Achieving Zero Waste at UC Berkeley

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Zero Waste at UC Berkeley, Compost Alliance, Waste Audit Team http://tgif.berkeley.edu

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Achieving Zero Waste at Cal

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Campus Recycling and Refuse Services

• Physical Plant and Campus Services (PPCS) • Oversees recycling, compost, and refuse services • Responsible for the UC Zero Waste Goal

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CRRS Student Groups

• Funded by TGIF Grants • Waste Audit Team • Zero Waste Research Center • Compost Alliance • Zero Waste Events

• Funded by CRRS

• Waste Reduction and Recycling Staff • ReUSE

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Achieving Zero Waste

UC Zero Waste Goal • 50% by 2008 • 75% by 2012 • Zero Waste by 2020

4 R’s

• Reduce • Reuse • Recycle • Rot (Compost)

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The Basics: Reducing

• Purchase items with less packaging

• Purchase items that can be recycled, composted, or reused

• Purchase only what will you will use

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The Basics: Reusing • Use ReUSE stations, contact ReUSE during office clean-outs

• Use reusable water bottles, mugs, plates, cutlery,

handkerchiefs, and shopping bags instead of disposable ones

• For office parties use reusable cups, plates, and cutlery instead of disposable items

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The Basics: Recycling

• Mixed Paper Recycling

• Bottle & Can Recycling

• Compost

• Landfill

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The Basics: Paper Recycling

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The Basics: Bottle & Can Recycling

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The Basics: Composting

YES NO

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The Basics: Landfill

YES NO

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The Mini-Bin System

Mixed Paper Recycling Recycling 1 ton of paper (200 full mixed paper bins): - Saves 17 trees & 7,000 - Saves 3.3 cub yards of landfill

space

Not using bag liners for 200 mini-bins saves the equivalent of 2 gallons of gas

One full mini-bin costs Cal money to send to landfill

One full mixed paper bin generates revenue for Cal

The Mini-Bin - Promotes reuse - Eliminates odors and pests

Promotes recycling and waste reduction!

Use me again and again and

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Over 70% of office waste is

recyclable!

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Questions?

Campus Recycling and Refuse Services

– Website: http://recycle.berkeley.edu

– Phone: (510) 643-4612

Send questions to: ltking@berkeley.edu