01-del Mar Fairgrounds

Saving
$
and
Saving
Resources with
“Zero
Waste”
as
a
Goal Nancy Strauss Resource Conservation Coordinator Del Mar Fairgrounds, Del Mar, CA, USA E-mail – [email protected] 858-792-4298

1 Good
Afternoon!

Thank
you
for
being
here
and
letting
me
share
with
you
some
of
our
award
winning
Recycling
and
Resource
 Conservation
Program
ideas.

Program
Ideas   

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Introduction Zero Waste as a Goal Fairgrounds Recycling Program Overview Other resource conservation programs

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3 The
Del
Mar
Fairgrounds,
Del
Mar
Horse
park,
Surf
and
Turf,
and
the
Recreation
Center
consists
of
approximately
400
acres
and
 is
owned
and
operated
by
the
22nd
District
Agricultural
Association,
an
agency
of
the
State
of
California.

The
Fairgrounds
Mission
 Statement
reads:

“To
manage
and
promote
a
world
class,
multi-use,
public
assembly
facility
with
an
emphasis
on
agriculture,
 education,
entertainment,
and
recreation
in
a
fiscally
sound
and
environmentally
conscientious
manner
for
the
benefit
of
all.”


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4 The
Del
Mar
Fairgrounds
has
over
3.3
million
visitors
each
year.

Guests
attend
the
annual
San
Diego
County
Fair,
The
Del
Mar
 National
Horse
Show,
The
Del
Mar
Thoroughbred
Race
meet
and
hundreds
of
other
events
held
throughout
the
year.

Our
off
site
 horse
facility,
Horse
Park,
offers
horse
shows,
boarding
for
200
horses,
training
and
riding
for
the
entire
family.

The
golf
driving
 range
and
tennis
courts
at,
Surf
and
Turf,
are
busy
year-round.

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5 Here’s
a
photo
of
one
of
our
car
 shows

Fairgrounds
Recycling
Program 

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Began in 1985 with office paper recycling and now diverts nearly 90% of the solid waste from the landfill With support of the Board of Directors, Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, Premier Foods, Management, Recycling Staff, and others, the recycling program grew in leaps and bounds The Fairgrounds adopted a goal of “Zero Waste or Darn Close”

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7 Here
is
a
picture
of
the
grounds
with
the
San
Diego
County
Fair
in
full
swing.

One
of
the
advantages
of
the
Fairgrounds
recycling
 program
is
we
haul
our
own
recyclables.



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8 In
the
early
80’s
the
General
Manager
decided
we
should
haul
our
own
trash.

Going
from
hauling
trash
to
hauling
recyclables
was
 an
easy
transition
because
we
use
much
of
the
same
equipment.
We
are
able
to
choose
where
we
take
our
valuable
material.





































$150,000 in
Grants

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9 We
purchased
some
recycling
supplies
and
applied
for
numerous
grants
from
the
California
Department
of
Conservation
and
the
 California
Integrated
Waste
Management
Board
totaling
$150,000.

With
these
funds,
we
purchased
recycling
bins,
service
carts
 and
a
baler.

The
signs
with
the
bins
are
made
in-house
along
with
the
sign
holders.

We
went
with
blue
recycling
bins
because
 they
stand
out
and
in
most
cases,
it
is
the
same
color
residents
use
at
home.

Bins
received
from
DOC
Grants
 –
signs
made
in-house

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10 Here
is
one
of
our
typical
recycling
set-ups
during
the
Fair.

The
goal
is
to
match
every
trashcan
with
a
recycling
bin.

The
sign
in
 this
picture
was
from
one
of
our
local
partner
schools.

The
class
rooms
that
complete
a
sign
are
given
tickets
for
the
children
to
 come
to
the
Fair
and
see
there
art
work
displayed.

Of
course,
they
bring
Mom
&
Dad,
too!

Straw
removal
during
the
races 

Put Photo Here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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11 The
Del
Mar
Thoroughbred
Club
rents
additional
trucks
for
hauling
animal
bedding
because
of
the
volume
during
the
race
meet
 and
contributes
nearly
half
of
our
annual
diversion
efforts!

