Recycling Proposal

By Anjali Venkat, Anusha Doshi

and Hattie Hebard

By Anjali Venkat, Anusha Doshi

and Hattie Hebard

Why do we care?

• Pollution is absolutely ruining everything.

– Water– Air– Life

• There isn’t much space left to put all trash

• We are running out of daily materials, like plastic for water bottles

• Solution? RECYCLE!

Steps to creating an effective recycling program

1. Estimate weekly landfill costs. This can show much recycling can save money for the city, and

how much people pollute weekly

2. Estimate average recycled garbage at the home, weekly.

This can show how much a person recycles, which will direct the city to great savings

3. Estimate the value of each recyclable material. This can show how much old materials can cost to reuse. Save

money for the city, again!

4. Estimate how much money in total can be saved by the city, and if separating materials saves a lot or little.

This will show how much the city is losing to landfills, and what it is gaining from recycling old materials

5. Survey local population to get input on separating recycling materials at home. Show benefits the city could give to the city from the extra money.

• Cost for one garbage truck delivery is $100

• One garbage truck can hold about 3,170 gallons

• One garbage can holds about 30 gallons

• One garbage truck can hold about 106 garbage cans

Garbage trucks and cans

Landfill Costs

• Houses in Winston-Salem: about 89, 550

• Trucks needed to collect all trash: 844

• Approximate cost weekly: $84, 400

Average Recyclable Garbage

• Glass: 4lbs. 13oz. (4.8125lbs)

• Plastic: 1lbs. 4oz. (1.25lbs)

• Paper: 12lbs. 6oz. (12.5lbs)(0.00625tons)

• Metal: 15.5oz. (0.96875lbs)

Recyclables vs. Garbage

Value of recyclables

• Value of recyclable materials (approx.)….IF separated in the home:– Glass: $0.48– Plastic: $0.13– Paper: $0.13–Metal: $0.73

Cost of separation

• Cost to separate recyclables that are not separated in the home:– Glass: $0.14– Plastic: $0.04– Paper: $0.34–Metal: $0.47

In one house…

If the recyclables are separated…

• The government will gain $25.24

If the recyclables are not separated…

• The Government will gain $24.25

In Winston-Salem….

If everyone separates their recyclables…

• The Government will gain $2,260,242

If no-one separates their recyclables…

• The Government will gain $2,171,587.50

Savings!

• If the recyclables are separated in the homes, the Government will save $88,654.50 weekly, & 354, 618 monthly, and $4, 255, 416 yearly…

• So…• Recyclables must be separated in the

home because it saves LOTS of money!

Steps to get support for the program

1. Survey locals of Winston-Salem on their views of recycling

2. Decide if people would be willing to separate recyclables from non-recyclables at home

3. Find ways to encourage the population of the city to cooperate with the recycling program

4. Ask the population what benefits they would like to receive for the city if the program is successful

Separating at home

• Will people be willing to separate their recyclables from their non-recyclables at home?

- we surveyed locals of Winston-Salem to find out if they would mind

separating their recyclables at their homes

- almost everyone (97%) said that if it saved money or provided

benefits, they would separate their recyclables themselves to

help with the new recycling program

Encouragement for separation

• What incentives or fines should the city use to get people to separate their recyclables at home?

- we also surveyed people living in Winston-Salem to see what they

thought the city should do to persuade everyone to separate

their recyclables at home - about 70% of the people that we surveyed

said that they thought the city should provide a $100 fine for everyone who didn’t separate their own recyclables

- the other 30% said that they thought the city shouldn’t implement a fine, but

just add benefits to the city with the extra money saved if everyone separated at home

Benefits from separating • Since separating your own recyclables at home

saves money, what should the saved money go towards to benefit the city?– The people we surveyed also answered the

question above, so we would know what they thought needed improving in their city

– About half of the people that were surveyed said they wanted the extra money to improve infrastructure, such as fixing roads and bridges

– About 15% said that the money should go towards the uninsured, to help them pay for their insurance

– The rest of the people that were surveyed wanted the money to help the unemployed find jobs and not become broke while looking to be hired

Recycling Glass

Recycling Paper

Recycling Metal

Recycling Plastic

TRIVIA!

One glass bottle can power a _______watt bulb for 4 hours

100

_____ tree can filter up to 60 lbs. of pollutants each year!

One

In 1991-1995, __% of landfills in America decreased. That was

about 2, 833 landfills decreased.

49

The end!!! Thanks for

watching!!!!!