Terracycle Opportunities at UW - Stout: A Feasibility Study

Terracycle Opportunities
at UW - Stout
A Feasibility Study
Patrick Stariha
Zach Renk
Jon Hunter
Table of Contents
Background
Project Timeline
Project Proposals
Walmart
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1 Congregational Church
Menomonie Food Co-op
UW Stout
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UW Stout Pilot Implementation
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UW Stout Pilot Results
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Terracycle Final Recommendations
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References
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Appendices
A. Poster Potential Collection Items
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B. Poster Final Collection Items
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C. Terracycle In-Store Collection Methods
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D. Key Contacts
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E. E-Mail Trail
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Description of Current Conditions

Background:
Terracycle is a small business which creates consumer products from pre- and post-consumer materials.
Its purpose is to eliminate the idea of waste. This is done by creating national recycling systems for
previously non-recyclable or hard-to-recycle waste. These recycling systems include brigades, groups of
volunteers that collect and send waste to Terracycle. The waste is collected and converted to a wide
variety of products and materials. To date, there are 2,176,013,042 people collecting trash; and
2,293,274,397 waste units have been collected. With the items collected, Terracycle then sends money to
a charity of the collectors choice. Terracycle has contributed over four million dollars to charity since the
company was founded in 2001. This company is unique because it allows for people to set up brigades
and send in collected items for free. Terracycle pays for shipping and postal costs (Terracycle: Outsmart
waste, 2012).
We believe the implementation of Terracycle could greatly benefit the Greensense organization at UW
Stout. Greensense is a student campus organization that is a collective group of individuals that try to
raise awareness of the environment and sustainability through campus and community wide events. They
are involved with creek clean-ups, Adopt-a-Highways clean-ups, Recyclemania, and Earth Week activities
on campus. The implementation of a Terracycle collection program on campus could be a potential
fundraiser for Greensense. Greensense would be the key stakeholder in this implementation, and could
raise money for environmental projects on campus.
Situational Analysis:
Ink jet cartridges are difficult for people to recycle on campus. According to Sarah Rykal, UW Stout
Environmental Sustainability Coordinator, there is confusion about how to dispose of ink jet cartridges on
campus. Because of her passion for the environment, Sarah currently mails cartridge recycling mailing
bags to individuals who contact her. UW-Stout does not receive proceeds for recycling the inkjet
cartridges. Each cartridge needs to be mailed individually in one of the designated bags (S. Rykal,
personal communication, March 01, 2012). During a presentation to the Environmental Sustainability
Steering Committee (ESSC), Camille Thorson stated that the University of Colorado Boulder has
established a designated location for the collection of batteries and cell phones (C. Thorson, personal
communication, April 13, 2012). She provided a photo to the ESSC to better illustrate the system (Figure
4).
Discarded electronics and printer ink cartridges can have a hazardous long-term effect on the
environment. The materials that house printer ink cartridges and the ink itself are potentially hazardous.
The plastic material takes decades to decompose. Discarded electronics, printer ink cartridges, and their
effects on the environment are important to understand. The environment is becoming contaminated with
chemicals and non-biodegradable materials (The Effect of Discarded Printer Ink Cartridges on the
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Environment, 2010).
The ever-growing size of landfills continues to be a problem. Landfills are designed and built to store
waste and are thought to be a safe containment of our garbage. However, there are countless hazardous
wastes that are blended into the municipal waste stream lead from batteries, mercury from light bulbs,
heavy metals from TV and electronics, etc. When these hazardous waste streams find their way into
municipal waste landfills, the contaminants can find their way into our drinking water. Also, land areas
designated as landfills can pose serious damage to the soil for many generations, as that land cannot be
used and converted into livable space.
When waste is delivered to an incinerator it is usually sorted to remove recyclables from the waste
stream. Even so, when the remaining municipal waste is incinerated, pollutants are emitted to the air.
Typical emissions include CO2 (carbon dioxide), N2O (nitrous oxide), NOx (oxides of nitrogen) and NH3
(ammonia) (Johnke, 2010).
Triple Bottom Line Analysis:
Environmental Extends the life of resources used. Terracycle creates items for consumers from the
items collected and allows consumers to return these upcycled or recycled products at the end of their
useful life. This closed loop system prevents items from being landfilled. The money generated from
Terracycle will allow Greensense to fund environmental/sustainable projects on campus.
Social - Boost economic need for shipping and jobs with Teracycle. More jobs can reduce the rate of
unemployment and increase the quality of life for people. This can also provide an opportunity to
educate the community on the importance of sustainability.
Economic - This spurs the shipping economy, creates more job opportunities on Teracycles end, and
extends the life of resources used.
All proceeds would be sent to the nonprofit organization
Greensense to be used exclusively for environmental/sustainable projects on campus.
Project Timeline
Tuesday,February14,2012
Thursday,February23,
2012
Tuesday,February28,2012
Thursday,March01,2012
Presentoverviewofinitialplanofattacktoclass/instructor
Projectwork
Projectwork
MeetwithSarahRykalandJulianaLucchesidiscussopportunitiesoncampus
PROGRESSReporttoclass:howdoestheprocesscurrentlyworkhandindraft
overview
Tuesday,March06,2012
Projectworknextsteps:brainstormingandidentifyingpossiblesolutionsor
changestomoresustainablepractices.DeterminingaPLANofactionto
examinefeasibility/impactsofpossiblesolutions.
Groupspresentoverviewofpossibleprojectproposalsandplanto
class/instructor
Implement1stcollectionbininJarvisScienceWing360
TrashBlitz dumpsterdivetocompiledataofpotentialTeracycleitemsin
wastestream
Projectwork
MeetwithRobMacDougalldiscussFCUCCopportunityforinvolvement
PROGRESSReporttoclass:Howfeasiblearetheproposedsolutions/changes?
Determiningfocus.Handindraftoverviewandbasicanalysisofproposals
Groupmeetingswithfacilitatortodiscussdraftreportandnextsteps
Updateinstructorsonrecentandfutureactions
Workondraftprojectreportanddocumentation
Meetwithadvisorstoframeupfinalproject
Discuss/proposeprojecttoEnvironmentalSustainabilityCommittee
Projectwork/PresenttoWasteReductionWorkGroup
Handindraftprojectreportandpartialdocumentation
Hostboothoncampusforearthweek
Groupmeetingswithfacilitatortodiscussdraftreportandfinalsteps
Projectwork
Projectwork
HandindesignprojectreportanddocumentationEvaluatepeersandindividual
contribution.
STEMExpopresentation
Possibledateforfinaloralprojectpresentations
Wednesday,March21,
2012
Tuesday,April03,2012
Thursday,April05,2012
Friday,April13,2012
Friday,April20,2012
Tuesday,May01,2012
Thursday,May03,2012
Tuesday,May08,2012
Tuesday,May08,2012
Project Proposals
Walmart Project Proposal
Operational Details
Present idea to Menomonie Walmart
Use single store as a pilot trial for 4 weeks
Provide collection bins
Monitor and collect the items Sunday evenings at 7:00 PM
Review and analyze data push for a regional/statewide rollout if pilot trial proves beneficial
Technical Factors
Walmarts willingness/ability to participate
Bin separation how would we do it?
Bin location around store? In entrance?
Marketing/Awareness
Resources Used
Collection bins
o
Packaging student to build collection bins
Enough cardboard to build bins
Shipping resources (shipping is free however resources are involved)

