The EMU “Recycle Bicycle” Eastern Mennonite University is unique among colleges and universities in North America in that we use no fossil fuels for recycling and composting on campus.  Even though the student population exceeds 1,000, all of the recycling/composting is collected by students and staff with an 8 foot trailer connected to a bicycle.  Volunteers from the Earthkeepers club on campus collect and dump all the compost from our dining facility.   95.6 tons of recycling and compost were collected in the 2009-2010 fiscal year!…

One of the main reasons that I choose Busch Systems recycling containers for the campus of Youngstown State University is because of their high-quality recycled-content product lines.  It makes perfect sense to buy recycled-content products as it closes the recycling loop, supports the Industry and sets a positive.  It is also great for educational purposes to show students an end-product of recycling, emphasizing the need and importance of recycling on campus and in the community. Appearance is almost just as important as quality and recycled-content…

The population of the world is constantly growing and developing at a rapid pace.  Environmentalists warn that we are taking from Mother Nature far more than we are giving back to her.  A clear indication that we need to take action is in the landfill space dilemma.  Landfills are becoming more and more weighted down by our garbage.  The amount of garbage filling our landfills far exceeds the rate of decomposition.  The result for some communities are that the landfills have had to shut down…

Warren County Middle School, In August 2010, Warren County Middle School moved into its new building.  The old high school had undergone a remarkable transformation and it was a pleasure to be in a ‘brand new’ building, have a fantastic new gym, and finally boast of having an auditorium and being able to have school assemblies there and not in an old gym!! However, despite all this, we knew that our previous recycling program was not going to work.  With all of this new space—being…

In an effort to enhance their greening initiatives, Georgian College has launched a new program! GEEP (Global Electric Electronic Processing) and Georgian College officially launched their e-waste collection program throughout all 7 campuses in Ontario. Busch Systems Custom Recycling Container The program kicked off in full force back in January 2011 and continues to be a big success. The program uses GEEP e-waste cages to collect big e-waste such as computers, printers, TV’s, etc. GEEP also collects cell phones as a part of the recycling…