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in april of 2011 , Honorable Catherine

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Hammock , assistant Secretary of the

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Army for installations , energy and

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environment identified pilot basis for

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either Net Zero energy , water or waste

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to integrated installations were chosen

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to achieve all three . Fort Hood is a

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pilot for waste reduction in the Net

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Zero program and the army has set a

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date of 2020 to achieve this goal ,

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hammock spent two days touring sites

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contributing to Fort Hood

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sustainability . There's a lot of

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recycling going on . I think it's up to

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about 44% of the waste generated as

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being recycled . And so that was great

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to see the various strategies that are

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being used and in the recycling it is

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generating funds that are used to

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support the recycling center and to

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also give back to the community . So

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that was great to hear that your trash

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is funding fireworks . We took a look

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at construction waste and construction

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waste especially in installation that

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is is growing and having a lot of

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construction like Fort Hood generates

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quite a bit of construction waste and

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the fact that a significant portion of

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it is being recycled and recovered

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especially on base and that's really

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important . The waste portion of the

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tour included a trip to the recycle

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center , Another stop was at the

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classification unit where hazardous

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waste products such as aerosol cans ,

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batteries , paint cans and other

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chemical and construction waste can be

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taken . There is even a place where D .

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O . D . Card holders can turn in or

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pick up dropped off household cleaning

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supplies , pesticides and other ,

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reusable chemical products that may be

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on hand . But Fort Hood has been

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focusing on more than just waste ,

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which Hammett got to view firsthand .

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She gets to see a lot of the energy and

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water efficient strategies that we've

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been using to reach the leed silver

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certification requirement . We showed

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her RP two services area where we

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repurpose a lot of the recycled water

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in how we wash tactical vehicles . The

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tour also included solar hot water

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heating on buildings , solar

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photovoltaic panels for electricity and

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a system that pumps stormwater runoff

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from a lake and uses it to water . Fort

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Hood's golf course hammocks visit was

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not only to see Fort Hood's progression

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into sustainability but also to assist

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with hurdles and challenges that could

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possibly slow the stream towards going

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green . Those installations are

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intended to be pilots to help showcase

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to the rest of the army installation

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community . What the art of the

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possible is what can be done and also

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identify where they've had challenges .

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Sometimes challenges are funding ,

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sometimes challenges are with

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regulations that could use rewriting .

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Sometimes the challenges are with a

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leadership that may not understand the

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goals and requirements essentially .

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Net zero for all army installations

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will be her next step . So she wants to

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try to get lessons learned from the

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pilot installations to figure out how

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we can improve The process for the rest

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of the army installations because by

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2050 they want all army installations

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to net zero energy water and waste .

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Fort Hood creating a culture that

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recognizes the value of sustainability

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and the importance of natural resources .

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Remember reduce reuse , recycle

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reporting from Fort Hood texas . I'm

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Kristin Gordon .