o
Ink,
Paper
Box to contain contents
Tape to close box
Greensense
Dale Buck Shift Manager
Terracycle Team
Benefits of this location

Walmart is one of the busiest places in Menomonie and the most popular place to purchase the products
collected for Terracycle. With Walmarts huge sustainable consciousness (Walmart Scorecard), this
would be an ideal location for implementation. After a trial period at one location, there could be a possible
nation-wide rollout, which could decrease the amount of material that goes into the waste stream/landfill.
Results
We contacted and met with the Shift Manager Dale Buck on Wednesday, February 22nd. Our ideas were
proposed to him with a Power Point presentation asking if Walmart would have an interest in Terracycle.
Dale requested more information, so we contacted Terracycle to figure out the logistics of implementing
such a large scale brigade. Terracycle then provided us the illustrations in Appendix C. These show the
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options that corporations are allowed to use to implement Terracycle collection at their site. This gave us
a better understanding of the requirements, costs, and logistics of Terracycle. Due to the added cost to
Walmart of implementing bins like those listed in Appendix C, Walmart is unable to participate.
We tried to make contact with a corporate level employee, but were unsuccessful in that their e-mail
system is an intranet and there are no employees at that level in Menomonie. Walmart was very reluctant
to hand out any contact information that would have helped us.
Due to rules within Walmart Corporation and the way Terracycle works, Walmart is unable to help us
collect items. If Walmart were to put bins in their store, there would be a major cost associated with this
Walmart would have to pay Terracycle to help them pay for shipping and the upcycling of collected items.
The way Terracycle receives funding is through companies that produce items they accept. For example,
Frito Lay pays Terracycle millions of dollars so their chip bags can be sent in and upcycled into new
products. Since this would be such a large scale operation, Walmart would have to sponsor this new
brigade to cover the shipping and bin manufacturing (B. Stevens, e-mail, Feb. 23, 2012).
Recommendations
Dale was not able to make decisions and could not implement this into this one store. Those decisions
need to be made from a corporate level. The implementation would start regionally to test feasibility for
national roll out. We recommend not trying to implement Terracycle collection bins at Walmart unless a
key corporate contact is identified.
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1 Congregational Church and Our Saviors Lutheran Church Project Proposal

Operational details
Provide bin to local churches
Create awareness of project within congregations
2 options:
o
Greensense responsible for collecting bins, separation, and sending to Terracycle

(proceeds go to Greensense)
Church sets up an account with Terracycle and operate independently
Proceeds go to church
We provide a bin for incentive or if needed
Technical factors
Churchs willingness to participate
Determine which operational systems to use
Resources required
Collection Bins
o
Packaging student to build collection bins
Enough cardboard to build bins

o
Ink
Paper
Tape to close box
Greensense
Contact at every church involved
Benefits of implementing at churches

