Georgia Tech Recycles
National Award for Recycling
Georgia Tech is honored to have won the coveted American Forest and Paper Association (AFPA) 2008 Paper Recyling Award.
Since the recycling program began at Georgia Tech in 1996, recycling has been successfully integrated into virtually all components of campus life. Last year, the school recovered more than 376 tons of paper products for recycling.
Earth Day 2008 Statistics:
Over $28K of Office Supplies were recycled.
1250 people finished maze and signed pledges to change thier lives and the environment.
EnergyStar pledges resulted in over 3000 CFL's being distributed
Spawned ThinkGreen Week - a week of student initiated green events around the city
Recycling
Georgia Tech recycled over 609 tons of materials for a diversion rate of 17% of traditionalrecycling materials in 2007. In 2008 Georgia Tech began expandng recycling to a waste neutral approach, with a estimated diversion rate closer to 30% of all items being diverted from landfills.
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Georgia Tech recyles in 115 buildings on campus (99%), including housing, with recycling reps in each building.
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Composting yard waste, coffee grounds, starting food composting pilot
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Cardboard recycled from Dining Services was 29 tons in 2007.
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Recycling at Student Move-In and Student Move-Out.
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Over 800 pounds of food donated from Student Move-Out to local charities.
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Recycling batteries and beverage containers expanding across campus in 2008.
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Printer cartridge recycling in place.
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Tracking construction and demolition recycling
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Tracking office furniture and equipment surplused.
What can you recycle?
Georgia Tech provides the campus community with many opportunities to recycle a variety of materials. The following is a list of the materials that are currently recycled:
Mixed Paper - Includes catalogs, white office paper, magazines, junk mail, newspapers, computer paper, colored office paper (staples and paper clips do not have to be removed).
Aluminum Cans
Plastic Bottles - 1 or 2 (milk cartons, soda bottles, etc.); look on the bottom of the containers for the number 1 or 2 in a triangle. Plastic bottles must be dropped off at the locations listed on the summary table below.
Newspaper
Cardboard: Flattened, corrugated (no wax-sealed, or food-contaminated material).
No pizza boxes!
Glass: Clear, brown, and green - rinse the container and remove the lid.
Magazines
Campus Directories:Collected in Academic and Support Buildings each January and February.
Special Items: If you have any of these Items contact the Office of Recycling.
Automobile Batteries
Brass
Copper
Mixed Metals
Pallets
Scrap Wire
Tires
Transparencies
Tyvek Envelopes
Used Oil
Fun Fact: Georgia Tech was the first in the city to recycle e-waste, which occurred during our 2003 EarthDay event.
also see Recyling's Webpage