Table 2: Pilot Event Details Pilot Event Name Nature of Event Location Time and Date Total Attendees Presence of Bottle Collectors Enclosure Waste Generating Activities Recycling Educator Volunteers 1 Telus Walk to Cure Diabetes Family-oriented fundraising walk which began and ended at an enclosed site within which recycle stations were located Arch, Stanley Park June 9 8:30 pm 4,500 Security staff were present and expelled bottle collectors from the grounds on a number of occasions Access to the event area was controlled through the use of fencing. Entry was intended for walk participants and fundraisers only Food and food-related packaging were the main source of waste at this event. Food included: packaged fruit bars, yogurt, juice boxes, coffee, and water, hot dogs, veggie dogs, and canned/bottled beverages. Some flyers/freebies present from sponsors Two volunteers were present, one in AM and one in PM. Both students were Masters level university students with a commitment to the recycling & environment. GCS played a major role in monitoring. 2 Sunrise Summer Kickoff Event Family-oriented event including children’s street hockey tournament, community organization booths and musical and cultural performance Sunrise Square Parking Lot, 2500 Block Franklin Street July 6 10:00 am- 4:00 pm 2,500 Bottle collectors were present for the entire duration of the day. They collected the vast majority of containers with a deposit value. Event was not enclosed, permitting the general public to attend the event. Food and food related packaging, craft supplies, organization booth flyers and miscellaneous freebies. Food included: packaged nuts, pop in cans, beef and veggie burgers, hot dogs, chips Five JANlink volunteers present from 9:30 am until 2:30 pm. Two high-school aged volunteers present from 2:30-4:00 pm GCS played supervisory role in 1st shift and monitoring role in
and song and dance performances. Pilot Event Name Nature of Event Location Time and Date Total Number of Attendees Presence of Bottle Collectors Enclosure Waste Generating Activities Recycling Educator Volunteers 5 Stanley Park: “LIVE at Second Beach” event Youth-oriented free music festival which included food vendors, one large stage, several tents selling clothing and other items, and a large beer garden. Second beach, Stanley Park Aug. 24-25 12:00 pm- 9:00 pm Aug. 24: 10,000 Aug. 25: 15,000 Many bottle collectors present. Event organizing team and recycling educators occasionally requested that bottle collectors leave bottles because of arrangement with United we Can—only ltd. success. No enclosure Food, drinks, and related packaging were the main source of waste at this event. Food vendors were all using compostable containers, with the exception of some brown plastic-lined boxes. A large source of waste were the #7 plastic beer cups used by Stanley Park Brewery, which sponsored the event and provided beer in the beer garden. While compostable, this plastic is not accepted by the composting facilities at which the City’s waste is processed. Over 25 volunteers present, many volunteering for shifts on Aug 24 and 25. Shifts were approximately 4.5 hours in length. The majority of volunteers were high school-aged students, many of whom were international students with moderate proficiency in English. GCS provided guidance to recycling educators but did not play a major role in monitoring.
Appendix B: Back-of-House Sorting Post-event Waste Sorting Shift Duration Event Number of attendees Number of sorters (incl. researcher) Trained or new (excl. researcher) Time required (hours) Mass of waste sorted (lbs) Number of bags sorted Setup and supplies used Total number of Speed of sorting (mins/lb) Cost Pilot 1 4,500 4 New 2.5 207.5 16 No tables, one scale, tongs, gloves 10 2.89 TBD-calculate based on wages of recycling truck drivers Pilot 2 2,500 3 New 2 106.5 16 No tables, two scales, tongs, gloves 6 3.38 TBD (see above) Pilot 3 100,000 9 for 3 hours 6 for 2 hours 2 Trained, 6 New 5 1014 52 Makeshift tables, two scales, tongs, gloves 39 1 TBD (see above) Pilot 4 13,000 5 for 1 hour, 4 for 30 mins 1 Trained, 3 New 1.5 190.4 15 Make-shift tables, two scales, tongs, gloves 7 2.2 TBD (see above) Onsite Back-of-House Waste Sorting Shift Duration Event Number of attendees Number of sorters (excl. researcher) Trained of new (excl. researcher) Time required (hours) Mass of waste sorted (lbs) Setup and supplies used Total number of Speed of sorting (mins/lb) Cost
