Recycling

            

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Did you know…That the University of Akron diligently monitors and records the weights of all materials recycled? In recent years, the total tonnage of materials recycled has significantly increased.  This is a result of a campus-wide commitment to improve sustainability.

The following data is the total annual tonnage for the past four years:  (View Graph)

2007:  168.97 Tons
2008:  211.79 Tons
2009:  316.98 Tons
2010:  395.54 Tons

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Materials Recycled:

#1 - #7 Plastic (Non Contaminated) Aluminum Cans (Empty) Batteries (Alkaline/Lead/Nickel) Books (Hard and soft bound) Cardboard (Corrugated) Cell Phones/Palm Pilots Chipboard (Cereal Boxes/Pop Cases) Commingled Recyclables Computers (Keyboard, mouse, speakers) Cooking Oil Copper/Brass Copy Machines Digital Camera/Cameras Eye-Glasses Ferrous Metals (includes steel)

Fire Extinguishers Fluorescent Bulbs/Ballast (Non PCB) Gift Cards - ID Badges (place in plastic bag) Glass Bottles Ink Jet/Toner Cartridges Large Appliances Magazines/Catalogues Molded Plastic Monitors Motor Oil Newspaper Oil Filters Paint (Latex/Oil Based) Pallets/Crates Paper (white & color) Packing Peanuts (Place in plastic bag)

Plastic Bags Plastic #1 & #2 Bottles Plastic Shrink Wrap Printers Radios (2 Way) Refrigerant Scrap Metal Shampoo/Cleaning Bottles Steel Cans (Soup cans/#10) Styrofoam/Cleaning bottles Telephone Books (Drop off dumpster outside ASEC) Tires (Truck, Car, ATV) Tyvek Envelopes/Intercampus Envelopes TV's Wood - Wood skins