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Municipal Waste @ AU
How Do You Weigh In?
Plastic, Steel, & Aluminum
Scrap Metal
Cardboard
Mixed Paper
Our recyclingin fiscalyear 2015consistedof...
$492 K = 47Disposal CostLast Year:
TuitionStudents
Waste disposalcontributesas much toglobal warming as~ 2,500 vehicles driven each year. = 100 vehicles
100%
Residentsdonated 1,055 ydof householditems to Checkoutfor Charityin 2015.
1,055 yd
= 100 cubic yards
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Campus KitchensProject works with Tiger Dining to package 200+ meals/weekthat wouldotherwisebe wasted.
CampusKitchensProject
Tiger
recycling
Full-Timeof
warmingglobal
~ 2,500
To reduce net carbon emissions 100% by
To reduce styrofoam use
in dining facilities by
styrofoam use
carbonemissionsnet
‘50Sources:AU Facilities ManagementEPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalences CalculatorAU Auxiliary ServicesAU Climate Action PlanIcons from Freepik from www.flaticon.com
vehicles
Dining
200+meals/week
55%
28%
9%
8%
Checkoutfor Charity
DONE!
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