East Bend Refocuses On Recycling
Nothing beats face-to-face communication when you’re trying to change behavior.
Case in point: After an outage at the East
Bend Generating Station in Kentucky, station management noticed a lot of recyclable materials in the trash bins. The station had a recycling program, but many contractors working the outage were not aware of it.
For the next maintenance outage, the station brought extra recycling bins on site and placed them in contractor offices and work areas. In addition, an extra dumpster was placed in the recycling storage area.
The specifics of the recycling program were rolled out during the all-hands safety meeting that kicked off the outage. The contract workforce was receptive and willing to help out.
The results were worth bragging about. After the outage was completed, nearly 11,000 pounds of recyclables were collected. That’s about eight open-top (30-cubic-yard) dumpsters. That focus on recycling also saved the company more than $1,000 in landfill fees.
