UGA Recycling

1
UGA Recycling
1
2
Where We Stand

• For year 2007, the total waste generated by the
  University was 8,258 tons, of which 2,294 tons
  were recycled.
• This represents a 28 recycling rate for all
  generated waste.

Total Waste
Recycled Waste
Landfilled Waste
2
3
Recycling Impact Reduction

• Recycling is as much as 95 more energy efficient
  than new production
• Our Landfills are rapidly becoming full
• Recycling reduces the amount of material
• in landfills
• Less Energy Use Lower Carbon
• Emissions, Reducing UGAs contribution
• to global warming
• We can easily fix this problem!

3
4
Recycling is the way!

• Almost all your trash is recyclable!
• Put it in the right can.
• Put it in the right dumpster.
• Point it out when you see someone doing it wrong.

4
5
What do we recycle?

• Paper if it rips, we can recycle it!
• Bottles and Cans plastics 1 2, glass,
  aluminum, steel

5
6
What are plastics 1 and 2?

• 1 PETE Commonly used in soft drinks, juice and
  cough syrup containers
• 2 HDPE Commonly used in milk jugs, detergent
  and shampoo bottles

6
7
Where do we recycle?
Recycle office paper in roll-carts and desk-side
boxes Recycle cardboard in dumpsters Recycle
bottles/cans in special containers
7
8
What happens to the recyclables?

• Upon arrival at the recycling facility, papers
  are cleaned, baled and sold to pulping mills

8
9

• Upon arrival at the recycling facility, plastics
  are sorted, cleaned, baled and sold to mills

We ONLY accept narrow neck plastic containers
marked with a 1 or a 2.
9
10
Upon arrival at the recycling facility, glass is
crushed, cleaned and sold to mills
We accept green, brown, clear and blue glass
bottles.
10
11
Upon arrival at the recycling facility, steel is
separated, baled and sold to mills
11
12
Upon arrival at the recycling facility, aluminum
is separated, baled and sold to mills
12
13
New life for paper
White paper will be pulped and turned into more
white paper.
Newspaper will be pulped and turned into a
variety of products ranging from more newspaper
to corrugated cardboard lining to housing
insulation.
13
14
Why recycle paper?

• Conserves natural resources Every ton of
  recycled paper saves 17 trees and 7,000 gallons
  of water!
• Saves energy
• Recycling 1 ton of paper saves 4,200 kilowatt
  hours
• thats enough to power an average-sized home for
  two years!
• Saves and Makes money for UGA Every ton of
  recycled paper saves 42/ton tip fees and
  produces approximately 100/ton income.

14
15
New life for plastic
Plastics can be turned into clothing, toys,
carpet, park benches, plastic lumber and parking
blocks.
15
16
Why recycle plastic?
Americans use 2.5 million plastic bottles every
hour.
Recycling 1 ton of plastic milk jugs saves enough
energy to light a home for approximately 1 year.
Five PET bottles yield enough fiber to make an
extra large T-shirt.
It takes 35 two-liter PET bottles to produce
enough fiberfill for a sleeping bag.
16
17
New life for glass
Glass containers are melted and turned into more
glass containers.
17
18
Why recycle glass?
Recycling one glass bottle saves enough energy to
light a 100-watt bulb for 4 hours.
Making glass from recycled materials cuts related
air pollution 20, water pollution 50, and
mining waste 75.
Recycled glass is used for new glass containers,
fiberglass insulation, road beds (aggregate),
concrete block and glassphalt (asphalt).
18
19
New life for steel
Steel cans will be melted and used to make new
steel products including cars, bridges,
lawnmowers, stoves and construction materials.
19
20
Why recycle steel?
The steel industry recycles about 600 cans every
second.
We throw away enough steel every year to build
all the new cars made in America.
The steel industry's annual recycling saves the
equivalent energy to electrically power about 18
million households for a year.
Recycling steel and tin cans saves 74 of the
energy used to produce them from raw materials.
20
21
New life for aluminum
Aluminum cans are melted and turned into more
aluminum cans. An aluminum can placed in a
recycle bin returns to the grocers shelf as a
new, filled can in less than 60 days.
21
22
Why recycle aluminum?
We use over 80,000,000,000 aluminum soda cans
every year.
The average aluminum can contains about 51
recycled material.
The side of an aluminum can is the same thickness
as a human hair.
An average 113,204 aluminum cans are recycled
every minute.
By recycling a single aluminum can, we save
enough energy to power a television for up to 3
hours.
22
23
Why recycle?

• Saves Money Lowered garbage collection
• Payment for recyclable materials
• Creates New Jobs - Creates jobs in recycling and
  remanufacturing
• Gives new life to materials otherwise destined
  for landfill

23
24
RECYCLEMANIA!

• Recyclemania is a recycling contest between
  College and University housing communities.
• in 2007, UGA placed 3rd nationally.

24
25
Thank you for recycling!

• For questions on recycling, please contact
• Andrew Lentini
• UGA Recycling Coordinator
• 706.542.3152, alentini_at_uga.edu

25