Churches are very good at getting their congregations to donate for good causes. The participation rate
amongst their congregations is typically quite high. Each member of the congregation more than likely
has products that are being collected and would be more than willing to donate for Terracycle. In addition,
the church itself uses a lot of ink printing bulletins and flyers and could contribute greatly. Since churches
are non-profit organizations, they may want to pursue this initiative themselves if a partnership with UW
Stout does not work out or if they want to do it as a personal fundraiser.
Results
1st Congregational Church was very receptive. Pastor Rob McDougal discussed Terracycle with his
committee after meeting with Patrick who explained the logistics of Terracycle. They chose to use the first
option in the operational details (work with Greensense). The Church congregation requested a bin and
collected items for two weeks as an Earth Week activity. At the end of this event, many items were
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collected and $29.28 was raised. However, one unforeseen problem was the amount of electronic waste
that cannot be used for Terracycle (Table 1). Most of the non-Terracycle items that still worked were
donated to the Goodwill. Broken items will be recycled at Best Buy, Inc.
TABLE 1: TERRACYCLE ITEMS COLLECTED FROM THE 1ST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH EARTH
WEEK COLLECTION.
Recommendations
Our recommendation is that Greensense continue to work with 1st Congregational Church. In the future,
the congregation should be better educated about the specific items that are accepted for Terracycle to
reduce the amount of electronic waste that cant be used for Terracycle. We also propose communicating
with other community churches about participating with the Greensense Terracycle project.
Menomonie Market Food Co-op Project Proposal

Operational Details
Present idea to General Manager Crystal Halvorson

Provide bin for collecting items
Monitor bin and collect items as needed
Technical Factors
Menomonie Market Food Co-op willingness/ability to participate

Bin location in store or entrance
Marketing/Awareness
Collection and separation of materials
Resources Used
Collection Bins
o Packaging student to build collection bins
o Enough cardboard to build bins
o Ink
o
Paper
Tape to close box
Greensense
Terracycle Team
Benefits of this location

Menomonie Market Food Co-op is known for marketing to and attracting environmentally conscious
consumers. We have observed that their current efforts with #5 (Polypropylene or PP) recycling is very
successful since the collection bin is typically overflowing.
Results
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We contacted the General Manager, Crystal Halvorson, Thursday, April 27 by email and phone. The
Terracycle project was well received until the concern of space was discussed. Currently, due to the #5
recycling effort, there is additional space available for a Terracycle collection bin. Crystal mentioned that
there are plans to increase store size in the future, however that timeframe is unknown.
Recommendations
Due to the current space constraints, Terracycle cannot be implemented at the Menomonie Market Food
Co-op. However, Greensense should stay in contact with Crystal to help build Terracycle into the
business model when the store size in increased.
Operational Details
UW Stout Project Proposal
Create awareness among students and faculty about Terracycle and the items that can be collected
o
Campus life Today emails
An advertisement on http://www.uwstout.edu/sustainability/
Create a Green Week Go video to add to the series
Provide collection bins
Krista James, professor in the biology department at UW Stout, has communicated that we can
implement a bin in Jarvis Science Wing room 360 and in the biology department office area. Professor
James has confirmed that she will allow her contact information to be placed on the bins with
instructions to call her when the bin becomes full. She will then contact the appointed Greensense
representative to empty the bin, sort items, and send to Terracycle (K. James, personal
communication, March 20, 2012). All proceeds will be sent to the nonprofit organization Greensense
to be used exclusively for environmental/sustainable projects on campus
Options:
o
Bins in Jarvis Science Wing room 360 and Science professors office area.
Bins at each of the resident halls front desks
Bins in all restrooms with showers of residential halls
Bins side by side with all other recycling bins on campus
One universal collection site on campus Memorial Student Center (MSC)
Technical Factors
Universitys willingness to provide locations to implement bins
Student and faculty participation
Clear marketing/instructions
Resources Required
Links on http://www.uwstout.edu/sustainability/
Bins
Locations on Campus
Greensense representative Krista James
Life Cycle Analysis

The university produced 311 tons of landfilled waste in 2010 (Greenhouse Gas Manual and Historical
Documentation, 2011). Much of this waste includes materials and items that could potentially be collected
for Terracycle (Appendix A).
Results
On April 13, 2012, Patrick Stariha gave a Terracycle project proposal presentation to the Environmental
Sustainability Steering Committee (ESSC). Jeff Keenan, Stout Adventures Coordinator, raised the point
that the current recycling and composting system on campus is very confusing. This lack of
understanding is believed to reduce the degree of participation. When the proposed list of items was
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displayed, Jeff recommended that we focus on a few higher valued items. The thought is that it would
reduce confusion of what can be collected and could increase participation. He also said he would allow a
bin in Stout Adventures and would call Krista James as needed for pickup (J. Keenan, personal
communication, April 13, 2012).
Patrick also presented to the Waste Reduction Work Group (WRWG) on April 17, 2012, and proposed
implementing a collection bin in the Memorial Student Center (MSC) to collect the items listed in Appendix
B. The idea was well received and Karen Lund, Interim Assistant Director of Operations and Services in
the MSC, referred Patrick to Darrin Witucki, the Director of the MSC. A meeting was set up between
Darrin, Patrick, and Sarah Rykal to discuss the opportunity for implementing a collection bin in the MSC.
Darrin proposed we start with one bin on the lower level, located in a very visible area. He found a three
slot container with side door key access in the Max R catalog and proposed that his office pay for the
container since its important to maintain the professional image of the remodeled MSC. Greensense will
be given a key to empty the bin as needed. Darrin will work on the wording and icons for the bin and will
obtain the necessary approvals. The three slots would be for 1) ink jet cartridges, 2) all other items in
Appendix B, and 3) battery recycling. Battery recycling is a possible new startup program that is unrelated
to Terracycle. The proceeds earned from Terracycle will fund the battery recycling program (D. Witucki,
personal communication, 1 May 2012). Greensense needs to follow up with Darrin Witucki at the
beginning of the fall semester 2012 to learn of any progress Darrin made over the summer.
Three cardboard Terracycle collection bins were implemented around campus: one in Stout Adventures,
one in Jarvis 360, and one in the Biology Department office complex (Jarvis Hall Science Wing 331).
These bins were designed and made by Jon Hunter in the packaging lab. Pictures and descriptions of
acceptable items were glued to the top of the lids.
Recommendations
Keep current bins in Jarvis and at Stout Adventures. See final recommendations for more details on
further implementation on campus.
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UW Stout Pilot Implementation

