Recycling at SLU

Kelley Krejnik• Masters of Sustainability

Student• Facilities Services

Sustainability Coordinator

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?How many of you recycle at work or at home?

Rules Change: Every place has slightly different rules and

restrictions for recycling. As recycling technology evolves, the system

for recycling also changes.

I want to clarify current rules for recycling at SLU.

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.

SLU is a Single-Stream Campus.

That means everyday recyclables go together in the same container.

Help out SLU, toss it in the BLUE.

Where does Single-Stream go?• Look for BLUE

containers. • They come in all

different shapes and sizes, but the color is consistent.

Single-Stream RecyclingLook at what’s in front of you now. Can you recycle that? Soda Cans? Water Bottles? Plastic cups? Handouts? Coffee Cups + Warmers? Napkins?

• SLU’s goal is to double it’s 2012 recycling rate to 30%. • This should be

easy to achieve since…

• Most of what you throw away can be recycled.

For you to keep:

Single-Stream RecyclingWhat is recyclable on your table right now?

Coffee Cups and Warmers?

Napkins? (if unused or hardly

used)

Single-Stream RecyclingLook at what’s in front of you now. Can you recycle that?

Soda Cans? YES!

Single-Stream RecyclingWhat is recyclable on your table right now?

Water Bottles? Plastic cups? Plastic plates? Utensils?

Look for the stamp.

SLU collects all 1-7 (no styrofoam)

Single-Stream Recycling

Recycle these today!

Soda cans Water bottles Plastic cups Handouts Paper coffee cups

and cardboard warmers

Unused napkins

Keep your brochure/flyer as a reference

recycling.slu.edu has more info

Recyclables don’t have to be perfect to get recycled.

Collect recycling in blue bins.

Waste Management empties dumpsters and delivers recycling to RockTenn Recycling Centers.

RockTenn recycles SLU’s paper, metal, plastic and glass.

Contents from blue bins goes into dumpsters

with yellow lids.

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Steps in the Single-Stream Recycling Process

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Local Recycling Center Locations

E-Waste We also collect E-waste but separately

from Single-Stream E-waste is “anything with a cord”

Appliances Electronics

Speak to your department about this and/or go to famisweb.slu.edu to request an e-waste pick-up.

Also use famis for single-stream requests if you have large collections such as shelves of folders, journals, magazines, etc.

Questions? recycling.slu.edu has all the resources

I shared today plus more information about upcoming events and details about what can be recycled and where to recycle it.