Waste Transfer Station
of Andover, New Hampshire:
An assessment and redesign
Sophie Viandier
Selectwoman of Andover, NH
February 1st, 2015
BSc Integrative Ecosocial Design, Gaia University Int'l
Andover public survey
Other NH town transfer station survey for employees of facilities
Process, techniques, successes and learning edges
ANALYSIS
Base layers (4) of Transfer Station compiled into Analysis and Assessment; climate, legal and zoning information
History and timeline of Andover's Transfer Station
Budgetary analysis
SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats)
Process, techniques, successes and learning edges
DESIGN
explanation of major changes
Process, techniques, successes and learning edges
Design days with townspeople
Northeast Resource Recovery Association: SWAT team
EPA design tips
IMPLEMENTATION
Estimated timeline with budget and financing options, draft warrant articles, community outreach ideas, and information for the public
MAINTENANCE/MONITORING
Equipment and infrastructure maintenance plan
Regardless of choice: Comment box for public, continued community outreach and frequency, evaluation sheet (annual tracking), Transfer Station committee?
Notes from Transfer Station employees (Andover and other towns)
SUMMARY: Andover's Waste Transfer Station has been a treasure trove and a social place for its townspeople for decades. Since 1985, when the town "dump" was shut down because of state legislation preventing local burning and landfilling of municipal waste, leaps and bounds have been made regarding equipment, expertise, marketing, traffic patterns, and environmental consciousness. However, there are still efforts to be made in labor and equipment efficiency, Town spending, community collaboration to reduce Mixed Solid Waste (MSW) and Construction and Demolition Debris (C&D), and ecological rehabilitation. It is my hope that these can be accomplished with the help of this portfolio and the many volunteers and helping hands in the Town of Andover.
GOAL: to create a more resilient, creative, efficient, and ecological transfer station by balancing Permaculture design techniques, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) suggestions, Dept. of Environmental Services (DES) regulations, and the Town of Andover's statutes and budgetary constraints.
OUTCOME/IMPACT: This portfolio will be presented in the local newspaper in March, 2015 and again during the annual Town Meeting. The designs will be on display in the lobby and on the big screen. It has also been given to the other Board of Selectmen and the Transfer Station attendants. It has brought awareness and attention to the townspeople, especially those in political office with me. The process has had tremendous effect on me (personally and professionally). I'm proud of my work and excited to see what the outcomes are beyond this portfolio.
PURPOSE: This portfolio is for the use of:
- (primarily) the residents of the Town of Andover, New Hampshire (USA) for their Waste Transfer Station;
- other designers and world-changers who are hoping to change their municipal waste stream;
- Gaia U associates who could benefit from the tools and resources provided;
- and for my own purposes as a designer to document my processes, progress, findings, and finally to showcase my skills.
DESIGN: This project was completed using the SADIM model: Survey, Analysis/Assessment, Design, Implementation, Maintenance/Monitoring.
Waste Transfer Station of Andover, NH by Sophie Viandier is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 Unported license.
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