{"id":249,"date":"2018-08-23T02:34:47","date_gmt":"2018-08-23T02:34:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vendor.hub.wp.nau.edu\/green-nau\/recycling-at-nau\/"},"modified":"2024-08-08T01:27:14","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T01:27:14","slug":"recycling-at-nau","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/recycling-at-nau\/","title":{"rendered":"Recycling on Campus"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recycling on Campus<\/div><\/div><\/h1>\n
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Why Recycle?<\/h2>\n
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WE CAN DO BETTER<\/strong>
\nAmericans produce 5 pounds of trash per person, per day, which equates to America producing 12% of the world\u2019s waste stream per year, while the USA is only 4% of the world\u2019s population. Americans only recycle 5% of used plastic waste! Americans throw away enough aluminum to rebuild our commercial airline fleet four times a year!<\/p>\n

HOW WELL DOES NAU RECYCLE?<\/strong>
\nA recent NAU capstone conducted a waste audit and found that 22% of material in recycling bins was not recyclable but that it is an improvement over the year before we initiated the uniform system on campus. They also found that about 10% of total trash volume was recyclable. We expect the new system will decrease contamination of recycle stream and reduce lost recyclables in the trash. The only dumpsters on campus with 100% correct sorting of landfill and recycling waste was the ROTC building dumpster.<\/p>\n

NAU\u2019S WASTE STREAM IMPACT<\/strong>
\nThe landfill trash generated by NAU in the past year could fill approximately 6.37 Olympic swimming pools. Landfills produce a lot of methane which is a very potent greenhouse gas. Recyclables picked up this past year could fill an additional 4.1 Olympic swimming pools. These figures highlight the vast quantities of waste our campus deals with annually, underscoring the importance of our zero-waste initiatives.<\/p>\n

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There are Changes Coming to how NAU Recycles<\/h4>\n

As part of NAU\u2019s sustainability journey, we are very excited to announce that we are revamping our indoor recycling and landfill bin system. This project is a collaboration between the student-led NAU Green Fund and the NAU administration. This revamp will streamline the system and will increase recycling on campus. Once deployed, we will be evaluating the effectiveness of the system and will make adjustments if needed. For questions about the new recycling system visit the Recycling Updates page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Recycling in Flagstaff can get complicated, for more information on what is recyclable, look here.<\/a><\/p>\n

At NAU, there are certain items that are unique. For more information on\u00a0Special Recyclables, refer to this page.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Tips About Recycling At NAU<\/h4>\n\n
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