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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What fills the blue bins? What goes in landfill trash?

PAPER

METAL

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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

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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

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Recycling removal costs less.

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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.

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7.9% Diversion

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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.