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Sustainability: It’s in our nature.
UNIVERSITY of WASHINGTON
IntroducAon to UW Recycling Working Toward 70% Waste Diversion
Waste Diversion Snapshot
Sustainability: It’s in our nature.
Current waste diversion rate is 57% UW Recycles: Mixed Containers Mixed paper Cardboard ConstrucAon and DemoliAon Scrap metal PlasAc film Hard plasAcs Styrofoam Concrete/Asphalt Electronics White Goods Fluorescent Lamps BaReries Toner Cartridges E.media UW Composts: Landscape Debris Clean wood Food Waste Compostable Serviceware Restroom paper towels
Landfill 43%
Recycle 36%
Compost 21%
UW Waste Stream
Striving for 70% Waste Diversion
Public Area ComposAng
Classroom & Conference Room
Bins
What we are doing….
Striving for 70% Waste Diversion What we are doing….
Paper Towel ComposAng
MiniMax
Special Event Recycling & ComposAng
Where Does our Trash Go?
Sustainability: It’s in our nature.
Trash from the UW is put on a train and hauled more than 300 miles to Arlington, OR
Why is ComposAng Important?
Sustainability: It’s in our nature.
What is Compostable on Campus?
Why Does Recycling MaRer?
Sustainability: It’s in our nature.
Conserves Resources Saves Energy
Helps protect the environment
Reduces landfill
Why Does Recycling MaRer?
Sustainability: It’s in our nature.
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Beyond the albatross, studies have shown up to 1 million seabirds choke or get tangled in plasAc nets or debris every year. About 100,000 seals, sea lions, whales, dolphins, other marine mammals and sea turtles suffer the same fate.
What you can do
Sustainability: It’s in our nature.
What is Recyclable on Campus?
What is Recyclable on Campus?
E.Media BoRle Caps
QuesAons or Comments?
Sustainability: It’s in our nature.