Trial Campus Collection
1. Trash Blitz On Wednesday, March 21st, Greensense organized an event called Trash Blitz.
This event involved emptying the South Campus dorm dumpsters and separating trash from
recyclables. This was an opportunity for us to help Greensense and our project by separating
items that we can send to Terracycle. Throughout this three hour event there were multiple
volunteers that helped the cause. Below is a picture of the volunteers (Figure 1). The original list
of collectable items and the current collected items are listed in Appendices A and B, respectively.
FIGURE 1: VOLUNTEERS SORTING RECYCLABLES AND ITEMS COLLECTED FOR TERRACYCLE AT TRASH BLITZ.
2. In-Class Bin In Jarvis 360 we implemented a collection bin to collect the items listed in Appendix
A. The main contributors to the collection bin were the students from our class and the Trash
Blitz. The bin was made from C flute corrugated cardboard in the packaging lab on campus. The
bin requires almost 15 square feet of corrugated (note these bins are temporary). Below are
pictures of the collection bin in class and a layout of the design (Figures 2, 3).
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FIGURE 2: COLLECTION BIN LOCATED IN JARVIS HALL 360 CLASSROOM WITH IMAGES AND DESCRIPTIONS OF WHAT IS
BEING COLLECTED.
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FIGURE 3: DRAWING OF CLASSROOM COLLECTION BIN WITH DIMENSIONS. THIS WAS THE MOST CONVENIENT SIZE
FOR AREAS THAT DID NOT HAVE SPACE CONSTRAINTS. THIS DRAWING CAN BE USED TO REPLICATE THOSE BINS. THE
BOARD WAS CUT AND SCORED ON THE KONGSBERG XL44 IN THE PACKAGING LAB. LAB ASSISTANTS ARE AVAILABLE
DURING LAB HOURS TO CUT OUT DESIGNS. FILE FORMATS MUST BE PROVIDED IN .ACM FORM.
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UW Stout Pilot Implementation Results

After collecting and sorting the items collected from the Trash Blitz and the class collection bin, the results
and amount collected were recorded (Table 2).
Product
Quantity
Price
Total
Cheese
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$0.02
$0.46
Tortilla
$0.02
$0.04
Drink Pouch
$0.02
$0.16
$2.50
$0.00
$0.02
$1.80
$0.02
$0.00
$0.02
$0.02
99
$0.02
$1.98
$2.50
$10.00
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$0.25
$5.75
Graphing Calc
$2.00
$0.00
Cell Phones
$0.01
$0.00
$0.02
$0.08
MP3 Player
Candy Wrappers
90
Bear Naked
Scotch Tape
Chips
Digital Cameras
Ink Cartridge
Beauty
Total
$20.29
TABLE 2: THIS TABLE SHOWS THE RESULTS OF A 3 WEEK PILOT TRIAL. THIS DATA INCLUDES ITEMS FROM A
CLASSROOM COLLECTION BIN AND SEPARATION OF TRASH FROM THE TRASH BLITZ. THE LIST OF THESE ITEMS CAN
BE FOUND IN APPENDIX A.
From collecting items in the classroom for 3 weeks and separating trash during Trash Blitz, about 4.5
pounds of acceptable items were collected to send to Terracycle. The only items gathered from the Trash
Blitz were candy wrappers, chip bags, beauty products, cheese packaging, and drink pouches. After
calculating the profit from each item collected, it is estimated that a total of $20.29 will be sent to
Greensense from Terracycle. This data helped us understand that the majority of the funding came from
the higher ticket items (Appendix B). These items, digital cameras, cell phones, ink cartridges, graphing
calculators, and mp3 players, were collected in the classroom (360 Jarvis). This demonstrated that
people will keep the environment in mind by saving these items for Terracycle.
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Terracycle Final Recommendations

University of Wisconsin Stout
Our recommendation is to establish a central collection station on the lower level of the MSC.
Greensense students will be responsible for monitoring and emptying the bin, and mailing collection items
to Terracycle. The Memorial Student Center (MSC) is the best location on campus due to the continuous
flow of students, faculty, and staff walking through the building. Collecting high value and electronic items
(digital cameras, cell phones, inkjet cartridges, graphing calculators, and MP3 players) will create the best
funding option for Greensense campus sustainability initiatives. It also provides an opportunity to safely
recycle potentially hazardous materials.
We do not recommend installing new bins in other buildings. The estimated 540 pounds of potential items
that could be collected does not justify increasing the number of collection bins across campus (Table 3).
In addition, for permanent implementation, Karen Lund stated that the University would require the
purchase of more aesthetically pleasing bins (K. Lund, personal communication, 1 May 2012). In addition
to looking more professional, these bins would be more durable than corrugated cardboard bins.
However, the permanent bin cost would outweigh the profits obtained from the program. Campus-wide
Terracycle implementation could also prove difficult for Greensense members to monitor and empty
collection bins.
5dumpstersanalyzedon
thesouthcampus
residencehalls
Totalper
week
Total
estimatefor
onesemester
Total
estimatefor
oneyear
Items
251
x4
Weight(lbs)
4.5
Estimateofall20
residentialdumpsters
Items
1004
Weight(lbs)
18
x15weekspersemester
3,765
68
15,060
270
x2semestersperyear
7530
135
30120
540
TABLE 3: THE ESTIMATED WEIGHT/NUMBER OF ITEMS THAT COULD BE COLLECTED FROM

