Recycling on Recycling on CampusCampus

By:By:

Carolyn CroninCarolyn Cronin

Integrative Biology 203Integrative Biology 203

Don’t ya dare litter!Don’t ya dare litter!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=scT6KSyVehttp://youtube.com/watch?v=scT6KSyVemImI

Champaign RecyclingChampaign Recycling

24-hour dropoff recycling site at 1702 24-hour dropoff recycling site at 1702 Hagan St (Behind Home Depot)Hagan St (Behind Home Depot)

Curbside pickup Curbside pickup Single-family homesSingle-family homes Apartments with 4 or fewer unitsApartments with 4 or fewer units

Urbana RecyclingUrbana Recycling

U-CycleU-Cycle $2.50 monthly tax to property owners$2.50 monthly tax to property owners Weekly curbside serviceWeekly curbside service

Includes apartments with Includes apartments with << 4 units 4 units Multi-family residencesMulti-family residences Sororities/FraternitiesSororities/Fraternities

Recycling bins next to dumpsters in large Recycling bins next to dumpsters in large apartment complexesapartment complexes

U-Cycle Accepted MaterialsU-Cycle Accepted Materials

CansCans Milk jugs and detergent bottlesMilk jugs and detergent bottles Plastic bottlesPlastic bottles Newspaper, office paper, magazinesNewspaper, office paper, magazines CardboardCardboard Glass bottles and jarsGlass bottles and jars Aerosol cansAerosol cans Softcover booksSoftcover books

Students for Environmental Students for Environmental Concerns (SECS)Concerns (SECS)

Weekly meetings: Wednesdays at 6:30Weekly meetings: Wednesdays at 6:30 YMCA basementYMCA basement

http://www.secs-uiuc.org/http://www.secs-uiuc.org/ Promotes environmental action on Promotes environmental action on

campus campus Organized LIVE GREEN week this Organized LIVE GREEN week this

NovemberNovember

Community Organized Community Organized Recycling Efforts (CORE)Recycling Efforts (CORE)

Weekly meetings: Thursdays Weekly meetings: Thursdays

@ 5:30pm in YMCA basement@ 5:30pm in YMCA basement Newly formed in past yearNewly formed in past year Developed a proposal for U of I recyclingDeveloped a proposal for U of I recycling Works hand in hand with SECSWorks hand in hand with SECS Unite U-Cycle program with Champaign Unite U-Cycle program with Champaign

CORE cont.CORE cont. Goal: SHOW that people want/desire Goal: SHOW that people want/desire

recycling recycling ChamBANDa - Concert event at the ChamBANDa - Concert event at the

Canopy Club Canopy Club GrΣΣn-House Competition 2007 GrΣΣn-House Competition 2007

Sororities/fraternities compete for Sororities/fraternities compete for

most recycled materialsmost recycled materials

““Everybody’s doing it…”Everybody’s doing it…”

University of West VirginiaUniversity of West Virginia free admission for student volunteers to free admission for student volunteers to

sporting gamessporting games Direct and encourage patrons to use recycle Direct and encourage patrons to use recycle

binsbins

Univ. of Colorado- BoulderUniv. of Colorado- Boulder Oldest recycling programOldest recycling program Cell phone recycling Cell phone recycling

Recycle ManiaRecycle Mania

201 colleges nationwide201 colleges nationwide 10 week recycling competition10 week recycling competition Goal to increase awareness of recycling

Programs on campus Compete In:

Least amount of trash per capita Most recycled materials per capita

2007 results: Total Pounds 2007 results: Total Pounds

Recycled: 41.3 million poundsRecycled: 41.3 million pounds

WINNER:Cal State- San Marcos

University of IllinoisUniversity of IllinoisMaterials Recovery FacilityMaterials Recovery Facility

Fancy way of saying “Recycling Plant”Fancy way of saying “Recycling Plant” Created and managed by Tim HossCreated and managed by Tim Hoss Located on St. Mary’s Rd. near south Located on St. Mary’s Rd. near south

farmsfarmsThis new facilityOpened in 1997

1989- Campus Recycling 1989- Campus Recycling Program/Center was bornProgram/Center was born

Now includes:Now includes: All academic and administrative buildingsAll academic and administrative buildings Campus student housingCampus student housing

DormsDorms

Some apartmentsSome apartments

Doesn’t include:Doesn’t include: Sorority/fraternitySorority/fraternity

Who does all the work?Who does all the work?

18 employees18 employees 5 drivers who pick up and transport 5 drivers who pick up and transport

campus trash to Facilitycampus trash to Facility 2 operating engineers2 operating engineers 9 sorters/labor9 sorters/labor

6 from developmental services6 from developmental services 1 student helper1 student helper Tim Hoss- man in chargeTim Hoss- man in charge

The ProcessThe Process Trash and recycle bins hauled to facilityTrash and recycle bins hauled to facility Large bulky objects removedLarge bulky objects removed Conveyer moves trash to be sortedConveyer moves trash to be sorted workers manually sort recyclables and workers manually sort recyclables and

drop into storage bunkersdrop into storage bunkers

Process cont.Process cont. Remaining trash is compressed and Remaining trash is compressed and

transported by truck to land fillstransported by truck to land fills Recycled materials compressed into bailsRecycled materials compressed into bails Shipped by truck to various recycling Shipped by truck to various recycling

mills and soldmills and sold

Money Money Money….Money Money Money….

$1.3 million to manage facility per year$1.3 million to manage facility per year Average $300 thousand made from Average $300 thousand made from

recyclablesrecyclables

Recycling is expensive!!!!Recycling is expensive!!!!

Is it effective?Is it effective? 1993 State mandate to reduce waste by 1993 State mandate to reduce waste by

40%40%

U of I achieved this by 1995U of I achieved this by 1995 48.6% trash reduced through recycling in 48.6% trash reduced through recycling in

20052005

What you can do!!What you can do!!

PersonalPersonal Join organizationsJoin organizations Political activismPolitical activism

CampusCampus CommunityCommunity

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