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    Ta bl e o f C on t en t s

    I.Executive Summary

    II.History of Recycling

    III.Conservation of Water..P

    IV.USFs Effort to Going Green.Pg.1

    V.Statistics of Materials Recycled in USF.Pg.7&11

    VI.Global School of Substainability..Pg.1

    VII.List of Green Iniatives by USF..Pg

    VIII.Future of USF

    IX.Bibliography

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    Executive Summary

    Triple G or Go-Go-Green Team has gathered and accumulated research on the topic of recycling. Thispaper discussed the three distinct points of how recycling is critical to the individual, society, andcommunity. Three distinct points are highlighted and disseminated: the history of recycling, USFscontribution towards recycling, and the future of recycling. We also mentioned the ideas behind USFscontributions such as the constant effort to conserve water, the Going Green Idea, RecycleMania, GlobalSchool of Sustainability, sustainability movement, and USFs involvement with the community. Inclosing, we introduced ideas that can help USF become a greener environment. With everyonesparticipation, we believed that USF will be moving and continued to be moving in the right path towardsa more sustainable world. Our teammates consist of Frederick Kaucher, Jordan King, Joseph Rodino,Alexia Ruse, and Siddavone Sayaphon. Our teams mission is to make everyone aware that recycling andsustainability is a critical aspect of our present and future life.

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    History of Recycling

    Everyone recycles-we reuse products in different ways, if not the same. Recycling is built into ourculture-we re-use everything from the plates we eat onto the clothes we wear, recycling in asubconscious fashion. People think of recycling as a difficult, unnecessary task but this paper seeks todebunk that theory and teach about the importance of recycling both at home on an individual level aswell as in public, and in international sphere. This paper seeks to communicate three distinct points: thehistory of recycling, USFs contributions towards recycling, and the future of recycling.

    Recycling has existed for thousands of years. In ancient times, it was very common practice to reusemany household items once they had served their purpose. They would melt down metal items andreuse them in the form of statues, coins, or new household items. In ancient times, humans ability withwhich to extract elements or combine elements to create a usable product was very limited. This limitedability forced people to make the most out of the little they had. As time went on, technology and

    harnessing techniques for excavating precious elements improved. As the processes and techniquesimproved, human beings became much more wasteful and lost the importance of recycling. Duringdifferent times throughout history, recycling became prevalent, depending on social and economicsituations. The more prosperous a town or city was, the less items were recycled or reused by thepopulation. This remained true all the way into the 1900s, when very well off nations such as GreatBritain entered the first and second World Wars. As resources became scarce due to the war effort, andnew emphasis was placed on recycling. New conservation programs were researched and developed togreat potential. Countries like Japan, who had scarce natural resources, continued to do what theyalways did: make the most of the little they had.

    The 1900s saw many new inventions in recycling. In 1921, Great Britain perfected the techniques usedin the recycling of paper. In the 1940s and 1950s, landfills became mainstreams and everyone beganusing them, leading to less recycling practices. The hippie movement in the 1960s and 1970s showeda new consciousness towards recycling. The environmental, or hippie movement should greater publicawareness and rising environmental consciousness. During this time period, the recognizable face of recycling was invented.

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    In the form of a Mobius strip, the symbol was designed by Gary Anderson in the late 1960s, after aChicago-based recycled-container company sponsored an art contest to raise environmentalawareness. This symbol was adopted and used by most recycling facilities and programs. Even thoughthe environmental movement was in full effect at the time, Americans were still wasting far too manymaterials and landfills were rapidly filling up. During this era, an individual couldnt just take their trash

    to the corner in separated bins, one marked with the recognizable recycling symbol, the other a normalgarbage can filled with non-reusable items. Everyone had to go deliver their trash to a landfill, or burn itin a pit, which was also very harmful to the atmosphere. It wasnt until the 1980s and 1990s whentrash collecting became a curbside service. This made recycling possible and extremely easy, for the

    household, or even more, for the individual.

    Sustainability

    Sustainability is defined as a fundamental concept topreserve natural resources, and the environment in

    order for a healthier and cleaner future. At Universityof South Florida, sustainability and the environment isvery critical that it has been embedded in theinstitutional vision and strategic directions forenvironmental stewardship approved by USF Board of Trustees on June 2010. Listed as the fifth importantissue, USFs vision stated that it must enhancesustainability through energy conservation andrecycling. Sustainability is the idea behind reusing,reducing, and recycling waste.

