Real Estate Journal — Green Buildings — December 22 - January 12, 2018 — 25B
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ccording to Emporis, the leading provider of building and construc- By Lisa Cassidy, ecoImagine The race for space in high-rise buildings: How cardboard balers manage the growing package delivery trend A I mean, if we can make it work here, we can make it work anywhere.
also reduces costs. Less labor is needed to manage it. Baled material is also less likely to receive fines. In many cases, baled cardboard can generate income for the owner or prop- erty manager. At a minimum, it covers the cost of the invest- ment. Best of all, it contrib- utes towards the Mayor’s Zero Waste Challenge while provid- ing added value to tenants. According to Bob Frustaci, President at Premier Compac- tion Systems, a leading waste equipment and service pro- vider in NY, NJ, CT and PA, “Cardboard balers are integral
to high and low-rise building recycling programs. We have worked with over 300 build- ings in NYC and have found that smaller footprint balers like the Orwak 3110 and 3115 and the multi chamber 5070 baler have increased staff ef- ficiency dramatically and freed up valuable indoor space. We often have customers who will start with one baler, only to add more once they have seen the benefits first hand. Smaller footprint balers are easy to in- stall, have no special electrical requirements and can be placed in several locations for added
convenience.” Bob goes on to say, “With the increased number of cardboard box deliveries, we have seen residential buildings with 300 units go from 150 deliveries a day just a few years ago, to 700 per day in 2017.” Sometimes, it seems that the only thing that is trumping the race to the sky, is the race for space here on earth. So until re- tailers come up with a delivery solution that doesn’t involve ex- cessive amounts of cardboard, it’s up to building owners and property managers to lead the race for space.
tion projects worldwide, it was around 1870 when real estate v a l u e s i n lower Man- hattan first created the need to build
Lisa Cassidy is founder and senior strategist at ecoImagine. n 1Source: https://www.emporis.com/ city/101028/new-york-city-ny-usa 2Source: https://www.theguardian. com/cities/2016/oct/27/new-york- rubbish-all-that-trash-city-waste-in- numbers 3Source: https://www.forbes.com/ sites/kathleenkusek/2016/05/14/ walmart-tries-to-capture-iwwi- wwiwi - shoppe r s -wi t h - f r e e - de- livery/#28d213b51ae5 4Source: https://www.nytimes. com/2016/02/16/science/recycling- cardboard-online-shopping-environ- ment.html
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up into the sky. Due to techni- cal advances in iron framing and elevators, the first high- rise buildings were constructed. By the end of the century, Manhattan’s lower east side was one of the densest areas of high-rises in the world. Today, there are over 6,300 high-rise buildings and ap- proximately 390,000 low-rise buildings in New York City alone. 1 Yet, along with more buildings and more residents, came more trash. Each year, NYC generates more than 14 million tons of trash and spends around $2.3 billion to dispose of it. 2 Although there are many efforts being made to reduce and divert waste from land- fills, including Mayor Bill De Blasio’s Zero Waste Challenge, one of the growing trends work- ing against these efforts is the massive increase in cardboard box deliveries. According to an article in the NYtimes.com, the $350 billion ecommerce industry has dou- bled in the last five years. 3 In Kathleen’s Jusek’s Forbes.com article, "The Future of Retail is Fast, Free Delivery,” Consumer psychologist, Dr. Kit Yarrow, introduced the phrase, I Want What I Want When I Want It (IWWIWWIWI) as an explana- tion for this growing trend. In the world of IWWIWWIWI, fast and free delivery isn’t viewed as an amenity, but rather as an expectation. 3 So how do high and low-rise buildings manage the grow- ing cardboard box invasion? The Answer: Cardboard Balers. As a building owner or prop- erty manager, it is essential to bale recyclable material – par- ticularly cardboard and plastic (PET/film). Baled recyclable material frees up highly de- sirable indoor space for retail opportunities, tenants, even additional parking. It also mini- mizes the amount of outdoor space taken up on sidewalks on trash days. Baling recyclable material
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