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Cover Page (Sect ion I)

Universit y of Idaho Of f ice of Communit y Part nerships Project Proposal
Dat e Submit t ed: 5/1/12
Project Tit le: Extending Recycling to Apartment Communities: for the betterment of the
City of Moscow's Environmental Sustainability.
St udent PI: Amber LaVigne
Local Mailing Address: 1415 S Hawt horne Dr Apt L, Moscow, Idaho 83843
St udent E-Mail Address: Lavi7342@vandals.uidaho.edu
Major, College, Level in School, and Expect ed Graduat ion Dat e: Environment al
Planning, Junior, May 2016.
Target ed Communit y or Communit y Organizat ion: Resident s in apart ment s run by
cooperat ing apart ment complexes of Hill Rent al Propert ies; The Grove, Creekside
Propert ies, Independence Hill and McCoy Rent als. This represent s roughly 500
resident s who have no recycling accessibilit y f or t heir home use wit hout t raveling t o an
alt ernat e locat ion.
Team Members:
Names: Email addresses:
Dave Weat herhorn Davio@recycle.com
Olivia Feat herbot t om O.f eat herbot t om@uidaho.edu
Academic Advisor:
Name: Albus Dumbledore Email address: Albie@hogwart s.com
Depart ment : Urban Management
Project Advisor: Jesse Crumplebot t om
Name: Jesse Crumplebot t om Email address: Crumplicious@uidaho.edu
Depart ment /Af f iliat ion: Recycling Cent er
Project Dat es:______May '12--Oct '13_____
Amount Request ed:____$2, 983-$3, 283____









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Project Synopsis:
We will arrange f or major apart ment complexes in t own t o provide recycling service t o
it s t enant s (who are not current ly being served), t o observe t he increase of recycled
mat erials, t he f inancial inf low of said mat erials, and t he reduct ion of garbage t o be added
t o t he current landf ill. The long-t erm ef f ect s of t his project are considerable and have t he
pot ent ial t o reduce pollut ion/broken glass danger in t he communit y, and may prove t o be
a self -sust aining service t o t his under-served communit y. We have a unique opport unit y
t o help a large chunk of our communit y wit h a rat her minimal ef f ort and creat ing a chance
f or f urt her st udent involvement impact ing all of Moscow f or bet t er environment al
sust ainabilit y.

Advisor Conf irmat ion:
I conf irm t hat ____Amber LaVigne___ (St udent PI/Leader) is compet ent and capable
of carrying out t he proposed project , and t hat t he project f it s wit hin t he st udent 's
academic plan.

___Albus Dumbledore_________ ________Jesse Crumplebot t om__
Academic Advisor (Signat ure) Project Advisor (Signnat ure)
___Albus Dumbledore__________ _____Jesse Crumplebot t om____
Academic Advisor (Please Print ) Project Advisor (Please Print )




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Project Goals and Act ivit ies (Sect ion II)

Project Goals and Descript ion:
This project will serve communit y members who do not have access t o home recycling at
t heir apart ment complexes. These communit y members eit her t hrow away t heir recycling
or have t o st ore and deliver t heir recycling t o a f acilit y using t heir own vehicles and t ime.
This project has 3 main component s: t he f inancial balancing of paying f or recycling
services, t he document at ion of t he out f low of recycled mat erials plus t he calculat ed
revenue of sold recyclables (such as aluminium), and t he st at ist ical workup of t he
inf ormat ion gat hered in t his project , which can be of use t o f ut ure project s of t his sort .

The bookkeeping and organizat ion of t his project will be done by me (Amber LaVigne),
and I will also organize inf ormat ion f rom t he t wo ot her sources as well as keep
communicat ion wit h t he apart ment communit ies we serve. I will maint ain t his inf ormat ion
on a websit e. I est imat e t his will be roughly 5 hrs/week at a salary of $10/hr.

The document at ion of recycled mat erial out f low will be done by Dave Weat herhorn of
sanit at ion services who would require a st ipend of $20 a week--which will be paid 50/50
t hrough t his grant and t he recycling cent er.

The st at ist ical workup of inf ormat ion will be done by Olivia Feat herbot t om, a Graduat e
st udent of St at ist ics at Universit y of Idaho. She est imat es 2 hrs/week and her pay will be
$12 an hour.

The dat a produced will include t he weight and volume of recycled mat erials divert ed f rom
landmills t o be recycled, t he pot ent ial prof it of such mat erials, t he cost of running
recycling programs f or t hose in apart ment complexes, and surveys of t he communit y
members who will be ef f ect ed by t his change. This will inf luence ot her communit ies who
wish t o st art similar programs and perhaps provide incent ive f or f ut ure such programs.