    Recycling to many people has always been optional,but to USFs students and faculties recycling is a habit.Everyone can help with recycling. Recycling is thesimplest form of being green with everyone activelyparticipating across campus. Behind the importance of recycling, USF has implemented the community

    recycling program on campus, has placed over five hundred recycling paper containers all over USFscampuses, installed more than a hundred aluminum recycling containers, and implemented mixed metalrecycling in the physical plant. USF also has a community recycling site located on Sycamore Drive and

    opened to the general community as well as students and faculties.The recycling program at USF has many advantages that are beneficial to the school and the community.Sustainability has generated revenues for maintaining recycling programs, conserved natural resources,preserved the environment, and provided social benefits for the community. In order to raiseawareness, USF has entered the Waste Minimization contest in RecycleMania and placed second inFlorida and placed 25th out of 199 universities in the United States. With its rankings, USF hasdemonstrated that it is amongst the top schools to reduce, reuse, and recycle the most campus waste.

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    Overall, USF has produced 20.8 pounds per person. The importance of this ranking is critical in that thecampus-wide green effort has lead USF in the right direction of sustainability, and has been anexemplary model to influence the surrounding community to follow the same concept. Besides thecompetition, USF has also raised awareness for students and communities through lectures,conferences, and expos at the school and other public sites. In February 2010, USF has created and

    launched the first national School of Global Sustainability. Its missions were to prepare students for thenew generation of the green careers and helped find solutions to a challenging global problem.

    Even though sustainable practices have never been easy for the institution, USF has really taken off withthe right and continuous path towards a more sustainable community. With the continuous efforts putforth, the path headed towards a more natural sustainable lifestyle will likely be accepted by everyonewithin the local and state communities. The challenges of sustainability is still evident across the board,but as long as USF can influence that a small community like USF can operate sustainably, the impact of a small community will likely influence a mere bigger one.

    Other Types of Recycling Materials: Bulk recycling station within Physical Plant compound

    (Internal use only)

    Yard debris and tree limbs

    Fluorescent bulbs and fixture ballasts

    Electronic equipment

    Mixed metals (furniture, shelving, etc.)

    Concrete waste

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    2009 STATISTICSSince inception, USF has recycled over 6,500 tons of paper earning over $140,000 over 44 tons of aluminumearning over $35,000 in revenues.

    Revenues generated are used to fund the recycleprogram.

    FY 2009 Recycled Material Totals Mixed Paper: 501 tons Mixed Plastic/Alum/Glass: 291 tons Aluminum: 1.3 tons Metals: 33 tons Concrete: 12 tons Trees/yard debris: 573 tons Total: 1411.3 tons

    FY 2009 Solid Waste TotalsTrash Quantity: 698/1027 tonsTrash cost per ton: $66/$218

    FY 2009 Recycle TotalsRecycle Quantity: 1411.3 tons

    Percent of waste recycled: 45%Recycle revenue: $20,027

    Total recycle avoided cost: $113,172

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    Conservation of WaterUSF has joined the twenty first century inthe constant effort to conserve waterthrough its recycling effort. USF has alwaysbeen strong when it comes to new ideas.The Going Green idea is definitely beengood for USF both in the community andfor an overall economic standpoint for theschool. USFs continual education tostudents and faculty has benefited thecollege as a whole. The university circulatespamphlets and other literature to assure allthose on campus an idea of what is goingon and what they can do to either recycleor conserve water. They even have postersaround the campus with catchy slogans toensure the message is getting out there.The school is also involved in meeting inthe community that deals with ways torecycle and conserve water. They talk withpeople from the professional to thehomemaker about ideas that can helpthem and the school also takes suggestionsalso.

    USF has joined the twenty first century in the constant effort to conserve water through its recyclingeffort. USF has always been strong when it comes to new ideas. The Going Green idea is definitely beengood for USF both in the community and for an overall economic standpoint for the school. USFscontinuous education to students and faculty has benefited the college as a whole. The universitycirculates pamphlets and other literature to assure all those on campus an idea of what is going on andwhat they can do to either recycle or conserve water. They even have posters around the campus withcatchy slogans to ensure the message is getting out there. The school is also involved in meeting in thecommunity that deals with ways to recycle and conserve water. They talk with people from theprofessional to the homemaker about ideas that can help them and the school also takes suggestions.

    In other words, water is like gold. It makes up ninety percent of the human body and seventy-fivepercent of the worlds surface is also made up of water. Like oil, water is a natural resource that isneeded on a daily basis. USF has many uses for water. For example water is used for landscaping,restroom usage, maintenance, and water fountains so that USF goers do not go thirsty. One local issuehas been the drought in the Atlanta area. Atlantas civic workers shipped water in from nearby Florida tohelp those communities in the affected area. Currently, BP oil spill has affected many people in theUnited States and those in nearby countries. The leak sent 5000 gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico a

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    day since the leak began. This event has ruined tourism in the upper western Florida panhandle andaround southern Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. This oil spill came quickly after the deadly

    hurricanes in 2004 and 2005.

