{"id":15583,"date":"2019-07-09T16:21:19","date_gmt":"2019-07-09T23:21:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/sustainability\/?p=15583"},"modified":"2020-05-08T21:05:18","modified_gmt":"2020-05-09T04:05:18","slug":"15583","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/sustainability\/2019\/07\/09\/15583\/","title":{"rendered":"Waste Audit Press Release 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/07\/IMG_20190423_135013-new-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"waste\" data-id=\"15592\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/07\/IMG_20190423_135013-new.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/sustainability\/2019\/07\/09\/15583\/img_20190423_135013-new\/\" class=\"wp-image-15592 img-fluid \" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/07\/IMG_20190423_135013-new-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/07\/IMG_20190423_135013-new-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/07\/IMG_20190423_135013-new-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/07\/IMG_20190423_135013-new.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/05\/k3-new-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"waste\" data-id=\"15255\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/05\/k3-new.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/sustainability\/ew-19-tuesday\/k3-new-2\/\" class=\"wp-image-15255 img-fluid \" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/05\/k3-new-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/05\/k3-new-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/05\/k3-new-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/05\/k3-new.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/05\/KEEPS-NEW-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"waste\" data-id=\"15260\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/05\/KEEPS-NEW.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/sustainability\/ew-19-tuesday\/keeps-new\/\" class=\"wp-image-15260 img-fluid \" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/05\/KEEPS-NEW-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/05\/KEEPS-NEW-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/05\/KEEPS-NEW-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/05\/KEEPS-NEW-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/05\/KEEPS-NEW.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong> Haste Creates Waste!  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Written by Erin Nye<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em> How by slowing down, and being more conscious of waste practices, BC students can contribute to more sustainable campus and a healthier environment <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bellevue College did an excellent job of engaging the entire campus and getting students involved in this year\u2019s Earth Week. The Office of Sustainability made sure that entire week of April 22 &#8211; April 26 was filled with so many exciting events, special presentations, workshops, art, a farmer&#8217;s market, and so much more that was not only enjoyable, but extremely educational and impactful. One of the events that never fails to leave a lasting impact on participants is the annual earth week waste audit. Students from four different classes, including Mr. Glover\u2019s environmental science class, along with teachers, faculty, and other volunteers joined efforts to participate in BC\u2019s fourth annual waste audit \u201cConquering Mt. Trasnhmore\u201d on Tuesday April 23rd . The waste audit involves a meticulous process of sorting through the trash collected from campus building C, distributing the trash into the proper waste categories (recycling, landfill, or compost), weighing the waste from each category, and recording those numbers. After the numbers are recorded, they are then analyzed and categories broken down into the mass and volume of landfill waste, recycling, and compostables. Doing a waste audit is incredibly important for many reasons. In general, it\u2019s critical for Bellevue College to understand how the campus is doing regarding waste management, knowing the output\/kind of waste the college actually contributes to, the areas that could use improvement, where the gaps are \u2013 what individuals on campus can be better educated on, and as a result, use all of this knowledge to figure out ways to reduce waste,implement better waste management strategies, and to have a more positive environmental impact overall. In completing the waste audit, students got the hands-on experience of learning how to properly sort trash, while also having the opportunity to fully understand the implications that come from not taking the time to do so. The results from the data right determined that the largest category of waste was compostables (Mass: 154.2lbs \u2013 Volume: 197.5gal.), followed by landfill (Mass: 77.5lbs\u2013 Volume: 111.5gal.), and least being recyclables (Mass: 18.8lbs \u2013 Volume: 68.5gal). The fact that 52% of the accounted volume of trash that was ended up in the landfill was actually compostable, 18% recyclable, and only 30% truly landfill waste represents just how much people on campus need to work on, and or, be educated on better waste practices. This data also reveals that there was more waste and compostables that ended up in landfill, and less in recycling, than in any other past years\u2019 waste audits at BC. This increase in waste\/compostables and decrease in recyclables is likely, in part, due to King County\u2019s new rule change over the last year declaring that in order for recyclable materials to actually be eligible for recycling, they need to be clean, whole, and dry. As a result, a lot of what could have been recyclable ended up having to be thrown out because it didn\u2019t meet that exact criteria. Therefore, a couple solutions to combat this increased responsibility would be for Bellevue College to provide the student population with education, training, and resources &#8211; like spaces to clean recyclables &#8211; in order to decrease the schools landfill waste production and increase responsible recycling efforts. Ultimately, it is going to come down to each student, and member of the BC community, making the conscious effort to do their individual part. By slowing down and taking more time to understand\/act on the proper waste practices, placing trash is the right containers, and putting in the extra effort to clean off recyclables to make sure that they can actually be recycled, each person at Bellevue College can contribute to a more sustainable campus and healthier environment.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/07\/erin-nye-graphs-01-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"15593\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/sustainability\/2019\/07\/09\/15583\/erin-nye-graphs-01\/\" class=\"wp-image-15593 img-fluid \" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/07\/erin-nye-graphs-01-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/07\/erin-nye-graphs-01-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/07\/erin-nye-graphs-01-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/07\/erin-nye-graphs-01-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/07\/erin-nye-graphs-01-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/07\/erin-nye-graphs-01.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/07\/erin-nye-graphs-01-55x55.jpg 55w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/07\/erin-nye-graphs-01-45x45.jpg 45w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/07\/erin-nye-graphs-01-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/07\/erin-nye-graphs-02-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"15594\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/sustainability\/2019\/07\/09\/15583\/erin-nye-graphs-02\/\" class=\"wp-image-15594 img-fluid \" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/07\/erin-nye-graphs-02-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/07\/erin-nye-graphs-02-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/07\/erin-nye-graphs-02-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/07\/erin-nye-graphs-02-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/07\/erin-nye-graphs-02-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/07\/erin-nye-graphs-02.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/07\/erin-nye-graphs-02-55x55.jpg 55w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/07\/erin-nye-graphs-02-45x45.jpg 45w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/07\/erin-nye-graphs-02-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can view and download the original link <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/07\/Waste-Audit-Press-Release-Erin-Nye.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"here (opens in a new tab)\">here<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Haste Creates Waste! Written by Erin Nye How by slowing down, and being more conscious of waste practices, BC students can contribute to more sustainable campus and a healthier environment Bellevue College did an excellent job of engaging the entire campus and getting students involved in this year\u2019s Earth Week. The Office of Sustainability made <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/sustainability\/2019\/07\/09\/15583\/\">...more about Waste Audit Press Release 2019<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2101,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15583","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-archive"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15583","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2101"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15583"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15583\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16786,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15583\/revisions\/16786"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15583"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15583"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15583"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}