Leveraging Public Universities to Meet Zero Waste Goals

1. Leveraging Public Universities to Meet Zero Waste Goals Case Studies of the Partnership Between City of San José and San José State University Emy Mendoza Zero Waste Planner City of San José

2. Who Am I?

3. San José Green Vision • 25,000 Clean Tech jobs • Reduce per capita energy use by 50 percent. • All electrical power from clean renewable sources. • Build or retrofit 50 million square feet green buildings. • Divert 100 percent of waste from landfill and convert waste to energy.

4. San José Green Vision • Recycle or beneficial reuse 100 percent wastewater. • General Plan measurable standards for sustainable development. • 100 percent public fleet vehicles on alternative fuels. • 100,000 new trees, replace 100 percent of streetlights with smart, zero-emission lighting. • Create 100 miles of interconnected trails.

5. Partnerships? City of San José + San José State University, Urban Planning Dept.

6. = • Las Plumas Eco-Park (HHW site development with Environmental Planning class) • Commercial Redesign District Study (with Urban Planning studio class)

7. http://www.sanjoseca.gov/planning/data/google/default.asp

8. Case Study 1: Las Plumas Eco-Park • June 2006 - Property acquired • Fall 2006 - Environmental Planning Class • Spring 2007 – Class Project & Community Engagement • June 2007 - San José City Council

9. Students & Staff Site Evaluation

10. Las Plumas Vicinity Map

11. Numerous potential uses Eco playground Native American plant garden Building materials reuse

12. Numerous potential uses Eco playground Green building demonstration Native American plant garden Solar panel demonstration Building materials reuse

13. Numerous potential uses Eco playground Green building demonstration Native American plant garden Solar panel demonstration Building materials reuse Environmental education center Living Roof

14. Proximity ___ ___ __

15. Aerial View of Las Plumas Site

17. Case Study 2: Fall 2008 Commercial Redesign Urban Planning Students GIS Mapping of Waste Stream

18. Urban Planning Studio Class Works with a local community On a real-life problem or project

19. Student Work included: • History of waste management • Environmental education – Cradle to Cradle, The Story of Stuff • Commercial Redesign ‘problem’

20. Data Sources • Business Permit Data • 27,000 businesses • Addresses • SIC codes • Numbers of employees • Hauler Data • Actual waste collection • By zip codes • Broken into waste types

21. Projected Annual Waste Generation • California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB) disposal rates: • Industry-specific waste generation rates per employee • Joined with business permit data • Projected tonnage of annual waste generation • Mapped results using GIS • Identified concentrations of commercial waste

22. Example: Il Fornaio Restaurant Business Permit Data • 302 S. Market Street • 87 employees • 2 Digit SIC Code: 58 Annual Waste Generation • __ employees x __ lbs/wk/employee* • 87 x 119 lbs/week = 10,353 lbs/week • x 52 wks/yr = 538,356 lbs/yr • ÷ 2000 lbs/ton = 269 tons/yr*CIWMB Disposal Rates Source: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2057/2060624195_4503c91714.jpg?v=0

23. San Jose Waste Generation

24. Waste Generation Comparison

25. Original Concepts

27. Recommended System • Two geographic collection districts • Two haulers for most standard services • Performance standards • Exclude construction & demolition debris

28. Presentation to IWM staff

29. IWM Staff with students

30. Discussion of findings