    Additionally, there are many ways that USF can help

    conserve and preserve water. The safety pf drinking water isvital. If toxins are let into the water or if the water is notrecycled and filtered correctly, the consumer could be insevere danger. One example of this was the deadly situationthat happened in the small suburb of Woburn outside of Boston, Massachusetts. In the mid 1970s, the water wasinfected by a very deadly chemical named Trichloroethylene.Trichloroethylene is a nonflammable, colorless liquid with asomewhat sweet odor and a sweet, burning taste. It is usedas a solvent to remove grease from metal parts, but it is also

    an ingredient in adhesives, paint removers, typewritercorrection fluids, and spot removers. An industrialmanufacturer, W.R. Grace, leaked Trichloroethylene into anearby river from which the drinking water was extracted.Because the chemicals were in the water for so long, itelevated the levels which caused many people becomedeathly ill and/or die. A movie named, A Civil Action, was

    made to stress the danger of water contamination. Woburn's water-supply system, which was polluted,caused severe illnesses including leukemia.

    Furthermore, there are many ways USF can conserve and protect its water supply. They should alsohave recycling bins all over the campus so students do not have any reason to litter. Science classexperiments should never end up dumping chemicals into the lakes. There should be an area wherethese toxins are properly disposed of. There is a handbook that should be adhered by USF and all otherschools that are trying to go green. It is called The Green Campuses Handbook.

    Who knows what the future will hold on the topic of recycling. One thing is for sure, the evolution of recycling has moved further in the last 100 years than it has in the last 1000. The 1900s saw manymilestones in the processes and programs involved in recycling. The 2000s are just beginning, but Ipersonally believe we havent seen anything yet. Especially with the recession we are feeling now, reuseand conservation of our precious resources is vital. If everyone does their part, we have the programsand abilities to make our natural resources go beyond their first intended use. Everyone unite to keepearth green!

    USF has moved toward a modern look in the restrooms, which conserves water and helps the schoolfinancially in these economically hard times. New urinals could be installed to flush with just enoughwater to clean and sanitized the inside, preventing excess water from running in the urinal. Also, thenew sinks which only work when sensors distinguish a hand underneath. Special sprinklers watering the

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    external campus areas that are only used on days and times that are allowed so just enough water isused. In addition, one main goal in USFs going green effort is to conserve and save on water in theresidence hall on the Tampa campus. A new program that a current architecture student has presentedis called Conservabull. USF student Christopher Cox came up with the idea in fall of 2008. He started acompetition where the different residence halls compete with each other to decide which building

    conserves the most water. The winning hall will get a special prize. Finally, in the efforts of going greenvia water conservation which affects the going green recycling effort, all of the USF family can help thecollege Go-Go-Green. This will help the college in the long run both environmentally as well aseconomically.

    USFs Go GreenRecycling is a very important part of University of South Florida's effort to 'Go Green'. With over40,000 students currently enrolled recycling deemsto be a daunting task but USF is stepping up theirinvolvement to help sustain and protect our cities,states, and world.

    Of the 40,000 students that are enrolled at theUniversity of South Florida at least a quarter of them live on-campus or off-campus in 'studentliving' housing. The University of South Floridamakes it exceptionally easy for students, faculty,and employees to recycle on-campus but it is harder

    for them to reach out to those students who live off-campus. Most apartments around the USF area do not give their residents the option to recycle and inthe process throw away useful, recyclable materials. For some odd reason, college students get thereputation for being party animals; sometimes the parties involve alcohol. Just imagine all the beer cansand bottles that are wastefully being disposed of in the wrong way. As shown in the chart on the nextpage, not even half of aluminum and soda cans get recycled and not even a third of glass bottles! Therecan be a lot more done in order to sustain the rapidly increasing waste. Students have a busy scheduleand are not going to go out of their way to recycle especially those that have transportation issues.Luckily, a company named Tampa Bay Trash has discovered a revolutionary way to recycle and isextending their services to USF students.

