The Busch Systems ‘Multi-Recycler’ is a lightweight container which features user friendly slanted insertion slots that simplify separation and collection. The space efficient bin can be stacked to form a sleek recycling station, as well as, custom stamped with logos or recycling program messages. Each unit effectively collects over 6 gallons of sorted recycles or waste.

The City of Barrie will be handing out 10,000 blue ‘Multi-Recyclers’ over the course of the summer and fall. The hope is that the

Multi-Recycler

recycling bin design will make it easier for Barrie multi-residential dwellers to recycle and increase their multi-residential diversion rates from 20% in 2010 to 35% in 2011.

The ‘Multi-Recycler’ is fitted with handles which make it easier for people to carry out to larger outdoor carts for emptying and collection. Currently residents carry their recyclables out in plastic bags or anything else that is handy. The new recycling bins will make it easier to properly sort recyclables and reduce contamination rates.

According to Tracy Quann-Strasser, the city’s waste reduction coordinator, “The bin will be a reminder (to recycle) in apartments.” On June 23, at Victoria Village, an Open House for superintendents, property managers and building owners is being held to showcase the “in-unit boxes” and the new literature that has also been developed under this initiative.

Busch Systems has been the North American leader of waste and recycling bins for the past twenty-five years. The company is committed to developing products with future-friendly designs. This commitment has led the company to create products which are 100% recyclable and made with a minimum of 35% recycled content. Busch Systems has a product portfolio detailing hundreds of green products, each of which are custom designed to build the best recycling program possible for any environment.

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Background

TD Canada Trust

• Subsidiary of The Toronto-Dominion Bank
• More than 11 million Canadian customers
• Over 1,100 branches and 2,600 ATM green machines
• One of the ‘Best Employers in Canada’ according to MediaCorps annual ‘Canada’s Top 100 Employers List’

Busch Systems International

• North American leader of waste, compost and recycling containers for the past 25 years
• Set the industry standard for new annual recycling container designs
• Each container is 100% recyclable and North America made with a minimum of 35% recycled content

Recycling Containers

• 30” Waste Watchers
• Deskside Recycling Bins
• Promotional Mini 28 Quart Recycling Bins

Analysis

In 2007/2008 TD Canada Trust launched a new internal recycling program for their retail branch locations across Canada. The goal of the program was to reduce the amount of waste being sent to landfills and to increase the diversion rate for recycling.  Busch Systems recycling containers were used to create this onsite separation program:

• The Deskside Recycling Bin
• The 30” Waste Watcher

Deskside Recycling Bins were placed conveniently at each teller location and fitted with biodegradable bags. Once full, the bags are emptied into one of the three Waste Watchers which are located in the branch lunchrooms. Together the containers form a centralized recycling station. The bank used custom label, color and shape options on the container openings to assists employees in the material separation process. Brail was also added above each label to assist TD Canada Trust members who are visually impaired. The program collected:

• Cans/Bottles
• Paper
• Fiberboard/Cardboard
• Waste

TD Canada Trust was attracted to the custom label and opening options available from Busch Systems. The bank also liked that the Busch recycling bins didn’t take up a great deal of space yet provided tremendous functionality. Each retail branch location has limited space available to properly run a recycling program. The Busch #mce_temp_url#recycling bins helped to create an effective and space efficient recycling program by:

• Being able to slide directly under teller desks and drawers
• Being able to form a sleek recycling station utilizing a small footprint and effective design
• Having concealed bags inside the centralized stations through the use of internal bag hooks. The bags were also able to be 18% smaller to save natural resources and costs

The greatest challenge for TD Canada Trust was what happened to the material after they were transferred into the Waste Watchers recycling bins. TD wanted to make sure that the collection process was simple and ran uniformly. They established three different types of weekly/biweekly pickup methods:

• Community based which relies on curbside municipal collection
• Building based for branches located in malls or plazas which relies on property owners to coordinate collection
• Waste hauler based which relies on TD Canada Trust to arrange for collection

For bank locations which didn’t have access to community or building based programs TD Canada Trust created one. The bank teamed up with local waste hauler service providers and arranged for programs to be setup. This was an entirely new approach to recycling. It required haulers to go directly into the facilities to collect the materials from central locations. Previously, the haulers were largely used to emptying large metal bins located outside of the facilities.

