Sustainability: OSU & Stillwater

1. Sustainability: OSU & Stillwater Ilda T. Hershey, OSU Sustainability Coordinator

2. Objectives • What is Sustainability? • What is OSU doing to be more sustainable? • Instruction, Research, Outreach • Operations • City of Stillwater • Resources Page 2

3. Sustainability What is Sustainability? Page 3

4. Sustainability • Sustainability Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs • Sustainability = Good Stewardship Environment Economy Society Page 4

5. Sustainability • NOT here to save the planet • Tenets of Sustainability • All things on Earth are connected • Web of life; actions have consequences • Live off nature’s income, not its capital • Renewable energy; materials recycling; conservation • There is no waste in nature • Circular Production; Cradle to Cradle Design • Design for the Environment (DfE) • Defining best processing & manufacturing practices • Lean Production - Reducing toxins Page 5

6. Benefits of Sustainability • Environmental Benefits • Clean Air, Water, Land • Energy & Resource Conservation • Economic Benefits • Energy & Resource Conservation = Cost Reduction • Lower Disposal Costs • Competitive Advantage • Social Benefits • Improved Human Health & Quality of Life • Culture of Environmental Stewardship Page 6

7. Sustainability at OSU “OSU faculty, staff and students will advance all aspects of sustainability through instruction, research, outreach, administrative decision-making, innovative design and operation of our physical facilities, and our daily behavior.” -Burns Hargis Page 7

8. Sustainability – Instruction • Integrating sustainability and environmental stewardship into the classroom: • 7 courses with central focus on sustainability • 24 courses with secondary focus • 76 courses with peripheral focus • Environmental Science Graduate Program – Interdisciplinary • Graduate Majors: • DASNR Environmental Science; CEAT Environmental Engineering • Certificate Program: Environmental Studies • Undergrad Majors: • Management (Business Sustainability),Civil Engineering (Environmental); CEAT Biosystems Engineering (Environment & Natural Resources), Chemical Engineering (Environmental), DASNR Environmental Science (Environmental Policy, Natural Resources, Water Resources); A&S Applied Sociology (Environment & Society) • Undergrad Minor: • Ag, A&S (Environmental Economics & Policy) Page 8

9. Sustainability – Research • Research that enhances sustainability and environmental stewardship: • 105 faculty members involved in sustainability • Fields of Research: Agriculture, Natural Resources, Renewable Energy, Pollution Prevention, Biofuels, Social Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Architecture, Green Product Design, Ecology, Ecotourism, Business Page 9

10. Sustainability – Outreach • Educate and assist the local, state, national, and international communities in practicing sustainability and environmental stewardship: • Local Farmers and Residents • Municipalities • State and Federal Agencies • International Communities Page 10

11. Sustainability - Operations • Green Building • LEED Certification – Student Union • Natural Light • Insulation • High Efficiency Equipment • Recycled Materials • Grounds • Integrated Pest Management • Composting landscape waste • Irrigation system • Tree Campus USA Page 11

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13. Sustainability - Operations • Transportation • Compressed Natural Gas Vehicles & Fueling Station • Hybrid & Electric Vehicles • Carpool Benefits • Parking Garages • Mass Transit • Orange Ride Bike Rental & Repair • Dining Services • Local, Organic, Vegetarian Foods • Eco-friendly Disposable Products • Trayless Buffets • Recycle Cardboard, Cooking Oil, Compost Produce Page 13

14. Sustainability - Operations • Drinking Fountains: • Dozen retrofits or new fountains with sensor refill taps • Reduction of plastic bottles counter • Custodial/Housekeeping • Paper goods have highest recycled content • Less toxic cleaning supplies • Testing steaming equipment that would eliminate the two most toxic cleaning chemicals still in use by Housekeeping: degreasers and oven cleaners Page 14

15. Sustainability - Operations • Renewable Energy • Wind Power • 26 turbines; 60 megawatts • EPA Green Power Partner • Geothermal • Solar • Energy Use • Energy Management Policy & Guidelines • Energy Conservation Program • Energy Efficiency • Measuring our Carbon Footprint Page 15

16. OSU Energy Management Policy • Established August 2007 • Energy Conservation is Everyone’s Responsibility • OSU Policy & Procedures: The Board of Regents “expects all personnel at each campus to make a positive contribution to maximize energy conservation and produce real energy savings” • Teamed with Energy Education Inc. • Created Energy Guidelines (www.okstate.edu/energy) • Responsibility of all Students, Faculty, and Staff • HVAC including Seasonal Set Points • Lighting • Water Page 16

17. Changing Behavior Results • From August 2007 to present, OSU’s Energy Conservation Program has saved over $28 million system wide focusing almost completely on behavioral changes • Turning off lights and computer equipment • Turning down HVAC systems Page 17

18. Carbon Footprint A measure of the annual greenhouse gas emissions caused by an organization What impact do our activities have on the environment with relation to climate change? Page 18

