IMPLEMENTING AN
OFFICE SOURCE SEPARATION PROGRAM
JOHN F. KENNEDY FEDERAL BUILDING
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
•epared By: Dermis P. Gagne
Solid Waste Program
Air and Hazardous Materials Division
. U.S. EPA - Region I
Boston, Massachusetts
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
I HIGH GRADE PAPER RECYCLING
II REGION I PILOT RECYCLING PROGRAM
III "USE IT AGAIN, SAM" PILOT PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION, REGION I
IV PROGRAM MECHANICS
V HIGH-GRADE PAPER GENERATION RATES
VI PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED
VII MANPOWER REQUIREMENTS AND PROGRAM COSTS
VIII CONCLUSION
IX APPENDIX
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INTRODUCTION
On April 23, 1976 the Environmental Protection Agency published "Guidelines
for Materials Recovery (40 CFR 246)" in the Federal Register. One of the
requirements of these guidelines is that all Federal office facilities with
100 or more office workers separate high-grade paper at the source (Employee
desk), separately collect and sell it for the purpose of recycling.
The purpose of this report is to discuss how these guidelines were implemented
at the John F. Kennedy Federal Building in Boston, Massachusetts (EPA Region I).
This report will outline the mechanics, economics and problems encountered during
implementation and after one year of operation of the "Use It Again Sam" high-
grade paper recycling program at the John F. Kennedy Federal Building.
At this point I would like to express my appreciation to the following people:
Jeffery Meade - John F. Kennedy Building Managers Office
James Gregory - " " " " " "
Thomas Boardman " " "
Melvin Mont - GSA Sales Branch
Evelyn 0"Malley - GSA Sales Branch
Without their help and cooperation, implementation of the "Use It Again Sam"
Program in the John F. Kennedy Federal Building would not have been possible.
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i high-grade paper recycling
The recovery of high-grade waste paper in office buildings is becoming an
increasingly important form of resource recovery. Nationally and locally
numerous office buildings, both private and governmental, are decreasing
waste disposal costs by separating high-grade office papers at the source
of generation (each employees desk) and selling this paper for recycling.
Paper recycling has many beneficial effects. It conserves resources by
recovering high-grade fiber, reduces landfill space requirements, and
reduces the energy required for paper production. Paper produced from
recycled stock requires 60% less energy than that produced from virgin
stock. * The production of paper from recycled stock, rather than virgin,
also lowers the amount of undesirable emissions to the air, land and water.
Office paper recovery also saves money by reducing disposal costs and re-
turning money from it's sale.
It has been estimated that in office buildings similar to the John F. Kennedy
Federal Building (general office buildings), each employee discards about
1.00 - 1.50 lbs. of wastes per day. Of this amount .50 lb/day or 33% is
high-grade white ledger. Computer printouts and tab cards make up another
10% of the wastes. This means that 43% of all the waste generated in a
general office building is high-grade paper. Thses figures are even higher
2
in bank or insurance buildings (1.80 lbs/day or 77,%).;
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Paper acceptable in a high-grade paper recycling must be white and
includes:
- Letterhead, Bond, dry copy process and typing paper (including
white tissue copies)
Computer printouts
- Computer tab cards
- Business forms (without carbon) .
- Reports and manuals (with covers and bindings removed)
Items unacceptable in a high-grade recycling program are:
- Rubber bands and paper clips
- Report covers and bindings
(Particulary glued bindings)
Gummed labels
- Colored paper
- Newspapers and magazines (including Federal Registers)
Carbon paper
Cardboard and chipboard
- Slick or glossy paper
- Chemically treated papers (including photographic, blueprint,
"NCR", and wet process copy paper).
Groundwood paper.
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Though newspapers, colored paper, cardboard etc., are recyclable it is
not economically feasible to do so in an office environment. Generation
rates for the above material are generally low in office buildings. If
they were to be mixed with high-grade paper the price received for this
mixture would be significantly lower than that received for the separated
high-grades.
A model high-grade paper source separation program (known as the "Use
It Again Sam" program) was introduced in November 1975 at EPA Head-
quarters in the Waterside Mall Washington, D.C. In the first nine
months of operation 2700 employees recovered an average of 1300 lbs.
per day (nearly 14 tons/monthly) of high-grade paper. At that time
approximately $70.00 per ton was received for this paper and 40%
reduction waste generation was achieved.