SOUTH CAMPUS RESIDENCE HALLS
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To eliminate ink contamination, one bin should be used for inkjet cartridges and the other for electronic
items. The appropriate marketing materials (visual aids and instructions) will be needed on the
containers to inform participants of the rules (Figure 4).
Ink Jet
Cell phones, digital
Cartridges
players, and
cameras, mp3
graphing calculators
FIGURE 4: EXAMPLE OF PERMANENT COLLECTION BINS FOR INK CARTRIDGES, DIGITAL CAMERAS, GRAPHING
CALCULATORS, AND CELL PHONES.
The corrugated Terracycle collection bins currently located in Jarvis 360, the Biology Department office
area, and Stout Adventures should remain in those locations. These areas are frequently visited by
students and faculty that are conscious of recycling and aware of the Terracycle initiative. Krista James
contact information will be applied to the bins. When notified that a bin is full, she will contact the
appropriate Greensense representative to have the bin emptied. When funds are available for permanent
bins we suggest using the same collection system as the MSC.
A marketing program should be implemented that educates the campus community about the Terracycle
program and the location of collection bins. Marketing could include, but is not restricted to Campus Life
Today e-mails, Green We Go videos, and information posted on the Sustainability Stout Website.
Greensense should set-up a separate bank account for Terracycle funds. In addition, Greensense should
document the quantity of items collected and the amount of funds generated. Each fall and spring
semester, this documentation should be presented to the Environmental Sustainability Steering
Committee and the Greensense faculty advisors.
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1 Congregational Church of Menomonie

Continue working with the 1st Congregational Church to collect items during Earth Week. During the 2012
Earth Week collection, many items were collected and $29.28 was earned from Terracycle. However, one
unforeseen problem was the amount of electronic waste that cannot be used for Terracycle (Table 1). In
the future, the congregation should be better educated about the specific items that are accepted for
Terracycle.
Walmart
It is our recommendation that Terracycle not be implemented at Walmart unless a corporate level
employee is identified and is willing to propose the idea internally. All of the work and logistics should be
carried out by Walmart Corporation in order to be successful.
The Menomonie Market Food Co-op
The Menomonie Market Food Co-op will not be able to participate in Terracycle due to space constraints.
There has been talk of increasing store size, but until then Terracycle cant be considered. Once the store
expansion occurs, we recommend following up with the general manager to present the Terracycle project
again. It would be a good idea to bring hard data to show the participation levels on campus and in the
community.
Shipping Collected Items
When items are collected and sorted into their shipping containers, they are not able to be shipped by the
United States Postal Service. They must be brought to a private industry drop off location, such as
Marketplace Foods, Wisconsin Credit Union, etc. In addition, the shipping label must be taped or applied
to the box prior to dropping it off.
Non-Terracycled Electronic Waste
We recommend that all collected electronic items that cannot be used by Terracycle be donated to charity
(if they work) or taken to Best Buy, Inc for their e-waste recycling program.
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References
Johnke, B. (2010). Emissions from waste incineration . 455-468. http://www.ipccnggip.iges.or.jp/public/gp/bgp/5_3_Waste_Incineration.pdf
Terracycle: Outsmart waste. (2012, April 19). Retrieved from http://www.terracycle.net/en-US/

The effect of discarded printer ink cartridges on the environment. (2010, October 23). printer ink catridges,
http://www.printerinkcartridges.com/articles/the-effect-of-discarded-printer-ink-cartridges-on-theenvironment.html
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Appendices
Appendix A. Poster Potential Collection Items:

Materials accepted for Terracycle: The following poster can be used to applied to
collection bins to advertise what is being collected.
Materials Accepted for Terracyle

Any brand and any size plastic tape dispensers and cores
$0.02 each
Any brand of used cheese packaging. Examples: string cheeses

packages, individual singles wrappers, singles packages,
shredded cheeses packages and all plastic cheese packaging
$0.02 each
Any empty brand or size chip bag
$0.02 each
Only Bear Naked brand packaging which includes: Bear Naked

granola bags, Bear Naked trail mix bags, Bear Naked Granola
cookie boxes
$0.02 each
All brands or sizes of used cell phone; No house/portable

phones, phone chargers or loose batteries are accepted
through this program $0.01 each
Any brand inkjet cartridges $0.25 each
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Any brand or size MP3 player

