Quick Overview of Recycling
2014
Spring
2013
Fall
2013
Spring
2012 Fall
Waste to
Landfill
NOT
RECYCLING
Commingled Cans /bottles
/paper
Food Waste
214.27
tons
268.75
tons
156.10
tons
242.08 tons
49.8 tons
48.3 tons
28.88
tons
48.13 tons
805
pounds to
earth tubs
92,080 to
future
organics
95,000
pounds
123,000
lbs
127,000 lbs
Cardboard
18.75
tons (b)
18.75
tons (b)
11.25
tons (b)
18.75 tons
(b)
Papershredded
Mattresses
10,920
pounds
8,250 lbs
13,750 lbs
3,675 lbs
6,125 lbs
2,318
______ lbs
(__ trailers at
__ lbs)
5,458
Bales from Physical
Plant, started Spr
12:
_____ lbs
(__ bls at __
lbs/bale)
0
0
Yard Waste
Ballast, Lights,
E-Waste
Oil from
kitchen
Cell phones
Text books
Batteries
4,595 lbs
4,595 lbs
976 lbs
1,000 lbs*
5,688 lbs
6,320 lbs
1,340 lbs
3,901 lbs
0
0
0*
0*
Negligible
Negligible
Negligible
Negligible
15 lbs*
15 lbs*
15 lbs*
15 lbs*
Quick Overview of Recycling
Wood pallets
and chairs
1500 lbs
Waste to Landfill: Nov ’12 (11/12): 48.31 ton 96,600 lbs/mo  approx. 400,000 lbs/semester.
One third of the November total, 16.18 ton, is from Cintas Center.
*Signifies a rough estimate
~ Waste, Commingled, and Cardboard numbers calculated by summing the figures from the
monthly Rumpke documents
~ Food Waste calculated from monthly Future Organics invoices
~ Paper shredded number based off of monthly sum of average from quoted number 2500 to
3000 lbs/month
~ Mattress number quoted at 9800 lbs for the entire year
~ Oil from kitchen based off of figures from Cooking Oil Waste document
~2013 E-waste from 2trg certificate of recycling
~ Number for pallets and chairs and for ballast, lights, and batteries found in Waste Notebook
in Sustainability Office
Fiscal Year 14:
First three categories obtained from Rumpke documents and Earth Tubs Logs
Oil from kitchen obtained from Ed Devoid
E-waste number based off of 9190 lbs for fiscal year according to Erik Ball
Paper shredded obtained from Cintas
Note: Unable to obtain numbers for yard waste or fall shredded paper weights