II REGION I PILOT RECYCLING PROGRAM
The John F. Kennedy Federal Building was chosen for Region I's Pilot
"Use It Again Sam" program. The building is located in Boston and is
a 22 floor high rise with an attached 5 floor low rise. It is a
mixed agency building housing approximately 25 agencies, 5 congressional
offices, a bookstore, printshop, maintenance office, and cafeteria.
There are approximately 4300 employees in the Kennedy Building however,
only 63% (2700) are actually participating in the "Use It Again Sam"
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Historically, the Boston area has had a good waste paper market. Nearly
75 paper mills, which accept high-grade recycled paper stock, are located
within close proximity of the city. Because of this and the Federal
Guidelines for Materials Recovery (1+0 CFR 2k6) which required the re-
cycling of high-grade office paper at office buildings employing over
100 workers, a market survey was not performed. It was also projected
that generation rates would be similar to the EPA Washington program.
It is strongly recommended, however, that both a market survey and
generation rate study be conducted before a high-grade paper source
separation program is implemented.
Prior to initiation of the "Use It Again Sam" program at the Kennedy
Building several small scale voluntary office recycling programs existed
in the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Social Security
Administration, and the Environmental Protection Agency. These programs
accepted all types of office paper (color and white) as well as news-
paper. The paper was brought by employees to large metal barrels usually
located next to a copy machine. This paper was donated to Earthworm Inc.
a non-profit educational organization which picked up the paper when
called.
In late February 1977, a meeting was held to discuss the "Use It Again
Sam" program, it's implementation and to delineate program responsibilities.
Attending this meeting were representatives from the General Services
Administration (Public Building Service and Sales Branch) and the
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Environmental Protection Agency (Solid Waste Program). The following
responsibilities were identified at this meeting:
Program Coordinator - Dennis Gagne, EPA Solid Waste Program
Building Coordinator - Jeff Meade GSA Building Managers Office
Program Operation - James Gregory, Building Maintenance Supervisor
Contracts, Sale of Paper etc. - Mel Mont, GSA Sales Branch
In April of 1977» the Sales Branch of General Services Administration
(GSA) issued an Invitation for Bids (IFB) on a full service contract
for the sale of source separated high-grade waste paper. Because of the
"Guidelines for Materials Recovery" (1+0 CFR 2k6), this paper was now
considered to be surplus government property, therefore it had to be
disposed of in revenue producing manner. IFB's were distributed to
those firms contained on GSA's computerized list of waste paper
companies.
As previously stated the IFB was for a full service contract meaning the
contract must provide all necessary equipment including desktop containers,
collection and storage boxes and bins, all labor and equipment needed to
remove the paper from the building, employee training sessions, all
necessary posters, etc., and a continuing publicity program. The contract
allowed 2% (by weight) contamination and stipulated the price received
for the paper could not go below $30.00/ton. A performance bond of $500
was also required of the successful bidder. A provision contained in
the IFB allowed negotiation of a sorting charge between the government
and the contractor to cover the cost of removing those contaminants in
excess of 2%.
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Four companies responded to the IFB; of those only three actually submitted
a bid. Shade Inc. of Green Bay, Wisconsin offered technical assistance
for program implementation ie; training program, but did not submit a
bid. Shade Inc. operated the Federal office Building recycling program
in Denver, Colorado and Waterside Mall Washington, D.C. The three companies
submitted bids based on the monthly average high price as found in the
official Board Market (Yellow Sheet) price for Boston minus handling and
labor cost. The bids received were:
Boston Bailing Collective Inc. (Yellow Sheet Price) minus 37.50
Shaffer Paper Fibers Inc. (" " " ) minus UU.50
Consolidated Fibers Inc. (" " " ) minus 50.00
The contract was awarded on the basis of highest price received by the
government, to Boston Bailing Collective Inc. on May 13,1977. The Boston
Bailing Collective had considerable experience in office paper recycling
having implemented programs for the Prudential Insurance Co. , the
Gillette Co., Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
All of these programs are located in the greater Boston area. Boston
Bailing (as Earthworm Inc.) had also conducted a small recycling program
(previously discussed) in the John F. Kennedy Federal Building.
