Housing Recycle
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December 2016
Recycle Monthly Average Pounds Per Home
89 Tons collected
40
Goal is 36 Pounds per Household
AVG Pounds per Household
for DEC 16 = 35
30
20
10
0
Mr. Brian Dosa, IMHD-PW, [email protected], (254) 287-5500
UNCLASSIFIED
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CSC Supplemental Document, January 25, 2017
Housing Trash to Landfill
250
200
December 2016
Landfill Monthly Average Pounds Per Home
397 Tons collected
AVG Pounds per Household for Dec 16 = 156
150
100
Goal is 100 Pounds or Less per Household
50
0
Mr. Brian Dosa, IMHD-PW, [email protected], (254) 287-5500
UNCLASSIFIED
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Housing Recycle/Trash Rate
December 2016
Recycle - VS - Trash to Landfill Average Per Home
125
100
27% 21%
21%
21%
20%
19% 18%
17%
75
50
89 tons recycled 
397 tons to landfill 
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0
Mr. Brian Dosa, IMHD-PW, [email protected], (254) 287-5500
UNCLASSIFIED
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16%
14%
14%
13%
Housing Recycle
Recycle Monthly Average Pounds Per Home
Thru December 2016
40
Goal = 36
30
20
10
0
OCT NOV DEC
JAN
FEB
MAR APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
FY17-MONTHLY AVERAGE FY16 – MONTHLY AVERAGE FY15 MONTHLY AVERAGE
FY12 – MONTHLY AVERAGE FY13 – MONTHLY AVERAGE FY14-MONTHLY AVERAGE
*All villages have 96-gallon containers.
Mr. Brian Dosa, IMHD-PW, [email protected], (254) 287-5500
UNCLASSIFIED
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Fort Hood Net Zero Waste Program
CSC Supplemental Document, January 25, 2017
What is Net Zero Waste?
Net Zero Waste is a holistic strategy to reduce and reuse waste
while incorporating emerging best practices, such as single
stream recycling and food waste composting, to manage waste at
Army installations with a goal of reaching zero landfill by 2020.
High five to Net Zero Waste!
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Net Zero Culture
Goal: Change culture at Fort Hood to achieve Net Zero Waste.
Key Tasks:
• Rethink and Reduce amount of resources used.
• Re-purpose and Reuse whenever possible.
• Recycle and Compost waste resources.
• Identify technologies and strategies to reach Net Zero.
Zero.
• Employ aggressive strategic communications campaign
through conservation education, incentives and training.
End State: Fort Hood Community has embraced Net Zero and
is actively supporting the effort.
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Why Should You Care?
• $4M annually to operate the landfill and provide trash collection.
• Each person throws 2.6 lbs of material into the landfill every day.
• Everyone in the Fort Hood community plays a vital role in the installation’s
Net Zero Waste efforts by actively reducing, reusing and recycling waste.
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Solid Waste to Fort Hood Landfill
25000
23,400
30% Reduction
19,835
20000
18,705
18,058
17,489
17,438
FY14
FY15
15000
16,380
10000
5000
0
Tons
FY10
FY11
FY12
FY13
FY16
Fort Hood has made great progress thus far and we need your help to
continue this trend!
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Net Zero Waste Diversion Glide Path
2011
2012
2013
2014
50%
55%
48%
49%
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
60%
65%
70%
75%
80%
85%
53%
55%
Diversion Goal
42%
45%
Actual Diversion
39%
44%
Diversion efforts include
Recycling
Composting
Donations
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What is in our Waste?
• 75% of everything going into our
landfill has the potential to be
composted or recycled.
• Single Stream Recycling has made
this much easier.
• Composting installation-wide will be
available starting in FY18.
Did you know?
•
We throw cash in the trash everyday!!!
•
In FY16, approximately 4,861 tons of
recyclables went into the landfill!
•
$583,320 could have gone back to
Soldier unit funds!
Fort Hood
Landfill Composition 2016
Compostable
Food Waste &
Soiled Paper
44%
Recyclable
Paper,
Cardboard &
Plastics
31%
NonRecyclables
25%
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Where Can You Start?
Reduce
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Avoid purchasing disposable single use items (dinnerware and food-related items).
Purchase items in bulk and in concentrated form if available.
Reduce printing requirements and set printers to default to double-sided.
If printing is required, print multiple pages per sheet of paper.
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•
•
•
Convert all required printed forms for signature into electronic signature forms.
Conduct weekly inspections of trash cans and avoid purchasing the items that are found.
Promote DFAC dining to reduce food-related waste and packaging.
If bringing food from home, reduce waste that could be generated from those meals.
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Where Can You Start?
Repurpose & Reuse
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Promote the use of reusable bags during grocery shopping.
Purchase reusable batteries as much as possible.
Purchase products with recycled content (paper, pens, other supplies).
Participate in the installation-wide yard sales in housing and in the barracks.
