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SUSTAINABILITY:• Meeting current social and economic needs without
compromising environmental resources for future generations.• Recycling is a visible part of being sustainable.
Participation is recycling is a building block for promoting sustainable development on campus.
Do you recycle already?
Rules Change:• Every place has slightly different
rules and restrictions for recycling. • As recycling technology evolves, the
system for recycling also changes.
How many of you recycle at home?
I want to clarify current rules for recycling at SLU.
Recycling is collected in blue receptacles with blue liners.
Waste Management empties the dumpster and delivers the contents to a RockTenn Recycling Center.
RockTenn recycles SLU’s paper, metal, plastic and glass.
Blue bags of recycling go into a dumpster with a yellow lid.
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Steps in the Single-Stream Recycling Process
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Local Recycling Center Locations
What fills the blue bins? What goes in landfill trash?
PAPER
METAL
PLASTIC
GLASS
FOOD
STYROFOAM
LIQUIDS
For you to keep:
• If you can tear it, you can recycle it.• Cardboard is a type of paper.• Even if it’s wet from water or a little
soiled, you can recycle it.
A little bit of food is ok. Like a greasy pizza box can be recycled!
PAPER
• Look for the stamp.• SLU collects all # 1-7 (no styrofoam).• Lids can stay on.• Don’t have to be rinsed, just empty.
PLASTIC
Done with that yogurt cup? No need to clean it, just recycle it!
• Should be almost or completely empty.• Lids can stay on.• They do not have to be rinsed, just empty.
METAL GLASS
Recyclables don’t have to be perfect to get recycled.
• If you’ve used it up, you can toss it in.• But, food, liquid and trash should be less than 5%.• Too much trash in the recycling contaminates it and
forces us to send the whole batch to the landfill.
Common reasons to Recycle: Less harmful to the planet + human health
Protects trees, ecosystems, and animals Less air, water, and soil pollution
Conserves resources Keeps valuable, non-renewable resources usable
Creates more jobs than landfilling Saves money: more cost effective than landfilling
$$ $$$
Recycling removal costs less.
Recycle to save money.
• Removing trash from campus costs 33% more than removing recycling.*
• Therefore, throwing recyclables into the trash is like tossing money into a landfill.
• The more we maximize our recycling potential, the more money we can save and divert from landfills to other money and resource-saving sustainability initiatives on campus.
*33% is an approximation
$$ $$$
Recycling removal costs less.
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
110%
FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12
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Waste & Recycling Expenses
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Since SLU has introduced single-stream recycling, waste collection costs have been slashed by 18%, saving tens of thousands of dollars annually.
FY10 FY11 FY12 FY131,500
1,700
1,900
2,100
2,300
2,500
2,700
2,900
Campus Recycling & Landfill Trash Collections in Tons
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Single-Stream Recycling
Landfill Trash
7.9% Diversion
Rate 9.5% Diversion
Rate
12.1% Diversion
Rate
14.3% Diversion Rate
Our goal is to reach 30% in 2014!
Remember:When it comes to recycling…• Collect paper, metal, plastic, and
glass together in the same containers
• Put food, liquids, and styrofoam in the trash.
• Put recycling into dumpsters with yellow lids.
• Place a FAMIS work order (K:Recycling) to request pickups for electronics or appliances as these are recycled separately as “e-waste.”
• Contact us with questions or concerns: greenbilliken@slu.edu.
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