Ill "USE IT AGAIN SAM" PILOT PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION REGION I
A memo discussing the planned high-grade paper recycling "Use It Again
Sam" program was then sent to all occupant agency heads. This memo also
asked that an agency representative be appointed to coordinate the
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"Use It Again Sam" program within their agency. That person was also
requested to act as a liason between the program coordinator and these
agencies employees.
On March 9,1977» a meeting was held with the agency representatives to
discuss the "Use It Again Sam" program, it's purpose, how it worked,
expected generation rates and how the recycled paper would be used once
collected. All of the above was discussed during a slide show presented
by Ms. Penelope Hanson and Mr. John Heffelfinger of EPA's Resource
Recovery Division from Washington, D.C. Following the slide show a
question and answer period was held to further clarify the purpose
and operation of this program and the possible problems which may be
encountered at various agencies.
In the following weeks visual surveys of the John F. Kennedy Building
were made by representatives of the Building Managers Office, the Build-
ing Maintenance Force and EPA. The purpose of these surveys was to find
a central storage area, preferably close to the loading dock and decide
on the easiest method for collection. In addition, the program co-
ordinator met with each agency representative to tour their areas and
locate central collection boxes. Potential future problem areas were
also identified. On May 25, 1977 Boston Bailing Collective (Contractor)
toured the building and found the location of the central collection
boxes and the central storage area quite satisfactory for program op-
eration. Employee training sessions were held from June 13 - l6, 1977.
These sessions were considered to be the most important aspect of program
implementation. Nine daily sessions of approximately one-half hour each
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were given by the contractor as part of the full service contract.
The program was nearly identical to the one given to agency representa-
tives on March 9th. Employees were assigned specific training sessions
to attend with no more than 100 at any specific session. A memo to
every employee from their Agency head informed them of the location
and time of their session. The June 15th sessions had been set aside
for the Internal Revenue Service, however, since the IRS refused to
participate in the program, these sessions were cancelled (See page
15). For those employees who had missed their scheduled sessions,
June 16th was set aside for make up sessions.
Thirty-five percent of the total number of employees from participating
Agencies attended the training session. Participation, however, varied
greatly from agency to agency. Of the larger agencies in the building
the Veteran's Administration had the highest percentage of employees
attending while the Labor Department had the lowest. Employee attendance
at the training sessions was shown later to correspond with the support
given to the "Use It Again Sam" program by the various agencies.
At the question and answer portion of the training sessions, the most
frequently asked questions concerned acceptable types of paper, location
of central collection boxes and the handling of confidential material.
Attendees were told that all confidential materials should be handled
according to the guidelines set up by their agency. All employees
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were told who their Agency representative was and instructed to contact
him/her if they encountered any problems during program operation. The
agency representative would contact the program coordinator to correct
any problems•
IV PROGRAM MECHANICS
Source separation is the removal of high-grade office paper from the
waste stream by employees at their desks. In the John F. Kennedy Federal
Building each employee places the high-grade paper in black plastic desk
top containers resembling napkin holders. These containers were dis-
tributed to each desk by the building maintenance force. The dimension
of the containers are 5" x x 6" and each has a label attached to
one side describing acceptable and unacceptable materials. The desk
top containers were constructed by the contractor for about $.U6 each
and supplied to each employee to satisfy one of the requirements of the
full service contract. When the desk top containers are full (approxi-
mately once a week) the employee takes the paper to a centrally located
collection box. These boxes are made of corrugated paper and are
identified by a "Use It Again Sam" poster above and a "Recycle Here"
sticker on each box. There is a central collection box located for
every 15-20 employees. Extra central collection boxes were located
in high generation areas ie; computer rooms and dry process copy machines.
Initially, the high-grade paper was collected by a special team of
sveuner employees which spent approximately 6 hours per day on this tank.
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However, on September 6th this procedure was modified so that the re-
cyclable paper was picked up by the floor men of the GSA Building Main->
tenance Force as a part of their daily routine. This was found to be
a much more effective method, so extra manpower was required to collect
the high-grade paper and only 5-10 minutes per man per day (one man .
per floor) was needed. The yearly cost of program operation would be
approximately $5300. To collect the paper a large wheeled hamper is
sent to the top floor. Each floor man retrieves the hamper from the
freight elevator lobby on his floor, empties in his high-grade paper
and then brings the hamper to the freight lobby on the next floor down.