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Project Out comes:
Short term results: immediat e decrease in landf ill mat erial and increase of recycled
mat erial. Communit y members will use less gasoline and t raf f ic surrounding t he current
recycling cent er will decrease signif icant ly, perhaps af f ect ing st af f ing of t he recycling
cent er.
Long term results: more communit y mindedness f or recycling and awareness of pollut ion
in communit y. This project will help st rengt hen t he Of f ice of Communit y Part nerships
connect ion t o Moscow and t his project will be present ed at t he Annual Symposium of
Awesome Recycled-ness as an example of Universit y of Idaho's commit ment t o it 's
communit y.

Out reach Approach:
On t he recycle bins will be a banner wit h a link t o t he websit e I will maint ain about t he
progress of t he dat a f rom t his project , along wit h t he logos of t he recycling cent er and of
t he Of f ice of Communit y Part nerships. If t he addit ional f unding is provided, we may place
a billboard advert ising our project t o t his under-served communit y.

Part icipat ion and Support :
The cooperat ion of t he apart ment managers will be essent ial t o t his project , along wit h
t he f inancial backing of f ered by t he recycling cent er. Hired personnel will include myself ,
Dave Weat herhorn, Olivia Feat herbot t om, opt ional billboard design will be done by
Mowgli Must af a. All of t he people working on t he project coincident ally live on propert ies
will be served by t his project .

Project Administ rat ion:
May '12-Oct '12: Each mont h shall proceed as f ollows:
Weekly pickup, document at ion and addit ion of inf ormat ion t o websit e and meet ing wit h
t he OCP Communit y Engagement Coordinat or t o discuss progress.





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Plan f or Fut ure Act ion (Sect ion III)

This project is unique, because it has t he pot ent ial t o be self -sust aining even af t er t he
init ial f unding has run out . Even if it is not f ully self -sust aining, t his may be a good
candidat e f or apart ment s t o budget if t hey see result s, not just f inancially, but posit ively
f or t heir resident s and also an improvement of t he garbage loose on t he grounds of t heir
complexes. This may also be a good sororit y or f rat ernit y communit y project or
f undraiser as t he dat a gat hered can be indicat ive of t he direct impact of f unding such a
vent ure. It is my hope t hat t he project will become self -sust aining or t he cost of which will
be picked up by t he apart ment complexes or t he communit y f or t he bet t erment of all.
Project progress and out comes will be measured by Dave Weat herhorn, will be analyzed
by Olivia Feat herbot t om, and will be document ed t o t he communit y via websit e,
symposium, art icles and possible billboard by me, Amber LaVigne. We will document
weight and volume of changed ref use t o recycling as well as t he f inancial impact of
selling of recyclables and ot her changes t hat are relevant .





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Team Members Qualif icat ions and Int erest s (Sect ion IV)

Amber LaVigne: will be act ing as primary communicat or f or t his project and will be
under t he t ut elage of Albus Dumbledore, who has spearheaded many communit y
project s similar t o t his one bef ore. She will also be act ing as t he webmast er, which she
already has done in her websit e "Cut ekit t ens.com". Amber has much experience wit h
organizing event s, such as her part icipat ion in Hallelujah House and Jiminy Cricket s
volunt eer camp. Amber hopes t o combine her love of communit y project s and
sust ainabilit y wit h project s like t his one af t er graduat ion. She hopes t o work wit h
government s t o improve t heir carbon f oot print s and pollut ion bot h locally and
int ernat ionally.

Dave Weat herhorn current ly works at t he recycling cent er in t own and is quit e f amiliar
wit h document ing weight s and volumes of recycled mat erials. He has been approved t o
monit or t his project wit h us. Dave has worked at t he recycling cent er f or t en years and
hopes t o widen t he reach of t hose t hey service.

Olivia Feat herbot t om just complet ed her mast er's degree in applied st at ist ics at
Universit y of Idaho and is in her f irst year working t oward her doct orat e. She has worked
on many project s compiling dat a such as: yearly deer deat hs, and f ish count s galore in
t he snake river 2012-2013. Olivia is very int erest ed in dat a compilat ion and is excit ed f or
t he opport unit y t o work on t his project .






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Budget (Sect ion V)

OCP communit y Grant Budget Templat e Request ed Funds

1. Equipment
Rent al of recycling unit s 10 @ $40/mo $1000--$1000
f ive mont hs (May-Oct ) Mat ched by recycling cent er

Banners on Recycling Unit s $300

Billboard + Design $300 *Opt ional
$200/mont h + $100 design

3. Personnel
Salary f or Amber LaVigne $1061
$10/hr 5 hrs per week, 21 weeks
Salary f or Dave Weat herhorn $112-112
$20 per week 21 weeks Mat ched by recycling cent er
Salary f or Olivia Feat herbot t om $510
$12/hr 2hrs per week, 21 weeks

Tot al Budget Request $2,983-$3,283

Budget Just if icat ion:
This budget is except ionally reasonable wit h t he generous mat ching of f ered by t he
recycling cent er, who plan t o cont ribut e $1, 112 t o t his project . It not only helps t he
progression of t wo st udent s, but a vit al communit y member t o serve a great need wit hin
t he communit y.