Recycling rollout '07

• Money was allocated to purchase recycling bins for campus academic buildings. The new shipment of replacement bins arrived in this year as well.
  
• A volunteer group of students and staff helped complete labeling and placement efforts.
  
• By the end of the summer 2007, all buildings will have a similar recycling system as the one placed in Young.
  
• Recycling pilots were planned for the Co-op, Library and the new Student Union (SU) as well.
  
• The SU exchanged 68 pairs of bins throughout the building before the end of the Spring 2007 semester. The SU directors also committed to an educational program that will continue for both staff and patrons of the SU.
  Follow this link to view a highlighted summary about the Student Union's Recycling initiaitves.
  
• Figures tracking the waste stream for these 3 locations are exclusive and therefore results will clearly exhibit the impact of the pilot programs.
  
• An exploratory electronics recycling also began. Vendor interviews were initiated for potential purchases of bottle deposit machines in campus apartments.
  

Recycling Pilot Program

• The recycling pilot in the Young Building began its second semester and desksides were reported to be heavily used due to their convenience.
  
• A survey of the workers in the building reports that the "new recycling containers and guidelines [are] helpful in understanding which materials can be recycled and where these materials should be placed."
  
• Specifically mentioned were the slotted openings which make it easy to distinguish between containers. An overwhelming percentage of those surveyed believe that the pilot should be expanded.
  
• The pilot site of North Dining Hall shows a drastic increase in newspaper recycling. Key to this was the training of the Dining Services staff in collection and disposal of newspapers left on tables.
  

Click here to view images from our 2006-2007 initiatives!

2006-2007 Workgroup Members

Name	Department
Nelly Abboud	Associate Professor – Civil & Environmental Engineering
Jeanne Ahern-Mogayzel	Benton Museum Coffee Shop Manager
Raymon Archacki	Undergrad. Student
Peggy Beckett-Rinker	UCPEA
Mike Bourey	Building Superintendent, Facilities Management
Dennis Comprone	Residential Life - Building Renovations Projects Director
Carol Davidge	Publicity Marketing Admin -- CT Archeology Center
Ken Crowell	Facilities Assistant Director
Melinda Daniels	Geography Professor
Tim DeVivo	Willimantic waste
Carole Dyal	Librarian
Howard Epstein	Professor; Civil and Env. Engineering
Leah Giffin	OEP Intern; undergraduate student
Stephen Grange	Purchasing & Central Stores - Procurement Contracts Manager
Mary Kegler	Manager Farm Services
John Kuhl	Dining Services -- North Campus Manager
Al Lewandowski	University Energy Manager
Rob Liu	OEP Intern, undergraduate
Dave Lotrek	Facilities Management
Stephanie Marks	Environmental Compliance Analyst
Rich Miller	Office of Environmental Policy Director
Chuck Morrell	Student Union Associate Director
Tom Morris	Associate Professor, Plant Science
Grant Morrison	Dining Services
Melanie Murphy	OEP Intern; Graduate Student
Mike Pascucilla	EH&S Specialist
Dennis Pierce	Director; Dining Services
Matt Rice	OEP Intern, undergraduate
Gene Roberts	Director, Facilities Management
Jennifer Sayers	OEP Intern, undergraduate
David Schmidt	Dining Services
Brenda Shaw	Associate Professor, Chemistry
Logan Trimble	Residential Life; Dept. Head
Virginia Walton	Mansfield Recycling Director
Helen Wang	Honors Council
Stefan Wawzyniecki	EH&S Manager

2005-2006 Goals and Progress

Waste Audit and Campus Assessment

Click here to view Waste Audit Executive Summaries and Recommendations

• Recycling audit completion and improve current recycling program practices

"Hockey-Stick" Waste Audit: W.B Young Building (2005)