This process is repeated floor by floor until the hampers are full and
usually completed within two days. Once the hamper is taken to locked
centrally located storage area, an empty one is returned to the floor
needing it. The storage area has a fire sprinkler system, is adjacent
and has direct access to the loading dock. Empty hampers are also
stored in this room.
Once a week the contractor removes the full hamper and replaces them
with empty ones. More frequent pick-ups will be made by the contractor
if there is a build up of paper. Additional pick-ups can be requested
by the Maintenance Supervisor with a phone call.
The paper picked up by the contractor is brought to their warehouse,
where the paper is weighed, contamination removed by hand and re-
weighed. The contamination free paper is then packed into 60 cubic
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foot bales and loaded on to a flat bed trailer for delivery to a
paper broker. The broker then sells the paper to a paper mill
where it is repulped, de-inked and reprocessed into paper.
Every month the contractor notifies the GSA Sales Branch informing
them of the total weight of paper picked up less any excess contamina-
tion greater than 2%. Boston Bailing is then billed by GSA according
to the high monthly average price as found in the official Board Market
("Yellow Sheets") for Boston. A $37.50 per ton service charge is de-
ducted from the monthly average to account for the contractors profit
and expenses.
V HIGH-GRADE PAPER GENERATION RATES
2
In the office paper recovery implementation manual it is estimated
that an average of 1.5 lbs. of mixed waste is generated by each
employee in a general office building. Approximately 50 percent of
the above is high-grade paper. EPA studies show that operating desk
top paper recovery programs recovered from 60 to 70 percent of the
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high-grade paper. This is about .50 lbs. per employee per day.
During the first year of operation in the John F. Kennedy Building
slightly more than half the projected amount of high-grade paper per
participating employee per day, was actually collected.
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It is unclear at this time why the generation rates are so low at the
Kennedy Building. Several reasons have been proposed including:
1. The John F. Kennedy Building being multi-agency has no centralized
authority to require and promote program participation.
2. Occupant agencies have received little or no direction from
their headquarters regarding program participation.
3. Many of the agencies in the Kennedy Building generate less paper
than projected.
1*. Poor attendance at training sessions.
5. Lack of continuing education and publicity program.
More research is needed to determine the exact causes(s) of the low
generation rates.
In the first six months of operation (July - December 77) 99»^86 lbs.
(k9.7 tons) of high-grade paper was accepted by the contractor. Another
6,287 lbs. was rejected by the contractor as contamination (low grade
paper). From January thru June 1978, 75»891 lbs. (37-9^ tons) were
accepted while 5,6^6 lbs. were rejected as contamination. Over the
twelve month period 175>377 lbs. (87.69 tons) of high-grade paper was
accepted returning revenues of about $600 to the United States Treasury.
(See Chart Page 21).
In addition to the above revenues, savings have been realized due to
a decrease in waste paper requiring disposal. The John F. Kennedy Federal
Building utilized a compacting dumpster (UO yd^) for waste disposal. For
this, the government pays a rental fee for the dumpster plus approximately
*60 for each removal of a full dumpster. Since the
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iaplementation of the "Use It Again Sam" program at the Kennedy Building
aunpster pick-ups declined from 6 to 5 every two weeks. This eliminated
26 pick-ups per year with a savings of approximately $2100.
VI PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED
Many problems have been encountered during implementation and operation
of the "Use It Again Sam" program. Several agencies had difficulty
participating due to the nature of their wastes. Th Internal Revenue
Service (900 employees), Federal Bureau of Investigation (236 employees),
Drug Enforcement Administration (93 employees), Immigration and Naturaliza-
tion Service (121+ employees), and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and
Firearms (50 employees) all had special requirements for the handling of
their wastes. The FBI, DEA, and ATF were excluded from the recycling
program by the program coordinator, for security reasons. The IRS
refused to participate in the recycling program due to the confidentiality
of their wastes. One small office within IRS does participate in the
program and the agency does contribute obsolete forms, books, and other
tax related materials which are high-grade and recyclable.
The Immigration and Naturalization Service does participate in the
recycling program. All confidential wastes are separated before
shredding. The shredded high-grade paper is placed in clear plastic
bag* (contamination easily observed) and collected with other re-
cyclable high-grade paper.
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Attendance rates at the employee training sessions were very low.
