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ISU Recycling

ISU Recycling. Vision Statement “Our passionate concern for the environment inspires us to have sustainable reduce, reuse, recycle programs, which generate an environmentally conscious Iowa State University community.”.

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ISU Recycling

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  1. ISU Recycling Vision Statement “Our passionate concern for the environment inspires us to have sustainable reduce, reuse, recycle programs, which generate an environmentally conscious Iowa State University community.” For more information contact ISU Recycling at recycling@iastate.edu or visit our web site at www.fpm.iastate.edu/recycling/. August 2009

  2. Recycling at ISU • Campus recycling started in 1992 • White paper recycling • Expanded to include: Phone books, Newspaper, Corrugated cardboard, and Confidential paper. • We engage local partners • International Paper • Iron Mountain • Ames Area Redemption Center • Bikes at Work, a local bicycle delivery service.

  3. Paper Product Recycling • White Paper • Newspaper • Cardboard • Phone Books • Confidential Document Destruction

  4. White Paper Recycling • Collect from 106 campus buildings • Most offices/individuals and many classrooms/labs are provided with small desk-side bin • Weekly, custodial staff take large bins to a central collection point and Campus Services staff collect the paper in a packer truck. • Paper is delivered to International Paper of Des Moines • Average 11 Tons per Month

  5. White Paper Recycling Volumes

  6. Newspaper Recycling • Collect from 36 campus buildings • Bikes at Work collects the newspapers, checking each location several times per week • Newspapers collected are recycled by International Paper out of Des Moines • USA TODAY provides and empties newspaper recycling bins in 16 Residence Halls • Average 8 Tons per Month

  7. Newspaper Recycling Volumes

  8. Cardboard Recycling • Collect Cardboard from 50 Campus buildings • Cardboard is collected by Ames Area Redemption • Collection per building is based on volumes generated • This free collection service saves ISU nearly $1,275 per month in refuse disposal expenses • Our vendor estimates collecting 17 Tons per month

  9. Phone Book Recycling • Volunteers (students and staff) collect phone books from 79 pick-up locations • Phone Books are recycled by International Paper out of Des Moines • This volunteer service saved ISU nearly $1,200 in refuse disposal expenses • 16 Tons were collected December 2008

  10. Phone Book Recycling Volumes

  11. Confidential Document Destruction • Collect from 52 campus buildings • Iron Mountain collects and delivers materials to their facility in Des Moines • Material is shredded, baled and stored until shipped to a paper mill for recycling • Average 5 Tons per Month

  12. Document Destruction Volumes

  13. FY09 Recycling Volumes

  14. Resources Conserved in FY09

  15. Other ISURecycling Programs

  16. Computer Monitor and Fluorescent Lamp Recovery/Recycling for 2008

  17. Recycled 40 tons ofE-Scrap in 2008

  18. ISU Surplus • Provides an outlet for departmental reuse, resale, and redistribution of excess equipment and furniture • Departmental sale every Tuesday from 10 a.m until noon • Last year, $250,000 of usable assets were returned to service in other university departments • ISU Surplus is located at 1102 Southern Hills Drive

  19. University Compost Facility • Original compost site opened in 1993 • In 2002, site moved to ISU Dairy Farm on Mortensen Rd • The University Compost Facility moves to the new Dairy Facility in 2009 • Divert 605 tons of yard waste • ISU Farms will provide 21,000 tons of animal waste • An estimated 600 tons of dining food waste will be composted in the future

  20. University Compost Facility cont. • Compost site will produce usable compost within three months • Generate approximately 10,500 tons of finished compost per year • All compost will be used on campus • Construction projects will use as a soil amendment to improve final topsoil quality • Campus Services will use as a soil amendment, top dressing, incorporating it into all campus landscaping projects

  21. Construction Project Recycling • Towers Demolition • 98% of the concrete was recycled • 60,000 tons concrete used at the new Dairy Facility • 98% non-concrete materials removed and recycled • Jack Trice Stadium West Concourse Project • 85% materials from old concession buildings recycled • Concrete, Steel, Copper, Bathroom Stalls, etc.

  22. Other Recycling Programs on Campus • Chemical/Brown Bottles • Chemical Redistribution Program • Free Wood/Pallet Program • Ink jet and Toner Cartridges • Oil Filters, Used Oil, Tires, Batteries • Power Plant Ash • Rechargeable Batteries • Scrap Metal • Shrink Wrap • Trees to furniture Program

  23. City of AmesArnold O. ChantlandResource Recovery Plant

  24. What do they do there? They turn garbage in to energy!

  25. How do they do that? • Garbage from Story County is delivered to the plant • Dry/Wet refuse is mixed and pushed onto a conveyer which transports the garbage to the shredder room • Ferrous metal is attracted to the pick-up magnet, and pulled away from the waste stream • Abrasive grit and dust is removed and the garbage moves to the secondary shedder • The combustible pieces of refuse are blown into a coal utility boiler

  26. Facts about the Resource Recovery Plant • 65% of the waste received is turned into fuel • Saved over 80 acres of Iowa farmland from becoming a landfill • Over a 25-year period, processed enough refuse to fill Hilton Coliseum more than 453 times • Processed over a million tons of solid waste since they opened in 1975 • Recover enough metal to make 1,200 car bodies each year • Produce enough refuse-derived fuel to help heat more than 4,600 homes each year

  27. Questions?

  28. For more information contact ISU Recycling at recycling@iastate.edu or visit our web site at www.fpm.iastate.edu/recycling/

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