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Lessons from the Puerto RicoRecycling Partnership:Engaging Students and CommunityGroups in Sustainable MaterialsManagement
Laura Cardoso & Melissa YoungSyracuse University Environmental Finance Center
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Syracuse UniversityEnvironmental Finance CenterOur Mission:• Advance efficient and effective governance and problem-
solving through leadership development and communityparticipation in decision-making processes, focusing on publicinfrastructure education and training, financing, andregulatory tools, in areas such as sustainable materialsmanagement, green infrastructure for stormwatermanagement, smart growth, and comprehensive planning.
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SWM in Challenges in Puerto Rico• Non-compliant landfills• “11% recycling rate”• Marine debris, and coral reef
protection• Budget cuts
• Engaging municipal recyclers• Local sensitivities• Environmental Justice
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Development of the PRRP
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• The PRRP was formed early in2010 by the Puerto Ricangovernment and the USEnvironmental ProtectionAgency (EPA) to promotematerials source reduction,clean composting, reuse, andrecycling through a workingpartnership includinggovernment (at all levels), non-profit organizations, citizens,environmental groups, and theprivate sector.
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1. PRRP Steering Committee2. Construction & Demolition Debris3. Education & Outreach4. Electronics5. Glass, Metal and Plastic Containers6. Government Relations7. Organics8. Paper9. Scrap Metal10. Special Wastes
PRRP as aCollaborativeProcess
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PRRP Communciation
Facebook.com/ReciclamosPR
Social MediaBilingual Websites
PRrecycles.org
ReciclamosPR.org
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PRRP in the Community
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EFC Sustainable Materials Management /Organics Management Internship
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Incorporating Art
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Closing the Loop
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GettingCreative!
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INTERNSHIP PHOTO
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La Tierra Buena (The Good Soil)
An organics management internship project in Villalba, Puerto Rico.By University of Puerto Rico students: Jamara Laboy, Juan Carlos Ortega,
Jameil Saez, and Adriana Vega
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INTERNSHIP PHOTO
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Vieques as aPilot Community
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Expansion of the SMM Programs• Replicated Programs
• US Virgin Islands SMM StewardshipProgram (Ongoing)
• New York SMM Stewardshipprogram (To be launched Fall 2014)
• Expanded scope and depth of theprogram
• Integration into university curriculum
• Supplemental SMM Projects
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PRRP in the Media
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Lessons Learned• Collaboration = Many hands working together
• Teach-the-teacher methodology
• Engaging youth on all levels
• Using previous participants as leaders
• University engagement ensures sustainability ofprograms
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Successes of PRRP Programs
• Job creation and economic development• Drawing on recycling companies, potential recycling
employers and building a workforce of youth interested inthe recycling industry.
• Behavior change
• Collaboration and stakeholder engagement• Importance of partnerships and having a locally-based
movement
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Questions? Ideas?Laura Cardoso
Find us on Facebook!• Facebook.com/SyracuseEFC• Facebook.com/ReciclamosPR• Facebook.com/groups/PROrganicsEducation• Facebook.com/VIrecycles
Melissa [email protected]
Queens, NY
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