Waste Management in Oregon Part 3 ODOT Waste

Waste Management in Oregon Part 3 - ODOT Waste Management October 2007 Researched and prepared by: Mindy Trask, Environmental Project Manager ODOT Geo-Environmental Section & Portland Metro Master Recycler

Current Recycling at ODOT Offices Office City Paper Shred. Paper Cardboard Plastic Bottles Glass Bottles Alum. Cans Tin Cans Toner Cart. * Batteries* R 1 Portland R 2 Salem R 3 Roseburg R 4 Bend R 5 La Grande Being Recycled. * Extra service, not provided Unknown or Available but Not Being Recycled. by regular collection agency Not Available (no service will collect in the area).

Region HQ City Ecological Footprints • • The Ecological Footprint is a resource management tool that measures how much land water area a human population requires to produce the resources it consumes and to absorb its wastes under prevailing technology. In comparison, the average Ecological Footprint in the USA is 24 acres person. The Worldwide average is 4. 5. See: http: //www. earthday. net/Footprint/index. asp# to calculate your personal footprint. These values are based on gross generalizations about likely profiles for average citizens in each city. All variables are the same except climate, population size, average driving distance, and average public transmit miles/week, which again, were gross generalizations. Prepared by Mindy Trask. Ecological Footprint 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Portland Salem Roseburg Bend La Grande

What is a CART? ? a. or b. It is a Conservation and Alternative Resource Team (If you answered A, maybe you're just hungry. ) • ODOT's CARTs are designed to educate employees about workrelated conservation efforts, such as recycling, energy saving and commuting options. • CARTs promote voluntary participation in those efforts to create a culture of resource conservation awareness. • Currently ODOT has two CARTs, one at DMV headquarters in Salem and one at the Transportation Building in Salem. • You can help start one in your building! • For more information: http: //intranet. odot. state. or. us/home/CART/TBldg. CART. htm or Damon Fordham

How do you get to work? % Pop. Who Drive Alone to Work* 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Portland Salem Roseburg Bend Carpool or public transit options in your City. La Grande