SAN DIEGO – Commander, Navy Region Southwest’s (CNRSW) building transition from the Broadway Complex into its new headquarters spawned heavy recycling efforts throughout the past year.
The command has been preparing for the building transition by recycling furniture, metal, and appliances through a variety of Navy Qualified Recycle Programs (QRP) led by CNRSW’s Strategy and Future Shore Integrated Requirements Department.
A QRP is a program that collects and sells eligible scrap materials, such as paper, cardboard, plastics, glass, scrap metal, and brass. Sales proceeds are used to cover the costs directly attributable to operating expenses of the program. After the costs are recovered, up to 50 percent of the remaining proceeds can be used for pollution reduction and similar projects at the installation or region, and any remaining proceeds can be transferred to the nonappropriated morale, welfare, and recreation account.
“Ensuring that we can reuse and recycle as many items as possible is an essential part of the building transition,” said Esperanza Delatorre, CNRSW’s Director of Strategy and Future Shore Integrated Requirements. “We have a responsibility to the American public, the Navy and our tenant commands to ensure assets are reused, distributed and waste is kept to a minimum.”
More than 13,000 pieces of furniture, equipment and supplies items were redistributed, to commands throughout Navy Region Southwest for reuse. These items, if purchased new, are valued at more than $3 million. Commands interested in acquiring furniture and equipment were able to browse for items of interest online utilizing the Online Navy Reuse program website and pick them up at their convenience.
During eight purge events and 13 metal recycling events CNRSW collected and recycled 245,946 pounds of metal totaling an additional profit of $6,785 for the command recycling program. Appliances such has microwaves, refrigerators and more were also recycled during four pickup events. This resulted in collecting more than 75 appliances for recycling, helping reduce landfill space and disposed of disposed of approximately 11,700 e-waste items.
“The entire staff played a part in making the building transition and recycling programs a success, said Delatorre. “We are proud of the support we were able to provide commands in providing needed equipment throughout the metro area and Navy Region Southwest.”
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| Date Taken: | 01.07.2021 |
| Date Posted: | 01.07.2021 20:28 |
| Story ID: | 386534 |
| Location: | SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, US |
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