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Solid Waste and Recycling
Solid waste with hazardous components (e.g. computer monitors, fluorescent lamps, refrigerant compressors, etc.) are separated from the solid waste stream and recycled or disposed of through approved methods. With the increase of electronic equipment that has a relatively short lifetime, our quantity of this material is approximately 30,000 pounds per year, up from 10,000 pounds average before FY03. Fluorescent tube recycling is approximately 18,000 pounds per year, up from 10,000 pounds per year.
Metal and cardboard, totaling approximately 200 tons per year, is diverted from the solid waste stream and recycled via the outdoor collection bin recycling program and centralized drop off areas.
Paper, plastics, and aluminum cans are recycled via a building pick up program for paper (collection rooms within buildings). There are also 48 exterior trash/beverage recycling containers around the walkways on campus. This accounts for 85 tons per year being diverted from the solid waste stream.
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