    "All we can we say is, at Tampa Bay Trash we just care about the environment and we also understandthe importance of recycling. In fact we go out of our way to ensure that more than 70% of all thematerials we collect are properly recycled. While it's not always the quickest or most profitable way toconduct our business, we feel that it is the most earth friendly way and that's why we are proud to saythat we really do care about recycling." -Tama Bay Trash

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    Materials Recycled: Table 1. Generation and Recovery of Materials in MSW, 2008* (in millons of tons andpercent of generation of each material)Material Weight Generated Weight Recovered Recovery as Percent of GenerationPaper and paperboard 77.42 42.94 55.5%

    Glass 12.15 2.81 23.1%MetalsSteel 15.68 5.29 33.7%Aluminum 3.41 0.72 21.1%Other nonferrous metals 1.76 1.21 68.8%Total metals 20.85 7.22 34.6%Plastics 30.05 2.12 7.1%Rubber and leather 7.41 1.06 14.3%Textiles 12.37 1.89 15.3%Wood 16.39 1.58 9.6%Other materials 4.50 1.15 25.6%

    Total materials in products 181.14 60.77 33.5%Other wastesFood, other 31.79 0.80 2.5%Yard trimmings 32.90 21.30 64.7%Miscellaneous inorganic wastes 3.78 NegligibleTotal other wastes 68.47 22.10 32.3%Total municipal solid waste 249.61 82.87 33.2%

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    Green MovementWith help from the community and privatecompanies the University of South Florida is activelymaking the movement to go green. According tothis articlehttp://usfweb3.usf.edu/absoluteNM/templates/?z=123&a=2295, USF is dedicated to going green.

    USF ranks 2nd in Florida and 25th nationally in the2010 RecycleMania waste minimization contestbased on the amount of municipal solid wastegenerated per person on campus.

    USF students are active in the substainabliitymovement through participation in 5 environmental

    student groups, including Emerging GreenBuilders,Engineers for a Sustainable World, and the

    Student Sustainability Initiative.

    USF hosts the annual Campus and Community Sustainability Conference in which participants sharebest practices for Floridas sustainable future.

    This conference gave individuals from campuses, government, businesses and communities a chance tocome together to share their experiences and challenges related to creating sustainability and a greenculture. Presentations focused on matters relating to Floridas economy, environment, and quality of life. Participants explored successful projects and strategies relating to:

    Education and research for sustainability

    Economic improvements for sustainable efficiency and effectiveness

    Protection and restoration for sustainable ecological systems

    Enhancing sustainability for the well-being of all people

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    Global School of SustainabilityThe new Global School of Sustainability is goingto offer a Master of Arts in Global Sustainabilitywhich will prepare students to concentrate onmultifaceted regional, national and global testsrelated to sustainability and the ability toinnovate in diverse cultural, geographic, anddemographic contexts. The program willsanction the integration of a variety of disciplines such as basic, natural, and socialsciences, engineering, health, economics,governance and policy, and topics of diversity.

    The program is made up of 33 semester hours, the majority of which are offered online.

    Here is a list of green initiatives put into action by USF Dining Services (Aramark)

    Tray-less dining energy & water conservation through less water consumption = 32,992 gallons of water saved per academic year

    Recycle cardboard & tin materials at every dining location through Frito-Lay & Republic Waste Services

    Replaced all light bulbs with lower wattage bulbs & recycled bulbs through Frontier lighting = saves1,689 kilowatt hours per academic year

    Defrosting of meats thawing in refrigerator instead of running water conserves 9,600 gallons peracademic year

    Green seal certified chemicals creates less impact on the environment and is used for cleaning atevery location

    Filtafry recycling fryer grease, used for bio diesel to power automobiles

    Reusable recyclable cups for discounted fountain beverage purchases

    Reusable, recyclable, sustainable bags available at MSC Food Court & C-Store

    Fair Trade Certified Coffee available at FFC, BDC, MSC Food Court, Coba Caf, Einstein Bros Bagels,Health Science Caf, Starbucks Coffee, Ben & Jerrys, and the Express Shop in Engineering

    Locally sourced food options gives money back to the local economy (Flowers Baking Company, TGLee Dairy, R.G.E. Distributing, and we receive produce from Fresh Point Produce, who support localgrowers)

    Natural and Organic groceries in C-Store

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    Nutritional Information Kiosk located in Fresh Food Company allows students to evaluate theiroptions and choose foods that align with their dietary needs.

    Nutritional information on usfdining.com for daily menus, instead of printing on paper products

    USDA Organic Certified, Vegan and Vegetarian options at every location, every day (brochureavailable)

    Ben & Jerrys substitutions in paper and plastic products for more environmentally sounds choices byusing paper napkins made from 100% unbleach, recycled content & making a switch to green-ware thatuses a renewable corn-based resin.