$2.50 each
Any brand and size of: lipstick cases, mascara tubes, eye shadow
cases, shampoo bottles, conditioner bottles, bronzer cases,
foundation packaging, body wash containers, soap tubes, soap
dispensers, lotion dispensers, shaving foam tubes (no cans),
powder cases, lotion bottles, chap stick tubes, lotion tubes, face
soap dispensers, face soap tubes, face lotion bottles, face lotion jars, eyeliner
cases, eyeliner pencils, eye shadow tubes, concealer tubes, concealer sticks,
lip liner pencils, hand lotion tubes, hair gel tubes, hair paste jars.
No hair spray cans, nail polish bottles, and nail polish remover bottles accepted.
$0.02 each
Any brand and size candy wrappers. No candy boxes or gum
packaging.
$0.02 each
Any kind of brand of drink pouches. We do not accept juice boxes

at this time.
$0.02 each
Any brand of digital cameras

$2.50 each
All brands and styles of graphing calculators are acceptable

$2.00 each
We accept any tortilla and tostada packaging

$0.02 each
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This Brigade accepts any brand of tortilla and tostada packaging:

tortilla plastic bags, tostada cello bags, tortilla plastic packaging
$0.02 each
We accept any brand and any size cereal bag. We do NOT accept
cereal boxes or the plastic cereal lining found inside cereal boxes.
$0.02 each
The monetary value for each unit collected is paid to Greensense

environmental club by Terracycle. All proceeds will be used solely for
the investment of renewable energy sources on UW-Stout campus.
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Appendix B. Poster Potential Collection Items:

Materials Accepted for Terracycle: The following can be used as a poster above or
applied to collection bins telling people what is being collected.
Materials Accepted for Terracycle

All brands or sizes of used cell phone; No house/portable phones,
phone chargers or loose batteries are accepted through this program
$0.01 each
Any brand inkjet cartridges $0.25 each
Any brand or size MP3 player

$2.50 each
Any brand of digital cameras

$2.50 each
All brands and styles of graphing calculators are acceptable

$2.00 each
The monetary value for each unit collected is paid to Greensense

environmental club by Terracycle. All proceeds will be used solely for the
investment of renewable energy sources on UW-Stout campus.
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Appendix C. Terracycle In-Store Collection Methods:

The following are potential collection bins that can be utilized for collecting Terracycle
items at Walmart.
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Appendix D. Key Contacts

Krista James
Professor
jamesk@uwstout.edu
Martha Daines
Professor
dainesm@uwstout.edu
Sarah Rykal
Environmental Sustainability Coordinator
rykals@uwstout.edu
Juliana Lucchesi
Student Sustainability Senator
luchessij@my.uwstout.edu
Greensense
Key stakeholder organization
greensense@uwstout.edu
Dr. Rob MacDougal
Pastor First Congregational United Church of Christ
robucc@wwt.net
Terracycle
(866) 967-6766
customersupport@terracycle.net
Dale Buck
Shift Manager Walmart
Dwbuck.s01819@stores.usa.walmart.com
(715) 235-6565
Crystal Halverson
Menomonie Food Co-op
(715) 231-3354
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Appendix E. E-Mail Trail:

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Terracycle In-Store Collection
Sent: Thu 2/23/2012 1:19 PM
To: Stariha, Patrick
Hi,
Based on our conversation, you would be looking at either Option #1 or #6, which is where the store would
oversee and manage the program. This deck is normally geared toward our brand partners, but in this
case you'd be gearing it directly to the retailer. Terracycle would produce and ship the bin to the store
(with a pre-paid return shipping label on the back of it), and there is a cost associated with each
bin. What you would need to do is identify a sponsor for this program to cover that cost.
Best,
Brett Stevens
Director, Retail Activation
Terracycle, Inc.
+1(609)393-4252 x3106
www.TerraCycle.net
121 New York Avenue
Trenton, NJ 08638
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RE: Teracycle discussion
Hi everyone,
Can we move the 1:30pm Thursday meeting location to 225 Administration Building? We can meet in my
offices conference room.
Thanks,
Sarah
Sarah Rykal
Environmental Sustainability Coordinator
University of Wisconsin-Stout
715.232.5254
www.uwstout.edu/sustainability
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From: Stariha, Patrick
Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2012 11:03 AM
To: Rykal, Sarah
Cc: Renk, Zachary; Hunter, Jonathan
Subject: FW: Teracycle discussion
Hello Sarah and Juliana,
My name is Zach Renk Im currently in the Sustainability Capstone course. My partners and I have
selected Teracycle as our semester project. I believe that Krista or Martha informed you that we would
like to meet and go over the feasibility of implementing Teracycle on campus. If both of you are free today
around 4:40pm to meet and discuss Teracycle that would be very much appreciated. If not could you
please let us know your next available time to meet?
Thanks for your time,
Zachary Renk
B.S. Packaging
University of Wisconsin - Stout
1107 8th St E
Menomonie, WI. 54751
(608) 220-7102
Email: renkz@my.uwstout.edu
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Sent: Tue 3/20/2012 4:42 PM
From: First Congo (Rob)
Patrick, Thanks for the info. We talked about your project at our church council meeting and they
assigned a couple of people to work on this with you. Is there a time when we could get together to figure
out what is possible for our involvement? What might be a time in your schedule between Tues - Fri next
week? I usually just go by "Rob" so feel free to address me that way. Rob
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From: Patrick Stariha
To: First Congo (Rob)
Cc: Hunter, Jonathan ; Renk, Zachary
Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2012 11:09 AM
Subject: Terracycle
Hello Dr. Reverend Rob MacDougall,
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I just wanted to follow up with our previous conversation regarding the exciting opportunity with
Terracycle. Attached is a document of all the materials that we are collecting. I hope this clears up any
questions. If you have any questions or concerns I would be happy to answer them.
Best regards,
Patrick Stariha
218.341.1257
Thank you Sue!
Hello Dr. Reverend Rob MacDougall,
I am excited to be working on Teracycle for my capstone in Sustainability. Teracycle is an opportunity to:
collect items that are not typically recyclable, save them from the landfill, and have them up-cycled or
recycled into new products. An example is Capri Sun pouches that are made into purses, wallets, or
bags. Another great aspect is that there are proceeds for each item collected. The proceeds go to a nonprofit organization or charity. I was wondering if you think the United Church of Christ Congregationalist
may be interested in participating as a collection site? Greensense would manage the logistics of the
collection: making the bin, sorting, and shipping when bin is full.
If you think there may be an interest in the congregation, would you like to meet and discuss this exciting
opportunity?
Best regards,
Patrick Stariha
218.341.1257
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From: Foxwell, Sue
Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2012 8:23 AM
To: Stariha, Patrick; James, Krista; First Congo (Rob)
Cc: Hunter, Jonathan; Renk, Zachary
Subject: RE: Terracycle
Hi Patrick and all,
Im copying Dr. Reverend Rob MacDougall on this e-mail. As the minister of the church he would be a
good one to initiate the discussion with. I am no longer the Moderator but I do believe that this is a project
that the 1st Congregational Church would be interested in exploring with you. Rob can hook you up with
the appropriate folks.
Thanks so much for doing this---its a great idea!!
Sue
Sue Foxwell
Research Administrator
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152 Vocational Rehabilitation Bldg.