As previously stated, only 35% of the buildings employees attended
a training session. Attendance varied greatly for Agency to Agency
and corresponds directly with the support (or lack of) given the
"Use It Again Sam" program. It is felt that agency, supervisor, and
employee apathy or opposition to recycling, was one of the major
reasons for the low attendance at the training sessions.
An education program for new employees and a continuing publicity
program, as required by the contract, were never established by
the contractor. This, along with the low attendance at the training
session as discussed above, is probably one of the primary causes of
the continuing decline in generation and increase in contamination rates.
The most serious single contaminant to date has been groundwood paper.
At about the same time as program implementation, the Federal Supply
Service, which supplies all government agencies, began purchasing
cheaper groundwood rather than white ledger note pads. Groundwood paper is
of newsprint quality and unsuitable for recycling in a high-grade program.
Many employees did not understand that this paper was not acceptable and
large amounts were put into the central collection boxes. Also during
program implementation, routing and transmittal slips were changed from
white to yellow paper. Many of these yellow slips (colored paper is not
acceptable), often stapled to white ledger paper, were deposited in the
cecycling bins and increased contamination rates.
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Overflowing collection boxes were also a problem during the first
few months of the program. This problem was corrected within a
few months when the collection method and frequency was finalized.
On September 30, 1978 the contractor, Boston Bailing Collective, de-
faulted on the contract due to financial problems. The contract
was terminated for the convenience of the government. A temporary
contract was issued to a new contractor and high-grade paper pick-
ups continued. GSA Sales Branch is currently in the process of issuing
a new IFB (invitation for Bids) for the collection and purchase of re-
cycled paper from two Federal buildings (including the Kennedy Building)
in Boston. Under the new contract high-grade paper as well as corrugated
and mixed paper will be collected separately.
VII MANPOWER REQUIREMENTS
The actual costs of program operation are quite minimal. No extra man-
power and little extra time is required for collection of the recyclable
paper (See Program Mechanics). About 10 - 15 minutes a month must be
spent on administrative duties ie; billing and related paper work.
Manpower requirement before, during and immediately after implementation
were substantial. A total of 330 man hours was needed to plan, implement
tad correct problems encountered during program operation. A general
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breakdown of these hours is shown below.
1. Pre-award - .surveys, inspections meetings etc.
(EPA & GSA Representatives)
2. Post-award - Program planning training session
planning etc.
(EPA Program Coordinator)
3. Program implementation - Conduct training program,
"Use It Again Sam" program
(EPA Program Coordinator)
U. Clerical
(EPA)
5. Correction of post implementation problems, during the
first six (6) months
(EPA Program Coordinator)
88 Man/Hours
90 Man/Hours
80 Man/Hours
32 Man/Hours
1+0 Man/Hours
Once the program was fully implemented and major problems ironed out, less
than h man/hours per month have been required to answer questions etc.
Estimated cost for the above effort is approximately $3100. This combined
with GSA's estimated annual program operation cost of approximately
$5300 means the "Use It Again Sam" program should be operating in the
black within 3 years of it's implementation.
VIII CONCLUSION
The "Use It Again Sam" high-grade recycling program implemented at the
John F. Kennedy Federal Building in Boston has been a limited success.
Savings have been realized from a decrease in wastes requiring disposal.
Revenues have also been returned to the U.S. Treasury from the sale of
the high-grade paper.
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However, this program could be more successful. A decision should
be made at both the Headquarter and Regional levels by all agencies
to support the program. Agencies should look for ways to make the
program successful rather than refuse to participate (See problem section).
A continuing employee education and publicity program should also be
instituted to increase employee participation. Proper program
administration and total agency and employee cooperation should result
in a highly successful "Use It Again Sam" program.
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FOOTNOTES
Garbage Guide, No. 9,1977> Environmental Action Foundation,
Washington, D.C.
"Office Paper Recovery, An Implementation Manual", SCS Engineers,
EPA Publication No. S.W. 571C, Washington, D.C.
"Optimization of Office Paper Recovery Systems", SCS Engineers/
U.S. EPA, May 1976, Distributed by National Technical Information
Service, Springfield, VA.