    The Future of RecyclingAs seen, in the above piece, we hopethat you, the reader, came away moreeducated and more willing to worktowards a better environment for all of us. USF has worked tirelessly to makeour campus green, so lets all rallyround and help support ourenvironment. In this era following themassive Gulf oil spill, every little thingto help right the environment isimportant. We hope that we haveclearly communicated this point andthat you make recycling a part of yourconscious daily life.

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    Triple G (Go Go Green) Annotated Bibliography

    http://www.benefits-of-recycling.com/historyofrecycling.html

    http://ezinearticles.com/?Recycling ---History-and-Evolution&id=584293

    http://www.all -recycling-facts.com/history-of-recycling.html

    http://www.benefits-of-recycling.com/historyofrecycling.html

    Great info on the history of recycling. Described how recycling was a vital practice in ancient times.

    http://ezinearticles.com/?Recycling---History-and-Evolution&id=584293

    Good info on recycling in the 1900s. Information on the history of the recycling symbol that is recognizedeverywhere, and more.

    2009-10 University Workplan/Proposal: usf.edu ( www.ods.usf.edu/Plans/Strategic/docs/2010-SUS-Work-

    Plan-USF-St-Petersburg.pdf - 2010-06-22 )

    Physical Plant Sustainability and Energy Conservation: usf.edu ( www.pplant.usf.edu/index.php/additional-information/sustainability-initiatives - 27k - 2010-08-02 )

    Current News-University of South Florida: usf.edu (usfweb3.usf.edu/absoluteNM/templates/?a=1996 - 15k - 2010-07-30)

    Academic Research-Office of Sustainability at the University of South Florida: usf.edu(usfweb2.usf.edu/Sustainability/academics/research.aspx - 20k)

    http://usfweb3.usf.edu/absoluteNM/templates/?z=123&a=2266

    http://usfweb3.usf.edu/absoluteNM/templates/?z=123&a=2295

    http://www.benefits-of-recycling.com/historyofrecycling.html

    http://ezinearticles.com/?Recycling---History-and-Evolution&id=584293

    http://www.all-recycling-facts.com/history-of-recycling.html

    The College Sustainability Report Card Online 2007-2010http://www.greenreportcard.org/report-card-2010/schools/university-of-south-florida

    The Report cards show and grades the Going green effort by USF and other universities. It grades such thingsas Administration, Energy, and Food and Recycling just to name a few. USF shows a present grade of a B.

    USFMFAO Online 2009 http://mfaorg.arts.usf.edu/resources/recycling.html

    USFMFAO show the location of the different bins that USF recycles. In this case, on Sycamore is the main binsand in most buildings.

    Incentives: Recycling, Waste Management, and Procurement Online 2009

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    http://usfweb2.usf.edu/Sustainability/Initiatives/recycle.aspx

    This site explains what and where some of the recycled items either go to or are turned into.

    Going Green Tampa Bay Resources- Online 2009http://goinggreentampabay.wetpaint.com/page/Recycling

    This site explains how the students and faculty work hard to recycle. It also show pictures with details andeven a video spot to explain in more detail.

    The Oracle, How green is USF Online September 4, 2008http://www.usforacle.com/2.5741/how-green-is-usf-1.619308

    This site is an excellent site. It talks about the excellent benefits of recycles and economic benefits. It alsotouches on The Green Lights Program, Study suggestions, Alternative Energy Sources, Campus RecyclingPrograms, Sustainable Design, and Solar Energy,

    University of South Florida, USF Poly has a new way to go green Online December 8, 2008http://www.poly.usf.edu/News/20081209-USFP-begins-recycling.html

    This site is simple and talks about the recycling effort at USF football games. It also discusses the economicadvantage of doing that recycling.

    University of South Florida, About: History Online 2010http://usfweb2.usf.edu/Sustainability/about/history.aspx

    This site discusses in detail when and why USF decided to go green. It also gives a breakdown of theInstitutional gains of going green. For example, Infrastructure, Operations, and Management.

    Green Campuses Handbook- Online 2005.http://www.coba.usf.edu/departments/management/faculty/hannawest/GreenCampusesHandbook.pdf

    This site is an excellent tool to use for campuses like USF who are looking to go green. It gives an excellent breakdown on how an University can go green around different parts of the campus. It breaks it down first bythe whole campus and then room by room with specific guidelines.

    TBO, Tampa Bay Online,USF, Progress Energy to create a Smart way to use electricity. March 19, 2009http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/mar/19/usf-progress-energy-pair-create-smart-way-using-el/

    This site explains how USF and Progress Energy are pairing up to save electricity in homes and businesses byusing special meters that run through a special grid technology.

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