Menomonie, WI 54751
715-232-2477 phone
715-232-1479 fax
foxwells@uwstout.edu
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Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 7:51 PM
To: Foxwell, Sue; James, Krista
Cc: Hunter, Jonathan; Renk, Zachary
Hello Sue,
I am excited to be working on Teracycle for my capstone in Sustainability. Teracycle is an opportunity to:
collect items that are not typically recyclable, save them from the landfill, and have them up-cycled or
recycled into new products. An example is Capri Sun pouches that are made into purses, wallets, or
bags. Another great aspect is that there are proceeds for each item collected. The proceeds go to a nonprofit organization or charity. I was wondering if you think the United Church of Christ Congregationalist
may be interested in participating as a collection site. Greensense would manage the logistics of the
collection: making the bin, sorting, and shipping when bin is full.
If you think there may be an interest in the congregation, would you like to meet and discuss the
feasibility?
Thank you for your time,
Patrick Stariha
218.341.1257
From: Foxwell, Sue
To: James, Krista; Stariha, Patrick
Subject: Re: Terracycle
Hello Krista and Patrick--I'm glad to help. Please let me know what you need. Sue
Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
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From: "James, Krista"
Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2012 00:22:58 +0000
Cc: Foxwell, Sue
United Church of Christ Congregationalist Church.
Im ccing Sue Foxwell on this email. Shell be able to help you connect with the right person.
She works at Stout (Research Services), but is also on the Church board.
Sue, Patrick is working on a senior capstone project to develop a feasibility study for Terracycling in
Menomonie.
This is a link to the Terracycle program: http://www.terracycle.net/en-US/
Krista C. James
Environmental Science
Applied Science Program
Biology Department
327 Jarvis Hall Science Wing
jamesk@uwstout.edu
https://bluedrive.uwstout.edu/users/facultystaff/jamesk/wwwroot/index.htm
715-232-1557
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To: James, Krista
Subject: Terracycle
Hello Krista,
What was the name of the church that was mentioned during the Greensenes officers meeting on
Monday? I would like to get in touch with them to discuss the opportunity of a collection bin there.
Hope all is well,
Patrick Stariha
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Sarah,
Patrick Stariha, one of the students in the Sustainable Design and Development Capstone course, would
like to present to the ESSC about Terracycle. He is requesting feedback from the committee about how to
make sure the project is sustainable (after they graduate). Hes also looking for practical feedback about
implementation.
Will you please add Patricks presentation to the meeting agenda?
Im ccing Patrick and his other project team members on this email.
Thanks!
Krista C. James
Environmental Science
Applied Science Program
Biology Department
327 Jarvis Hall Science Wing
jamesk@uwstout.edu
https://bluedrive.uwstout.edu/users/facultystaff/jamesk/wwwroot/index.htm
715-232-1557
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Sent: Tue 4/10/2012 2:21 PM
From: Renk, Zachary
To: mhendrickson@oslme.com
Cc: Hunter, Jonathan; Stariha, Patrick
Hello Pastor Hendrickson,
My name is Zach Renk, and my group members and I are currently working on a senior capstone project
to develop a feasibility study for Terracycling in Menomonie. Teracycle is an opportunity to: collect items
that are not typically recyclable, save them from the landfill, and have them up-cycled or recycled into new
products. An example is Capri Sun pouches that are made into purses, wallets, or bags. Another great
aspect is that there are proceeds for each item collected. The proceeds go to a non-profit organization or
charity. I was wondering if you think the Our Saviors Lutheran Church may be interested in participating
as a collection site. My team and I would manage the logistics of the collection: making the bin, sorting,
and shipping when bin is full.
For more information this is a link to the Terracycle program: http://www.terracycle.net/en-US/
If you think there may be an interest in the congregation, would you like to meet and discuss the
feasibility?
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Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns,