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JOHN F. KENNEDY FEDERAL BUILDING (BOSTON)
"USE IT AGAIN SAM" HIGH-GRADE PAPER RECYCLING PROGRAM
MONTH
POUNDS
COLLECTED
POUNDS
REJECTED
TOTAL POUNDS
ACCEPTED
TONS
PBICE
PER TON
"WOOTT
RETURNED TO
U.S. TREASURY
1221
July
16,805
2262
16,51(3
8.27
60.00
1*96.20
August
15,019
915
ll*,10lt
7.05
60.00
1*23.12
September
l6,U88
1015
15.U73
7.71*
60.00
U61*. 16
October
20,307
598
19,709
9.85
60.00
591.21*
November
18,883
793
18,01*0
9.02
52.50
»*73.55
December
16,321
70U
15.617
7 80
1*5.00
351-38
•Correction price C<
Sub total 7/12/77
lculation
105,773
62 B7
99,^66
1*9.7
59.09
137.50
2937.15
1978
January
12,598
11^3
11,1*55
5.73
1*1*. 85
257.00
February
11,990
530
11,1*60
5-73
1*7.50
272.17
March
12,310
lU2k
10,886
5-W
1*3.00
233.92
April
12,873
1118
11,755
5-88
1*3.16
253.35
May
18,1*86
121*8
17,238
8.62
1*1*. 12
379.27
June
13,280
183
13,097
6.55
1*6.22
302.73
Sub total 1/6/78
81,537
561*6
75,891
37.9>»
1*1*. 77
1698.1*1*
Total 7/77-6/78
187,310
11933
175,377
87.69
52.86
1*635.59
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UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
DATE: March 9, 1977
SUBJECT: JFK Federal Building Source Separation Program
from: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
T0: JFK Federal Building Occupant Agency Representatives
Today's meeting has been called to introduce you to the Office-Paper
Recycling Program that is to be implemented in the JFK Federal Building.
The main features of the Source Separation Program will be covered in
presentations to be made today. Additional information is available
in the enclosed: "Fact Sheet on Source Separation Guidelines" and the
April 23, 1976 Federal Register "Material Recovery Management Guideline
for Source Separation". If after today's meeting, you have any
questions, please feel free to contact either Dennis Gagne (223-5777)
of LPA's Solid Waste Program or Jeff Meade (223-2906) of the JFK
Federal Building Manager's Office.
An approximate time table for implementing the JFK Source Separation
Program is as follows:
March 9, 1977 Meet with JFK Tenant
Agencies to outline
program.
April 15, 1977 GSA issue invitation
for bids on full service
contract.
May 15, 1977 Select Contractor and
- within 30 days
initiate JFK Federal
Building wide employee
training program and
distribute desk-top
recepticals and storage
containers.
June 15, 1977 Start Program
As the start-up date approaches we will again be in contact with you (or
your designated agency representative) to solicit your assistance and
the cooperation of your agency to help implement what we hope will be a
very successful program.
Enclosure
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UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
date: May 31, 1977
SUBJECT: John p. Kennedy Federal Building High-Grade Paper Recycling Program
FROM:
All Employees
On June 27th the first Federal paper recycling program in New England
will be implemented at the John F. Kennedy Federal Building. The
object of this program will be to recycle all high-grade white and
off-white wastepaper generated in the building. All Federal office
facilities employing over 100 office workers are required by law to
implement recycling programs for high-grade paper. This will be a
pilot program and serve as a model for all other Federal facilities
in New England.
By recycling high-grade wastepaper, about a ton a day or nearly half
the waste that leaves the building can be recovered. A contract recently
signed for the sale of this paper will bring revenues of over $60.00
per ton to the U.S. Treasury. In addition, recycling conserves energy and
natural resources and protects our land from overburdens of waste.
The recycling program in the John F. Kennedy Federal Building will be
simple; only small changes in our daily habits are required. Each employee
will have a desk-top container into which he or she will place white or
off white wastepaper. When the container is filled, about once a week,
the employee will empty the accumulated paper into a designated box at
a conveniently located recycling station. These stations will be clearly
marked with a poster and stickers on the box and located at a place which
each employee frequents in the course of his or her normal business day.
Employee education sessions will be conducted during the week of June 13th.
The purpose of these sessions will be to inform each of you how the program
works, what paper is and isn't acceptable, answer any questions and to
solicit suggestions from employees on the operation of the program. I
expect all employees to attend their assigned session.
I have designated
as our agency coordinator for this program. Any problems or suggestions
should be directed to
at . .
The schedule for our agencies training session is shown below. Again I
urge everyone to attend their assigned session. The success of this program
depends on everyone's cooperation.
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