Goals for Materials Management
SHORT-TERM GOALS ( FY2022 - FY2024 ):
1 . Write and Implement a policy to purchase or select materials that are extracted using sustainable practices and contain non-hazardous chemicals and recycled content . Examples are : a . Paper products are Forestry Steward Council ( FSC ) certified or made of 100 % post consumer waste b . Cleaning supplies are non-toxic yet effective 2 . Recycle and reuse materials for construction , renovation , restoration , maintenance , and educational purposes . a . Consider salvaged materials for new or renovated paths and roads
3 . Reduce toxic and hazardous waste from all landscape management activities and divert , reduce , or eliminate waste to landfills . a . Track all dumpster loads that are removed from the site and aim for zero waste 4 . Eliminate waste from all office activities a . Track materials that cannot be recycled such as Styrofoam and ask the vendor to stop using those materials .
“ The elements which have once moved and circulated in living frames do not become extinct or useless after death ; they offer themselves as the materials from which other living frames are to be constructed … … the harmonious and ever-changing face of nature reminds us , by its resuscitating influences , that to die is but to live again .”
Dr . Jacob Bigelow , Mount Auburn Cemetery Co-founder
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