Zachary Renk
B.S. Packaging
University of Wisconsin - Stout
1107 8th St E
Menomonie, WI. 54751
(608) 220-7102
Email: renkz@my.uwstout.edu
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
From: Rykal, Sarah
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2012 10:54 AM
Subject: RE: Waste Reduction Work Group
Hi Pat,
Well be meeting in the Glass Lounge at Price Commons. Do you want to limit the presentation to the first
15 minutes? We have other things to discuss that we need to get to. Thanks! Also, do you need a
projector?
Thanks,
Sarah
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Sent: Tue 4/17/2012 5:04 PM
From: Rykal, Sarah <rykals@uwstout.edu>
To: Stariha, Patrick <starihap@my.uwstout.edu>; Witucki, Darrin <WituckiD@uwstout.edu>
Hi Darrin,
We discussed this with Patrick at the Waste Reduction Work Group meeting today (Karen Lund was
present) and the consensus of the group was very favorable. There was a lot of interest in implementing a
couple bins to collect ink jet cartridges and some of the personal e-waste Patrick describes below. Would
this be of interest to you?
Thanks,
Sarah
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Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 11:36 AM
To: Witucki, Darrin
Cc: Rykal, Sarah; Renk, Zachary; Hunter, Jonathan; James, Krista; Daines, Martha
Subject: Opportunity for Electronic Waste Receptacle in MCS
Hello Darrin,
My group members and I are currently working on a senior capstone project to develop the feasibility of
Teracycle on campus and in Menomonie. Teracycle is an opportunity to: collect items that are not typically
recyclable, save them from the landfill, and have them up-cycled or recycled into new products. An
example is Capri Sun pouches that are made into purses, wallets, or bags. Another great aspect is that
there are proceeds for each item collected. The proceeds go to a non-profit organization or charity. We
have signed Greensense up as the non-profit to receive the proceeds and the proceeds will be used
exclusively for sustainable projects on campus that the University wont/cant fund.
We were wondering if there would be an opportunity to have a bin in the MSC that specifically collects
digital cameras, graphing calculators, mp3 players, and potentially one more for inkjet cartridges. We
figure the MSC is a great hub that would be easy to create awareness/market. As the bins become full, a
Greensense representative would be called to empty the bins and handle the logistics from there. An
example of what this could look like is below but with the respective marketing information. The image
below is from University of Colorado Boulder.
Best regards,
Patrick Stariha
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Sources
Johnke, B. (2010). Emissions from waste incineration . 455-468. http://www.ipccnggip.iges.or.jp/public/gp/bgp/5_3_Waste_Incineration.pdf
Terracycle: Outsmart waste. (2012, April 19). Retrieved from http://www.terracycle.net/en-US/

The effect of discarded printer ink cartridges on the environment. (2010, October 23). printer ink catridges,
http://www.printerinkcartridges.com/articles/the-effect-of-discarded-printer-ink-cartridges-on-theenvironment.html
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Terracycle Opportunities

Menomonie Food Co-op

UW Stout Pilot Implementation

UW Stout Pilot Results

Terracycle Final Recommendations

B. Poster Final Collection Items

C. Terracycle In-Store Collection Methods

Description of Current Conditions

Triple Bottom Line Analysis:

All proceeds would be sent to the nonprofit organization

Greensense to be used exclusively for environmental/sustainable projects on campus.

Present idea to Menomonie Walmart

Use single store as a pilot trial for 4 weeks

Provide collection bins

Monitor and collect the items Sunday evenings at 7:00 PM

Walmarts willingness/ability to participate

Bin separation how would we do it?

Bin location around store? In entrance?

Packaging student to build collection bins

Enough cardboard to build bins

Shipping resources (shipping is free however resources are involved)

Box to contain contents

Tape to close box

Dale Buck Shift Manager

Benefits of this location

1 Congregational Church and Our Saviors Lutheran Church Project Proposal

Provide bin to local churches

Create awareness of project within congregations

Greensense responsible for collecting bins, separation, and sending to Terracycle

Church sets up an account with Terracycle and operate independently

We provide a bin for incentive or if needed

Churchs willingness to participate

Determine which operational systems to use

Packaging student to build collection bins

Enough cardboard to build bins

Shipping resources (shipping is free however resources are involved)

Box to contain contents

Tape to close box

Contact at every church involved

Benefits of implementing at churches

Menomonie Market Food Co-op Project Proposal

Present idea to General Manager Crystal Halvorson

Menomonie Market Food Co-op willingness/ability to participate

Box to contain contents

Tape to close box

Benefits of this location

UW Stout Project Proposal

Campus life Today emails

Create a Green Week Go video to add to the series

Provide collection bins

Bins at each of the resident halls front desks

Bins in all restrooms with showers of residential halls

Bins side by side with all other recycling bins on campus

One universal collection site on campus Memorial Student Center (MSC)

Universitys willingness to provide locations to implement bins

Student and faculty participation

Greensense representative Krista James

Life Cycle Analysis

UW Stout Pilot Implementation

UW Stout Pilot Implementation Results

Terracycle Final Recommendations

TABLE 3: THE ESTIMATED WEIGHT/NUMBER OF ITEMS THAT COULD BE COLLECTED FROM

Cell phones, digital