19. Carbon Footprint • Scope 1 Emissions: • Power Plant Production of Steam, Electricity, and Chilled Water • Boilers, Hot-water Heaters, Unit Heaters, Roof-top Units • Mobile Combustion – Vehicles, Generators, Equipment • HFCs in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Equipment • Farm Animals – Methane Production • 2006: 48,502 Metric Tons CO2e • 2009: 51,777 Metric Tons CO2e • 2011: 52, 732 Metric Tons CO2e • Scope 2 Emissions: • Generated in Production of Electricity by Utility Company • 2006: 117,045 Metric Tons CO2e • 2009: 112,785 Metric Tons CO2e • 2011: 128,946 Metric Tons CO2e • 34,604 with 77% wind simulation Page 19

20. Carbon Footprint • Scope 3 Emissions: • Commuting • Air Travel • Contracted Vehicles • Electrical Line Losses • Waste Disposal • Construction • Product Consumption Putting it in Perspective: • 2011 Scope 1 & 2 Emissions = Annual GHG Emissions from 37,849 passenger vehicles Page 20

21. Waste Management • Set of plans to manage solid waste • A means of achieving sustainability • Recycling infrastructure may be lacking Page 21

22. Waste Management • Reduce & Reuse Programs: • OSU Surplus; Dept. Surplus; Café Libro • Orange Tech Cartridge Refills • Move-out Collections • Real Pokes Pass It On • FGSH Yard Sale • Textbook buybacks & donations • Dining Services • Reusable cup & shopping bags • Drink discount Page 22

23. Waste Management • “Real Cowboys Recycle” SGA • Game Day Recycling • Move-In Recycling Program • Campus Recycling Program • Office paper, mixed paper, colored paper, journals, magazines, junk mail, manila folders • Shredded paper in bags • Cardboard (13 cardboard dumpsters) • Containers • Plastic bottles (#1-2) • Aluminum cans • Dream Machines = Reverse vending machine • WM/Pepsico proceeds to Disabled Veterans Page 23

24. Waste Management • New Recycling Procedures & Campaign • Custodian collect from floors • Recycling department collects from buildings • OSU Recycling Committee • Website • Videos, presentations, events Page 24

25. Waste Management • OSU Recycling Center Page 25

26. Waste Management • Behind-the-Scenes Recycling • Scrap metal • Wooden pallets • Tires • Lab glass • Lab chemicals • Used electronics • Auto batteries • Rechargeable batteries • Used motor oil • HFCs (refrigerants) • Fluorescent light bulbs/tubes Page 26

27. Sustainability Office Page 27

28. Educate Faculty, Staff, Students • Stress the importance of sustainability to OSU • Collaboration with student organizations • Encourage Green Teams, ECO-Reps, etc. • Put a Face on OSU Sustainability • New website & social media pages • Sustainability, Recycling & Energy presentations • Tours of Recycling Center, Water Treatment Plant, Power Plant • Measure Sustainability efforts using STARS program of AASHE • Communicate Green Initiatives to students, staff, faculty • Bring awareness to sustainability • OSU Sustainability Stakeholders Group & Recycling Committee • Set an example by “Walking the Talk” Page 28

29. City of Stillwater • Stillwater Recycling Task Force • Citizen group • Decades of community support • Switch to Pay-As-You-Throw refuse service • Charged by size of refuse cart (3 sizes) • Increase from $1.00 to $2.00 difference • Incentive to reduce waste • Curbside Recycling Pilot Program 2012 • Single-stream (paper, cardboard, metals, plastics #1-7) • Additional $1.57 p/month • Refuse cart sizes reduced • Curbside Recycling Citywide as of September 2013 Page 29

30. City of Stillwater • Environmental • Conserve landfill space • Reuse natural resources • Economic • Allows for low monthly service rates • Reduction in landfill expense • Fewer injury claims • Social • Equitable refuse service • Cleaner streets (no bags for animals to rip into) • Less debris in storm water run-off • Healthier for children/pets Page 30

32. OKRA • www.recycleok.org • Nonprofit organization, works to support recycling efforts • Advocacy, Education (PSA Contest; Recycling Award for Schools), Outreach (Website; Newsletters; Listserv; Social Media), Market Development, Materials Exchange • Annual statewide recycling conference

33. SWANA Solid Waste Association of North America Indian Nations Chapter Spring Symposium Catoosa, OK Training Courses Certifications Monthly Meetings http://swanachapters.org/ok

34. Resources • Sustainability • Website: http://sustainability.okstate.edu • Email: sustainability@okstate.edu • Facebook: www.facebook.com/osuenergy • Twitter: https://twitter.com/OSUgreen • Energy Conservation Program • Website: www.okstate.edu/energy • Email: energy@okstate.edu • Recycling • Website: www.pp.okstate.edu/recycle • Email: recycle@okstate.edu Page 34

35. ? Questions? ? ? Oklahoma State University Sustainability and Energy Conservation Page 35