TD Canada Trust relied on their new recycling equipment to simplify the new collection process. The Busch recycling bins offered:

• Internal bag hooks to ensure that no material misses the bag. This eliminates the time waste collecting materials from the bottom of containers
• Easily removable lids which helps haulers get to the bags with ease
• Easy grip handles on the top and bottom of the container which make them easy to transport and empty

Once the strategy for the recycling program was established the equipment was selected and stocked. The bank created communication and promotional tools to launch the program to the retail locations. Each location was given access to recycling products and equipment supplied by Busch. TD Canada Trust also supplied mini recycling bins stamped with the banks logo and environmental slogan. The bins were filled with program instructions and geared toward educating and exciting TD employees to use the new program.

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Conclusion
Overall, the program was overwhelming well received by TD employees and customers. The recycling program and products helped to support the environmental brand and culture of the bank. TD is well known for their “Friends of the Environment Foundation” and various other green pursuits.

Busch Systems has been the North American leader of waste and recycling containers for the past twenty five years. They set the industry standard for the yearly production of new molded bins. Each container manufactured by the company is 100% recyclable, made in North America and contains a minimum of 35% recycled content. The ‘Wave Solo & Duo’ are the next generation of Busch recycling containers. The ‘Wave Solo’ is designed for single-stream collection and the ‘Wave Duo’ is designed for multi-stream collection.

The ‘Wave Series’ is designed to optimize valuable space in high traffic areas, such as, food courts. The lid of the container hasretention bumps across each side which creates a secure space for food trays to nest inside each other. The containers are also fitted with an adjustable hinge which allows the lid to be swiveled to the side. This makes it easier and faster to collect materials.

The inside of the ‘Wave Solo & Duo’ is curved inward so that water can drain out easily; keeping the containers clean and odor free. The new recycling bins are also lined with high quality plastic compartments which are fitted with grip handles. The twenty gallon liners are easy remove, collect and clean.

According to Craig Busch, Chief Executive and President of Busch Systems, “The new ‘Wave Solo & Duo’ recycling bins have the durability and capacity of outdoor containers, with the odor resistance and versatility of indoor recycling containers. We are pleased to offer our customers these complete bin ideal for any of the tight spaces available at amusements parks, recreational centers, schools or malls.”

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Background
Michigan State University

• Founded in 1855
• The top research institution and leader in international engagement
• Currently has 533 buildings and over 40,000 students enrolled in the more than 200 programs
• First recycling program was launched in 1991
• Thousands of recycling containers have been scattered across the campus

Busch Systems International

• North American leader of waste, compost and recycling containers for the past 25 years
• Set the industry standard for the yearly production of new molded bins
• Each container is 100% recyclable and North America made with a minimum of 35% recycled content

Waste Watcher

• Space efficient, high density, attractive and functional
• Ideal for high traffic areas
• Holds upward of 23 gallons of recyclables or waste
• Has custom lids, labels and openings for easy sorting
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) also uses these containers

Analysis
The new containers marked the beginning of Phase II of the MSU recycling program.  In Phase I a mix of old and new containers were used in various building across the school. The mix of containers was confusing for students and looked poorly on the campus. Phase II was rolled out in late December of 2009 with Busch ‘Waste Watchers’. Staff spent four, fourteen hour days over winter break to setup the program effectively. 

Phase II consisted of three thousand dark green ‘Waste Watchers’ which were placed in over 200 buildings at MSU including:

• Classrooms
• Research labs
• Athletic centers
• Administration buildings
• Residential houses
• Bus terminals

Previously, Deans had objected to recycling containers being in so many public spaces because they wereunattractive. The sleek appearance of the ‘Waste Watcher’ meant that more recyclables could be collected in more places at MSU.

