The Green Team
University Campus Recycling
How will your university benefit?
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Recycling can be a fundraiser for your school. Many states offer a cash reward for things such as aluminum cans. Old books, textbooks, clothes and electronics can also be sold or donated on behalf of the university. Getting organizations such as academic organizations and Greek life involved will allow your students to get the volunteer hours they need while benefiting the university. Recycling also allows the university to be a part of the community by donating things that can be reused to those in need. In addition, the waste produced by your university should decrease, leading to less spending on sanitation services.
How will everyone
benefit?
Economic Benefits
The recycling industry can create lots of jobs for general public. These jobs include things such as drivers, sorters, maintenance workers, facility managers and sales representatives. The chart to the left shows how many jobs have been created due to various types of recyclable materials.
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Chart from the Environmental Protection Agency
https://www.epa.gov/smm/recycling-economic-information-rei-report
Environmental Benefits
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Recycling reduces trash waste and minimizes pollution to the land and water sources from factories that use raw materials
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60% less water is used when re-purposing recycled paper rather than creating it from raw materials.
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One ton of recycled paper can save over 300 gallons of gasoline.
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Using recycled steel reduces water pollution by 76%, air pollution by 86% and mining waste by 97%.
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Recycling 10 plastic bottles saves enough energy to power a laptop for over 25 hours.
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Mass recycling efforts have been predicted to reduce landfill waste by half.
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