Take all unserviceable government-owned property to DLADS by calling 287-7763.
Share excess materials (military equipment, excess POL products and furniture) with other
units.
• Donate household hazardous materials (e.g., cleaners) to the Classification Unit for reuse.
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Single Stream Recycling
What can you
put in your
blue bins?
Now you can
use one
container to
collect all
your
recyclables!
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Single Stream Recycling
• Fort Hood Recycle offers a single stream recycle program, allowing for recyclables to be
commingled.
• Be sure to place your clearly labeled blue recycle bins next to trash cans to prevent placing
the wrong material in the wrong bin.
• The sorting equipment and reconfiguration increase the Recycle Center’s processing
capacity from 8,500 tons to 18,000 tons per year. Take a tour to see the upgrade!
• Cardboard, plastic, metal, paper, and glass can now go into the same blue bin.
• Miscellaneous recyclables will need to be taken to the Recycle Center.
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Miscellaneous Recyclables
Recycle these miscellaneous
recyclables at the Fort Hood
Recycle Center.
Holiday
Lights
Plastic
Bags
Clothing
& Shoes
Pallets
Toner
Cartridges
CDs
Scrap
Metal
Small Household
Appliances
Fort Hood Recycle
Bldg. 4626, 72nd St. & Railhead Dr.
254-287-2336
Mon - Fri, 7:30 - 11:30 am & 12:30 - 4:30 pm
Additional Services
• Bulk pickup available upon
request for large quantities of
material. *Not for military
housing.*
• Paper and hard drive shredding
services available 8 - 11:30 am
and 12:30 - 4 pm.
• Secret document destruction
available. Call 254-248-5447.
• Scale available for DITY moves
at a $5 cost.
• Get paid in cash for aluminum
cans.
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Recycle Center Location
You can borrow
recycle containers for
special events!
Fort Hood Recycle
Bldg. 4626, 72nd St. &
Railhead Dr.
254-287-2336
Recycle Proceeds Pay For:
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Oktoberfest
Fort Hood Community Showcase
Nature in Lights
Courses of Clear Creek
UFC Fight Night Viewings
BOSS Program Sponsorship
Hood Howdy
Boxing Fight Night Pay-Per-View
Month of the Military Child
Military Spouse Appreciation Day
Freedom Fest Fireworks
BLORA (Water Fest, Flashlight Egghunt)
Super Bowl Event
DFMWR Runs and Cardio Events
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Household Hazardous Waste Collection Center
Products Accepted at the Household Hazardous Waste Collection Center
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Household Hazardous Waste Collection Center
Household hazardous waste
and personal electronics are
accepted free of charge at the
Household Hazardous Waste
Collection Center, located at the
Fort Hood Classification Unit,
for proper disposal or recycling.
The Household Hazardous
Waste Collection Center will
NOT accept ammunition, food
products, medical products,
items normally collected by Fort
Hood’s Recycle Program or
property book or government
owned items.
Classification Unit
254-553-0896
254-288-7627
Bldg. 1348
Ivy Division Rd. & 37th St.
Monday-Friday
7:30 - 11:30 am &
12:30 - 4:00 pm
Ivy Division Rd
Classification
Unit
Government owned property
such as computers, and military
equipment must go to DLADS
for turn-in by calling 254-2877763 for an evaluation and pickup.
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Unit Generated Petroleum, Oil, and Lubricant Materials
Unit operations can send the
below items to the Classification
Unit for processing and recycling
by calling 254-288-7627 or
254-553-0896 for an appointment.
• Oil and fuel filters
• Fluorescent bulbs
• Batteries (lithium, sulfur dioxide,
nickel metal hydride, etc.
• Aerosol and paint cans
• Empty POL containers
• POL contaminated (rags, pads,
etc.)
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You Can Compost Yard Waste
All bagged yard waste such as leaves, trimmings,
grass clippings, etc. can be placed in bags and
brought to the Compost Center at Clarke Rd and
Turkey Run Rd
*Village residents may use curbside compost bins*
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Net Zero Waste Website
For more information visit the
NZW website
www.hood.army.mil/NetZero/
Contact Information
Fort Hood Recycle
Bldg. 4626, 72nd St. & Railhead Dr.
254-287-2336
Mon - Fri, 7:30 - 11:30 am & 12:30 - 4:30 pm
Classification Unit
254-288-7627 or 254-553-0896 Bldg. 1348, Ivy Division Rd. & 37th St.
Mon - Fri, 7:30 - 11:30 am & 12:30 - 4:00 pm
Fort Hood Landfill/Compost
254-532-2256
Mon - Fri, 7:30 - 5:00 pm and Saturday 7:30 am - 2:00 pm
Sustainability & Net Zero Waste Program Manager
Jennifer Rawlings -254-535-8557
For more information visit:
http://www.hood.army.mil/dpw/
http://www.hood.army.mil/NetZero/
http://facebook.com/FortHoodRecycle
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