The containers were used to form a recycling station:

• The ‘Waste Watchers’ are designed to link together to form a sleek recycling station
• Each container collects a different material without occupying a great deal of space
• The station collects paper, mixed, boxboard, plastics and household metal

The recycling stations are emptied by the custodial staff who:

• Transfers the material into larger containers
• The recycling crew picks up and transports the containers to an on campus recycling center
• The school then sorts it, bales it and sells it
• This fosters sustainability and produces a profit to fund the program by

The ‘Waste Watchers’ features are designed to help the schools collection process including:

• Removable lids and easy-grip handles which save time and resources
• Custom lid openings
• MSU selected a circular opening for plastics and a thin slot shaped opening for paper collection

MSU found the custom openings on the containers to work well with their program. The openings feature a simple, clean sorting system which is easy to identify and use. This diverts more materials into the correct container and reduces the resources spent sorting them.

Conclusion
Overall, Busch recycling containers have increased MSU’s recycling participation. They have also improved the quality of sort from the collected materials. What remains to be seen is how the program will take shape in the coming months and how this will impact future initiatives. Nevertheless, the new containers allow for more recyclables to be collected in more areas. This increases the profit made by the recycling center and reduces the schools carbon footprint.

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Executive Summary

Background
Youngstown State University (YSU)

• Founded in 1908
• Started as an Urban Research Institute
• 14,600 students currently enrolled
• First recycling program started in 1990

Busch Systems International

• North American leader of waste, compost and recycling containers for the past 25 years
• Set the industry standard for the yearly production of new molded bins
• Each container is 100% recyclable and North America made with a minimum of 35% recycled content

Recycling Containers

• 8 Collection Carts (65 Gallon)
• 50 Recycling & Waste Pails (32 Gallon)
• 25 Better Than Stone Containers (45 Gallon)
• 300 Apartment Recycling Bins (6 Gallon)

Analysis
In the 2006/2007 academic year YSU began using Busch containers to enhance their recycling program. That same year Youngstown State became the first college or university in Ohio to compost food waste. The schools recycling program used Busch containers in event locations, athletic facilities, dining halls, parking lots and office/academic buildings. The goal was to help the school reduce their carbon footprint by collecting different recyclables campus wide including:

• Paper & Publications
• Mixed Beverage Containers
• Compost
• Cardboard

The new recycling bins made it faster and easier to collect these materials with such features as:

• Heavy-duty rubber wheels which make it easy to manoeuvre the Collection Carts
• Grip handles which make it easy to recollect the Recycling & Waste Pails into different special events
• Side hinges which makes it easy to open the Better Than Stone bin regardless of where it is located
• Durable handles and lightweight frame which makes it easy to collect and empty the Apartment Bins

The containers are also helping to achieve the universities current recycling goals. In 2006 the goal was expand on the type of recyclables which could be collected and the areas the containers could be placed. In 2010 some of the goals are to:

• Divert 700 tons of recyclables, reusable and compostable materials from landfills
• Achieve a 55% waste diversion rate
• Consolidate waste receptacles and recycling bins to create waste stations
• Expand the current composting program

With the goal of expanding their composting program in 2010 comes the need for more recycling bins. For this new containers could be used. Since 2006 Busch has expanded their product portfolio; introducing containers with improved features for collecting food waste. For example, the new Busch Kitchen Composter (KC5) would be a great addition to their composting program. It is compact and fitted with a carbon filter for better odour filtration.

Youngstown State has set a very ambitious diversion goal for 2010. Thankfully, all of Busch containers are custom designed to divert more materials away from waste baskets and into recycling bins. The containers are fitted with custom labels, openings and lids so that students can clearly and quickly see what the containers are collecting. This ensures that more materials end up recycled and sorted effectively; making the post-collection process easier. At YSU after the recyclables are collected they are:

• Transported to the Mahoning County Solid Waste District’s (MCSWD) Recycling Center
• At the center the recyclables are emptied into 4 yd, 10 yd and 20 yd dumpsters
• Once full,  a waste hauler takes the dumpsters to a designated Materials Recovery Facility
• At the factory the materials are separated and prepared for reuse

Conclusion

Overall, the Busch containers have helped Youngstown State University achieve their recycling goals both in previous years and currently. The recycling bins are easy to use and collect, making it ideal for operators and the student body alike. What remains to be seen is how the upcoming changes to their program will shape the use of these containers.

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