Municipal Waste @ AU

How Do You Weigh In?

Plastic, Steel, & Aluminum

Scrap Metal

Cardboard

Mixed Paper

Our recyclingin fiscalyear 2015consistedof...

$492 K = 47Disposal CostLast Year:

TuitionStudents

Waste disposalcontributesas much toglobal warming as~ 2,500 vehicles driven each year. = 100 vehicles

100%

Residentsdonated 1,055 ydof householditems to Checkoutfor Charityin 2015.

1,055 yd

= 100 cubic yards

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Campus KitchensProject works with Tiger Dining to package 200+ meals/weekthat wouldotherwisebe wasted.

CampusKitchensProject

Tiger

recycling

Full-Timeof

warmingglobal

~ 2,500

To reduce net carbon emissions 100% by

To reduce styrofoam use

in dining facilities by

styrofoam use

carbonemissionsnet

‘50Sources:AU Facilities ManagementEPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalences CalculatorAU Auxiliary ServicesAU Climate Action PlanIcons from Freepik from www.flaticon.com

vehicles

Dining

200+meals/week

55%

28%

9%

8%

Checkoutfor Charity

DONE!

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