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Title: Recycling in Residential Life


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Recycling in Residential Life
  • Dan McCabe, Tremain Hatch, Christine Berryman,
    Eliza Janney, and Beth Orcutt

http//www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/airwaste/w
m/recycle/Paint/color_intro.htm
2
History of the Residential Life Recycling Program
  • Program started 10 years ago
  • Varying degrees of success
  • Not very high student participation
  • Green Campus Committee established in 1998 to
    support environmental awareness and support the
    recycling program
  • Position of campus environmental coordinator is
    created to oversee environmental issues at the
    college

3
Different types of Recycling Containers
Versus
Large blue containers are available on each floor
of every hall for community use
Each room has small blue recycling containers for
individual use
4
Recycling and Waste Management
  • Team Recycle Program ( how does it work?)
  • What exactly does Guilford recycle?
  • Where do our recyclables go?
  • How successful is Guilford in recycling?

5
Recycling and Waste Management
  • Team Recycle is part of the Environmental
    Services Dept. for Greensboro
  • Guilford uses Team Recycle, a free service.
  • Guilford recycles 10 different materials
    office/computer paper, plastic soda bottles (1),
    plastic milk or water jugs (2), newspapers,
    magazines, aluminum cans, tin cans, empty aerosol
    cans, corrugated cardboard, and chip board.

6
Recycling and Waste Management
  • Recyclables go to Fairfield County Recycling
    (FCR).
  • Student recycling always needs improvement.

http//www.ci.greensboro.nc.us/env_svcs/sws/SWShom
e.html
7
Sheer Amount Of Waste
  • Less than half of materials could be recyclable
    are not
  • Half of materials that are put in to be
    recyclable are contaminated

8
College Procedures
  • On campus 5 trash dumpsters and 4 recycling
    dumpsters
  • One on campus trash compactor/dumpster
  • Each room has an individual recycling bins
  • Monday and Thursday recycling is picked up
  • Not efficient

9
Recycling Survey
  • 65 that were surveyed considered themselves
    consistent recyclers
  • 88 that were surveyed thought they knew what
    could and could not be recycled

10
Recycling Survey
11
Recycling Survey
12
Recycling Survey
13
Improvements that Guilford College can make
  • CHAOS Introduction to Program
  • Green Trash Bags
  • Pamphlets and Flyers
  • Environmental Coordinator Position
  • Purchasing of Recycled Products

14
What YOU Can Do
  • Read the signs
  • Empty cans and bottles before tossing them
  • Breakdown Cardboard
  • No food products

15
References
  • City Of Greensboro. Evironmental Services
    Departement. Online 15 Nov 2002.
    http//www.ci.greensboro.nc.us/env_svcs/
  • The Green Campus Committee. Guilford College
    Environmental Impact Statement. Oct. 2002
  • Thielen, Jonathan. Editorial submission for The
    Guilfordian.
  • Thielen, Jonathan. Personal Interview. 11 Nov.
    2002.
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