Financial
Benefit
of
Recycling 

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In 2006, the Fairgrounds recycled, utilized the local ADC program or sent to compost over 30 different materials totaling 24,015 tons Saved over 1.1 million in 2006 alone Financial Benefit = Revenue earned + landfill diversion savings – cost to compost

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Materials
Recycled,
Re-used,
 Composted
or
used
in
the
local
 Alternative
Daily
Cover
Program: • Aluminum


Appliances
 
Antifreeze
 






Asphalt

• Batteries


Cardboard



Carpet










Cartridges

• Concrete


Dirt



E-Waste









Food
Scraps

• Glass
 


Greens



Mixed
Paper






Newsprint

• Oil


Paint
 



Plastic
HDPE





Plastic
PET







• Refrigerator
 
Rendering

 
Metals
















Shavings • Straw

 


Universal
Waste


 


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Wood
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13 Here
are
a
list
of
products
we
currently
divert
from
the
 landfill.

New
materials
we
will
now
be
able
 to
recycle
at
the
Mixed
C
&
D
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Ceiling Tiles Carpet pad Drywall Telephone poles Railroad ties Over 30 materials diverted to compost or recycling.

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14 Here
are
additional
materials
we
can
now
recycle
at
a
local
Mixed
Construction
and
Demolition
Materials
Facility.

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15 Year-round
the
Fairgrounds
staff
collects
pre-consumer
fruit
and
vegetable
scraps
from
the
Kitchens.

These
food
scraps
are
run
 through
a
pulper
and
fed
to
special
vermicomposting
worms.


Worm
Wrangler,
Dave
Wilbur

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16 Here
is
Dave
our
Worm
Wrangler!

The
worms
“Eisenia
Fetida”
are
in
a
Vermitech
bin
which
contains
a
sprinkler
system,
lighting
 and

a
shaving
bar
that
automatically
slides
across
the
bottom
of
the
material
and
shaves
off
the
vermicompost
for
collection.

VermiTech
Worm
Bin

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17 The
28
foot
Vermitech
worm
bin
currently
handles
approximately
300
lbs
of
kitchen
scraps
per
week.

Dave
says,
“I
have
never
 gotten
so
much
accomplished
from
so
little
work!

Now
that
it
is
set-up
and
running,
it
needs
only
a
small
amount
of
attention”.

The
 worm
castings
will
be
used
in
the
gardens
on
the
Fairgrounds.

Worm
castings
are
like
time-released
fertilizer
and
help
plants
grow
 strong.

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18 Here
is
a
picture
of
our
pre-consumer
food
waste
collection
during
the
Fair
totaling
over
22
tons
in
just
22
days.

Too
much
for
our
 worms
so
it
is
hauled
in
a
sealed
container
to
Mira
Mar
Greenery.

Our Other Resource Conservation Programs 

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The Fairgrounds saves $45,000 annually on our sewer bill by keeping food out of the kitchen drains The Fairgrounds’ reduced its electrical usage by 15% The Fairgrounds has developed an Environmentally Preferable Purchasing and Practices Policy

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Continued… 

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The Fairgrounds uses 75 acre feet of reclaimed water annually for landscape purposes, including the grass race track Staff created The Annual Enviro Fair for public education now held during the Annual San Diego County Fair one day, July 5th. Formed a “Green Team” to oversee Source Reduction, Energy Conservation, Recycling and buying recycled content products in each department.

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Poly Track

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21 January 2007 - Installed a new $8.5 Million “Poly Track” race track surface made of recycled carpet fiber, used tires and waxed sand. The Poly Track was a great contributor to our water savings of 1,488,000 gallons of water during the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club Race Meet. The old dirt track had to be watered after each race. The Fairgrounds reduced its sewage usage by approximately 20% during the racing season in part by requiring spray nozzles with automatic shut-off valves on the wash rack hoses. The Fairgrounds staff created a “Green Team” –to oversee Source Reduction, Energy Conservation, Recycling and buying recycled content products.

Solar
Array


 Installed
1
megawatt
 of
solar
energy
on
 the
roof
tops
of
11
 horse
barns 02/27/2008

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22 The
Fairgrounds
installed
a
megawatt
of
Photovoltaic
Solar
Energy.

The
Solar
Array
covers
11
of
our
horse
barn
roofs
in
the
 stable
area.
The
Solar
Array
was
purchased
with
a
grant
covering
approximately
½
the
cost
of
the
$4.5
million
dollar
project.



Credits  

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Del Mar Fairgrounds Board of Directors Tim Fennell – CEO – for his support and leadership Ric Anthony – Ric Anthony & Assoc. – numerous projects and mentoring Larry Baumann – Solar Project Dave Wilbur – Recycling Manager Fairgrounds Management, Staff & Recycling Crew Fairtime and year-round contractors, Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, Premier Food Service and other contractors and participants

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