For the past decade, Wright State University has collected recycled materials including mixed paper such as folders, writing paper, envelopes and cardboard.<\/p>\n
Jim Click, custodial services manager, said of the 138 tons of recycled materials Wright State has collected over the last five years, corrugated cardboard boxes has comprised 60% of the collection.<\/p>\n
Recycling on campus isn’t just good for the environment. It also benefits the university financially.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe make money when we recycle. It costs us money when we dispose of trash,\u201d said Click.<\/p>\n
While the university pays a fee for a waste collection contractor to haul away garbage and recycling, Wright State later receives a monetary payment for collecting mixed paper that can be recycled.<\/p>\n
Wright State averages between $10,000 and $15,000 in recycling revenue per year, which peaked in 2011 with almost $30,000 in recycling revenue.<\/p>\n
Last year the university implemented a centralized waste removal procedure for every floor in every campus building. The centralized collection areas contain a recycling bin with clear bags and a trash bin with black bags. Cardboard boxes can be collected from these areas as well. The centralized location makes it convenient for custodial staff to remove discarded items.<\/p>\n
Click said that university waste and recycling collection is a team effort across campus. While custodial services staff members collect from inside campus buildings, grounds and maintenance staff collect from dozens of bins located outside around campus.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you are out and about on campus and are throwing something away and it\u2019s recyclable, put it in the recycle bin,\u201d said Joe Dick, grounds and transportation supervisor.<\/p>\n
Discarding food into recycling cans will contaminate the bag and recycled materials, Dick said. When bags are cross-contaminated they cannot be recycled and end up in a landfill.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re trying to play our little part on campus to generate awareness for recycling, help people be aware of it, the importance of it and how that recycling saves a lot of money,\u201d said Click.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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