SUSTAINABILITY
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MUSC
recycle@musc.edu or www.musc.edu/gogreen
Overview
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MUSC Enterprise
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University/Research
Hospital
MUSC Physicians/Outpatient
Basic Stats
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7.8 million Sq Feet
82 acre campus
709 licensed beds in 3 Hospitals
over 800 Research Labs
12,000 employees and 3,000 students
Economic Impact of more than $2.3 Billion in 2007
Sustainability Focus Areas
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Climate
Energy: Green Building
Energy: Transportation
Water: Green Building
Waste Management & Recycling
Grounds
Food
Academics
Climate
“There is no longer any credible scientific debate about the basic facts:
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our world continues to warm, with the last decade the hottest in modern records
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deep oceans warming faster than the earth’s atmosphere
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Sea level is rising
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Arctic Sea ice is melting years faster than projected
4 past EPA Administrators 8/1/13
Is human activity a substantial cause of global climate change?
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Yes, according to the US National Academies of Science, NASA and NOAA
Climate
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Global Change Data
Downtown Charleston with 6 ft sea level rise
Lake Mead drought 2013
What is MUSC doing about this?
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Signed American College and University President’s Climate
Commitment
MUSC Greenhouse Gas Inventory
FY09 255,466 MTCO2e
 FY11 215,045 MTCO2e (purchased offsets for BEB)
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Achieve climate neutrality as soon as possible
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Set target date for achieving climate neutrality
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Need to do this
Set interim goals and actions
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See following slides
Energy: Green Building
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Bioengineering Building LEED Gold
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21.5% energy cost savings
Occupancy sensors, lighting controls, and task lighting
Wall insulation of R20
High-reflectance R20 roof
Double pane PPG windows
Window and building overhangs
Exterior lighting (savings of 36.1%)
Highly efficient HVAC system with
heat recovery
Energy: Green Building
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Energy Performance Contract
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Lighting and Lighting Controls
 Changed out ~ 49,000 lights
 Annual savings $664,700
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Fume Hood Upgrades
 96 fume hoods replaced: 50% less air used
 Automatic buffer, shuts off air when not in use
 Annual savings $288,523
Overall Energy and Water Savings of $2.5 M/Yr
Energy: Green Building Results
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FY 09 215 Million KWH or $15.1M
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FY 10 213 Million KWH or $16.7M
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Opened Dental building 5.5M KWH added
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Cost of 1 KWH went up by $0.0084 on average
FY 11 214 Million KWH or $17.6M
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Opened 2 new LEED research buildings 5.2 M KWH added
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Cost of 1 KWH went up by $0.0037 on average
FY 12 222 Million KWH or $19.3 M
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Cost of 1 KWH went up by $0.0044 on average
Energy: Transportation
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How we are reducing our impact: 10,000 daily commuters
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Walking
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Biking
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Riding CARTA EXPRESS bus (600+ day)
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Riding a Motorcycle
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Carpooling
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Trident Rideshare – Free Emergency Ride Home
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Occasional Parker - $5 day pass
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Carpooling to conferences/training
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Learning on-line and attending webinars
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Telecommuting instead of traveling
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Videoconferencing with colleagues
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Practicing Telemedicine
Energy: Education
Water: Green Building
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Energy Performance Contract
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Water Conservation Projects
 1815 new low flush toilets, 211 Urinals
 2571 Flow Restrictors, 100 Shower Heads
 Annual savings $509,760
Grounds uses computerized timed watering
 Extreme Emergency
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Middendorf Aquifer 2,075 ft deep well
Waste: Reuse
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Reusable Office Supplies
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Two locations on-campus
All items free to students, faculty &
staff
Pens, pencils, calculators, staplers,
rubber stamps, staples, scissors,
notebooks, notepads, 3-ring binders
– all sizes!, folders, envelopes,
manila & hanging file folders,
paperclips, rubber bands, small desk
top accessories, laser toners and ink
jet supplies
Donations are welcome: call us for a
pick up if you have a box or more
Waste: Recycling
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Single Stream for some residential areas
Dual Stream at MUSC
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Paper is separate
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Cardboard and Paperboard
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Are baled together and sold
Glass, Plastic and Steel Cans
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Paper must be shredded for confidentiality
Clean, shredded paper gets a better price
Magazines and books must be separated
These materials get sorted at the County facility
Metals
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Sold to offset the cost of recycling services
Waste: Recycling Work Requests
University: 2-4119
MUHA: 2-5600
Request a Recycling Service:
When you can expect service
Furnish recycling bin (specify materials)
within a week
Furnish clean out or temporary recycling bin
(specify materials)
two days notice required
Empty recycling bin (specify materials)
same day or next day
Unlock Confidential Paper recycling bin
within two hours M-F 7AM - 3PM
Waste: Bin Selection
Waste: Bin Location
Paper
• Near copier/fax/printer
• Behind Nurses station
• In Mailroom
Plastic
Glass
Steel
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Break Room
Next to Beverage machine
Classroom/meeting room
Patient waiting rooms
Cafeterias/lobbies
Waste: Recycling Collection Schedule
Campus Address
ART - Ashley River Tower
Central Energy Plant
Children's Hospital
CMH/McClennan Banks
CSB
Family Medicine
IOP
Rutledge garage;OT/PT outpatient clinic
Rutledge Tower - tower section
Rutledge Tower - older section
Rutledge Tower Annex
Rutledge Tower Physical Plant
Univ Hospital
135 Cannon
163 Rutledge
Plastic/Glass/Steel & Aluminum
Monday & Thursday
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Mon/Wed/Fri (OR only)
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Wednesday
Friday
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Wednesday
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Tuesday & Thursday
Thursday
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To request a collection UNIV call 2-4119 -MUHA call 2-5600
Paper
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Waste: Paper Shredding/Recycling
 1,458 bins emptied once a week
16,500 lbs./week average shredding
 Off campus service to Satellite Clinics
• Slim jim – 24 gal
All Paper is • Console – 30 gal
shredded!
