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How Can You Make A Difference?
Recycling
| • | Buy durable and reusable items rather than disposable ones |
| • | Avoid using non-recyclable products |
| • | Use cardboard boxes for storage |
| • | Reuse plastic margarine and dip containers for leftover storage and portable food containment |
| • | Separate recyclables from trash |
| • | Reduce, reuse, and recycle |
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Campus Energy Facts:
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| • | How many tons of materials did we dispose of? 10,000 tons/year. How much of it did we recycle? 49%. |
| • | How many tons glass/plastic/aluminum?
75 tons recycled. |
| • | How many tons scrap metal? 623 tons recycled. |
| • | How many tons cardboard/newspaper?
604 tons recycled (86%). |
| • | How many tons mixed office paper? 1485
tons recycled (90%) |
| • | How many tons wooden pallets? 325 tons recycled. |
| • | Recycling of each ton of paper saves 17 trees & 7,000 gallons of water. |
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