Title
The Identification of Best Management Practices in a Materials Recovery Facility to Increase Solid Waste Diversion in the Department of Defense (DoD) Installations Along the Front Range of Colorado to Satisfy the DoD Solid Waste Diversion Goal of 40 Percent
Date of Award
2-21-2011
Document Type
Undergraduate Capstone Project
Degree Name
Master of Applied Science
Organizational Unit
University College, Environmental Policy and Management
Disciplines
Environmental Policy & Mgmt
First Advisor
Leonard Pasquini
Keywords
Air Force, Army, Best management practices, Colorado, Department of defense, Diversion, Materials recovery facility, Recycling, Solid waste
Abstract
The five installations operated by the Department of Defense (DoD) in the Front Range region of Colorado do not meet the DoD non-hazardous solid waste diversion goal of 40 percent, further impacting landfills and generating greenhouse gases. This applied capstone project identifies and evaluates best management practices of a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF), qualitatively and quantitatively, to increase solid waste diversion at a DoD MRF. An environmental benefits model quantified the externalities of increasing solid waste diversion at the installations. By implementing best management practices at a MRF, the DoD would divert an additional 1,400 tons of solid waste per year, resulting in the equivalent of 1,502,567 gallons of gasoline being saved, among many benefits presented in this capstone.
Publication Statement
Copyright is held by the author. Permanently suppressed.
Recommended Citation
Poll, Adam, "The Identification of Best Management Practices in a Materials Recovery Facility to Increase Solid Waste Diversion in the Department of Defense (DoD) Installations Along the Front Range of Colorado to Satisfy the DoD Solid Waste Diversion Goal of 40 Percent" (2011). University College: Environmental Policy and Management Capstones. 122.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/ucol_epm/122