Smithsonian's GreenGov Presentation
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Presentations on Smithsonian Institution's Sustainability efforts from: • Nancy Bechtol, Director, Office of Facilities Management, Smithsonian Institution • Eric Hollinger, Archeologist, Archeologist, Anthropology Department, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
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- 1. Smithsonian’s Newest Museum Goes GREEN Nancy J. Bechtol Director, Smithsonian Facilities
- 2. Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory AZ & HI Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, MA Ft. Pierce Marine, FL Cooper Hewitt Design Museum, NY National Museum of the American Indian, NY Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, MD NMAI – Cultural Research Center, MD Storage Facility, NJ Museums & Zoo DC Smithsonian Conservation and Biology Institute, VA Storage Facility, VA Smithsonian Tropical Research Center, Panama Storage Facility, PA Our reach is far & wide The Smithsonian Institution
- 3. National Museum of African American History and Culture
- 6. History Gallery green roof & lawn irrigation system
- 9. Energy efficient exhibit lighting
- 10. State of the art restaurant
- 11. Eric Hollinger Ph.D. Archaeologist, National Museum of Natural History Smithsonian Institution Recycling Program
- 12. “In view of the great & increasing cost of paper, and of the large quantity of the article required in the operations of the Institution, I request that a basket be kept in each room of the building, into which all pieces of waste paper may be thrown during the day and afterwards emptied into a common receptacle to be preserved for sale.” Secretary Joseph Henry, 1862. Smithsonian Recycling Since 1862
- 15. Paper and Cardboard Recycling Facility Georgetown Paper Stock
- 16. Bottle & Can Recycling Commingled containers Plastics resin codes 1 through 5 Glass Aluminum Bi-metal cans
- 18. 2007- <1 ton 2008- 6 tons 2009- 15.3 tons 2010- 26.7 tons 2011- 30.9 tons 2012- 42.9 tons 2013- 49 tons 2014- 51 tons 2015- 40.1 tons Commingle increase at the National History Museum
- 19. Montgomery Co. Recycling Facility Recycling commingle (bottles and cans)
- 20. Wood pallets
- 21. Electronics make up a growing portion of the Smithsonian’s recycling efforts. 9/13/2016
- 22. Scrap Metal Recycling Joseph Smith and Sons
- 23. The Natural History Museum partners with Whole Foods to send #5 plastic laboratory waste to Preserve for recycling The NMNH molecular lab, Laboratories of Analytical Biology, generates tons of clean #5 plastic waste Preserve is a company that recycles #5 plastic into consumer products. www.preserveproducts.com
- 24. Acrylic from shop and exhibit displays
- 28. Banner tote bags sold to buy LED bulbs
- 29. Broken fossils from gift shop used as garden decoration
- 30. Elephant Manure >600 tons per yr National Zoo
- 31. Composting food waste in 3 museum restaurants
- 35. Staff Picnic Pilot 2012
- 36. The Smithsonian’s Folklife Festival Composted or Recycled 74% of its Waste in 2013
- 37. The Smithsonian’s Folklife Festival Composted or Recycled 93% of its Waste in both 2014 and 2015
- 38. The Smithsonian’s Folklife Festival Composted or Recycled 96% in 2016
- 39. Percentage of SI’s Solid Waste Diverted from Landfills
Notes de l'éditeur
- 19 museums, 9 research centers and the National Zoological Park 10,895,000 square feet of facilities owned worldwide 2 million square feet of leased space 640 buildings 137 million artifacts, works of art and specimens in the Smithsonian’s collections 2,000+ live animals 7.7 million digital records available online through the Collections Search Center 6,000+ Smithsonian employees 1,800+ employees in Facilities $840M total Smithsonian budget $202M Facilities Salaries and Expenses & $144M Capital Budget
- Roof top photo voltaic panels for hot water heating
- Reduced stormwater run-off with green roofs
- Harvested rainwater for site irrigation and fixture flushing
- Efficient low water plumbing fixtures
- Maximized interior day lighting Passive solar shading on façade
- The basic practice remains the same today as 150 years ago.
- Paper is collected primarily from staff areas although a few receptacles are present in spaces where newspaper and brochures may be more likely to be deposited.
- The paper products are recycled by GSA contractors Georgetown Paperstock and World Recycling. We like the GSA program because we get paid for our recycling and that assures us that the materials do indeed get recycled. If our recyclers don’t recycle it then they don’t get paid. Single Stream options would require us to pay for the service and our staff and visitors would be asking how we could be sure it got recycled. So we practice a dual stream program that results in a cleaner sort closer to the point of source.
- The paper products are recycled by GSA contractors Georgetown Paperstock and World Recycling. We like the GSA program because we get paid for our recycling and that assures us that the materials do indeed get recycled. If our recyclers don’t recycle it then they don’t get paid. Single Stream options would require us to pay for the service and our staff and visitors would be asking how we could be sure it got recycled. So we practice a dual stream program that results in a cleaner sort closer to the point of source.
- We participate in the GSA’s National Capitol Region Recycling Program for recycling Commingle.
- We have now changed to blue recycle bins with lids that keep out rain, animals and bees.
- The result has been dramatic increases in commingle recycling tonnage.
- Most of it is sent to the Montgomery County Material Recovery Facility which we visited to better understand what is being recycled and to assure out staff and visitors that the material we collect is indeed being recycled and we know where it goes.
- I took 25 banners, washed them, and had them sewn into 700 tote bags.