• Locked Tote – 90 gal
Waste: Cardboard & Paperboard
Corrugated
Cardboard
• Flatten the box to prevent litter
• Flatten the box to help housekeeping
• Use one box to collect flattened boxes
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Glove Boxes
Suture supply Boxes
Frozen Dinner and Cereal Boxes
Tissue Paper Boxes
Envelopes and Office Supplies Boxes
NOTE: There are ten locations on the MUSC campus that collect or bale cardboard. Go to musc.edu/gogreen for a full list!
Waste: Mixed Plastic, Glass & Metal
NO Styrofoam
NO Plastic Wrap
Plastics #1 - #7
Aluminum Cans
Other Steel
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661 bins emptied once a week
Current avg. per week 1 ton
Glass Bottles
Waste: Mixed Plastic, Glass & Metal
Put the lid back on!
Waste: Recycling Electronics
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E-Waste
Recycling: CD’s, floppy disk, cords,
plugs, calculators, speakers, printers,
phones, random scientific equipment
 Surplus: monitors, CPU’s, tagged
property
 7 bins emptied as needed
 Total collected in FY2012 = 21 tons
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All MUSC issued cell phones must go back to Communications (2nd floor
Harborview)
All MUSC information must be wiped out from hard drives before disposal
of CPU to preserve confidentiality!
Waste: Recycling Batteries
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Batteries
 100’s of locations
 Create free recycling bins from
plastic containers we receive from
pathology & Environmental
Services
 Give bins away at all public
events, presentations, on-call
 Accept lead acid, Li-Ion, Ni-Mh,
Ni-Cad, Alkaline
 Total collected in FY2012 = 7 tons
 Batteries Plus collects for free
Waste: Recycling Results
FY 12
Tons
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Office Paper
520
Restaurant Grease
5
Cardboard
309
Fluorescent Tubes
4
Yard Waste
120
Medical Products
4
Plastic, Glass & Steel
49
Toner Cartridges
4
Books
39
Radiology Film
2
Wooden Pallets
36
Oil & Oil Filters
2
Scrap Metal
32
Tires
1
Electronic or E-waste
21
Chemicals
Batteries
7
Total
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Grounds
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Arboretum
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Medicinal Garden
Butterfly Garden
Rain Garden and Bioswale
Organic Urban Farm
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3000+ trees on campus, 64 different species
Weekly work and learn sessions, health education
Biodegradable motor oil use
Composting of all yard waste
Diversity in plantings with emphasis on native
species
Tulip Poplar at Anderson House
Food
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MUSC Cafeteria
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Eat for Health
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Fresh on the Menu Certification: 25% local
Meatless Monday program and Mindful
Eco-mugs: $.25 discount for use of refillable mug
On-line ordering for patient meals/catering
Rainforest Alliance Certified Coffee & Tea
Biodegradable and compostable containers
Food waste is collected for compost = 2,000 lbs./week
Education program at Urban Farm
Farmer’s Market in various locations three times a week
CSA drop-off points in three locations
Academics
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Student Life
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Sustainability Pledge is offered on line
Student events: recycling and waste reduction
Eco Friendly regalia for graduation
Research
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Marine Biomedicine and Environmental Science
 Dr. Louis Guillette: studying the impact of toxic chemicals on reproductive development and functioning.
Environmental Research
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Dr. David Hoel: research & evaluation of the potential health effects of ionizing radiation.
Microbiology
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Dr. Michael Schmidt:
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Dr. Harold D. May: Microbes and the Future of Fuel Production
antimicrobial properties of copper to prevent HAI (4th leading cause of death in US)
Sustainability & Recycling Staff
Christine von Kolnitz Cooley
Sustainability Manager
843-792-1804
vonkolnc@musc.edu
Pete Rock
Operations Manager
843-792-4668
rockp@musc.edu
Kathy McKay
Administrative Assistant
843-792-2723
mckaykat@musc.edu
Caroline Davila
Communications
843-792-9745
davilac@musc.edu
Equipment Operator Staff:
Michael Peavy
Jerome Frazier
Robert Turner
Mark Bonnett
How to reach us:
Service phone number: 2-4066
Email: recycle@musc.edu
More information:
http://www.musc.edu/gogreen