Surrey Canada Day 100,000 4 sorters & 2 supervisors Sorters new, supervisors trained Day One: 14 Day Two (after event): 8 Final numbers not received at time of report submission. Contact: Rod Grant Custom- made table with holes, standard garbage bins, gloves, tents 88 from staff and 44 from TBD (calculate based on mass of waste sorted) $10.25/hr for staff = $1,353.00 total Pilot 5 per day for two day event 3 sorters & 1 supervisor All staff new to onsite event sorting but supervisor had experience in recycling at UWC warehouse Day One: 8 Day Two: 8 Final numbers not received at time of report submission. Contact: Dan Campbell (CoV) and Gerry Martin (United we Can) Four standard 6ft long folding tables, 10 recycling bins used to hold waste for different streams, gloves, 2 tents 48 from staff and 16 from TBD (calculate based on mass of waste sorted) $12.50/hr for sorting staff and $25 for supervisor = $1000 total
Appendix F: Recurring Zero Waste Recommendations—Interview results Upstream measures: regulating vendor supplies Recycle stations Use of signage Use of back-of-house sorting Use of Recycling Educators Ian Williamson, Metro Vancouver Potential actions that can be taken include 1) the event organizers purchasing all of the recyclable dishware and then selling it to the food vendors as a condition of their involvement and then adding an additional $0.25 fee to all meals to cover the additional cost of sustainable dishware or 2) Issuing a letter/agreement form that all vendors must read, then monitoring their compliance with the terms of that agreement Best if no alternatives are available; every garbage bin is accompanied by recycling bins Signage helpful but not sufficient to prevent high contamination Strongly recommended against using back-of-house sorting method alone; in his experience it is only effective when combined with signage and waste monitors Recycle station monitors can perform preliminary sorting using garbage grabber tool if event attendees do not properly sort their waste items Experienced working with volunteer group Tzu-chi who are committed to the cause and knowledgeable about waste sorting rules. Recommends working with these kinds of volunteer groups. Maryanne MacDonald, Waste Free World, London ON Strategies used with success: 1) City of London banned Styrofoam (at one large, centrally-located park where the majority of festivals are held); 2) Recycling educators acting as monitors for banned materials, whereby if a banned waste item is brought to the recycle station, they determine the food vendor who distributed it and addressing issue with vendor 3) Pre-purchasing materials for backup if vendors not aware of rules Has used one waste sorting station per 4 food vendors regardless of event attendance Best if no alternatives are available; every garbage bin is accompanied by recycling bins; bins are flipped over indicating that the station is closed when a monitor is not present Important to recycle stations easy to locate: used tents and flags above the sorting sites to do so. Signage on bins only, signage minimal due to the strong reliance on Recycling Educators Did not use back-of-house sorting. Preliminary sorting performed by the recycle station monitors using garbage grabbing tool. Educators are highly effective when: drawing from a pool of committed volunteers adequately trained (in advance if possible) provided with reference materials laminated on site supervised by a volunteer coordinator who rotates around the various stations to answer any questions
7 Paper 2.70 1.32 48.89% 8 Paper 4.76 1.40 29.41% 9 Paper 5.00 3.50 70.00% 10 Container 6.00 1.50 25.00% 11 Container 2.34 0.34 14.53% 12 Container 7.50 4.00 53.33% 13 Container 10.00 4.00 40.00% 14 Container 4.00 1.00 25.00% 1 Food Scraps 12.10 0.60 4.96% 2 Food Scraps 1.60 0.04 2.50% 3 Food Scraps 16.76 0.26 1.55% 4 Food Scraps 12.08 0.08 0.66% 5 Food Scraps 36.30 0.80 2.20% Pilot 4 Contamination Levels of Monitored Bags Bag # Waste Stream Bag weight (lbs) Contamination by weight (lbs) Percent Contamination (weight) 3 Paper 3.00 0.00 0.00% 4 Paper 15.00 0.00 0.00% 5 Containers 21.00 0.00 0.00% 1 Food Scraps 6.50 0.00 0.00% 2 Food Scraps 2.50 0.00 0.00% 6 Landfill 16.00 0.50 3.13% 7 Landfill 17.00 0.00 0.00% 8 Landfill 12.00 0.50 4.17% Pilot 4 Contamination Levels of Unmonitored Bags Bag # Waste Stream Bag weight (lbs) Contamination by weight (lbs) Percent Contamination (weight)
45 Food Scraps 0.85 0.04 4.71% Pilot 5 Contamination Levels of Unmonitored Bags Bag # Waste Stream Bag weight (lbs) Contamination by weight (lbs) Percent Contamination (weight) 4 Paper 2.70 2.36 87.41% 20 Paper 4.94 0.06 1.21% 21 Paper 2.90 2.54 87.59% 22 Paper 4.69 1.06 22.60% 23 Paper 0.26 0.05 19.23% 24 Paper 2.93 1.42 48.46% 25 Paper 1.12 0.03 2.68% 26 Paper 1.29 1.16 89.92% 18 Containers 4.00 0.50 12.50% 29 Containers 3.88 2.08 53.61% 30 Containers 5.17 4.54 87.81% 31 Containers 6.00 0.86 14.33% 32 Containers 6.57 2.69 40.94% 33 Containers 11.50 2.00 17.39% 34 Containers 2.64 2.44 92.42% 35 Containers 2.20 1.58 71.82% 36 Containers 8.82 1.69 19.16% 19 Food Scraps 11.44 0.94 8.22% 39 Food Scraps 7.76 0.76 9.79% 40 Food Scraps 1.76 0.26 14.77% 41 Food Scraps 14.10 5.60 39.72%