycledwith office paper.

Some items like broken plastic toys and old pillows may.


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WasteatWork

Commercial,

describe other types of solid waste.

mostly from businesses

Industrialfrom manufacturing

Construction&Demolitionfrom all of the above


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Commercial waste is garbage from a business (store, restaurant, mall,

CommercialWaste

o ice or in a large resi ential uil ing apartment uil ing, nursinghome, dorm). Commercialwaste looks a lot like the waste we create athome.


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Organic waste isbasically kitchenscra s. Businesses likegrocery stores and big

kitchens generate a lotof this waste.

Edible food waste from grocery stores and restaurants may be donated

CommercialOrganic

Waste

to a oo rescue organization. Kitchen scraps rom schools, restaurantsand big kitchens can be composted or processed into animal feed or

energy. These scraps may never have to be thrown in a trash can!


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Industrial solid waste

is created frommanufacturing

processes.

Examples ofindustrialwaste

fabric scraps, woodcuttings, recalled

products, metallic tapean p as c scraps.

Some industrial wastes are recycled at the manufacturing plant. Cuttings

IndustrialWaste

an scraps may e mixe with raw materials to ma e a new pro uct.


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Constructionwaste is often cuttings or scraps from building materialsConstruction

Waste

that are not pre a ricate .


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Before any buildingin Ramsey County

can e emolishe ,a predemolitioninspection takes place.This inspection

ent es azar ousmaterials like asbestos,

lead and mercury thatmust be removed andproper y spose e oredemolition.

DemolitionWaste

Demolitionwaste is created when structures like roads, offices, rooms,restaurants and porches are built or demolished.


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In years past,

cons ruc onan demolitionwastewas typically placedin a landfill. Now,e or s o reuse anrecycle metal, wood,

concrete and otheritems has reduced the

epen ence on elandfill as the onlyway to manage

construction andemo on was e.

There are some businesses which deconstruct buildings and homes to

Constructionand

Demolition

Waste

sell the useful parts before demolishing and discarding the remainder.


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CommercialRec clin

Much of what is recycled by commercial generators is done behindthe scenes. You dont see much in the front of the store.

If you are curious, you can ask!

Shopping carts;

Cardboard boxes;

Pallets;

Carpeting; and

Packing foam/pellets.


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Somethin stothinkabout

How often do ou see rec clin containers at commercial locations?Do you use them? If they arent visible, do you ask where they are? Look

for them in:

your office

the gas station

the rocer store

the park

f


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