Here at MSU Recycling, we rely on over 50,000 students, staff, and faculty to recycle to provide our department with material and, more importantly, do their part to keep our campus green. In providing service to a university utilizing 2,200 containers in more than 200 buildings, the containers we use are an important part of the process. All of our public-area indoor recycling stations are green Waste Watchers from Busch Systems International. Each station has separate containers labeled for white paper, mixed paper and boxboard, plastic and metal,…

In order to affect change in any aspect, the key is often awareness. Only through efforts to increase awareness can we hope to make a difference in the world in which we live. This is particularly true when it comes to the way we live our lives at home and the things we do on a daily basis. If we are not aware of the importance our actions have, how can we be expected to change? Due to the large amount of waste that ends…

Taking care of the environment means a lot to students around Purdue University.  Being a church situated in the heart of campus, our attendees are young, caring, and passionate.  We knew that they wanted to be able to recycle.  The only problem was to clearly communicate how without taking up too much space.  In the past, we’ve had recycling bins, but people got them confused and the containers just stood out like eye-sores.   We would always have to sort through and separate the recycling later,…

The mindset of a multi-residential unit dweller when it comes to recycling, compared to a single family home owner is significantly different.  This is mainly because home owners are accountable for the garbage they place at the curb.  For apartment and condominium renters, very little is offered to help motivate or enforce them to recycle. This doesn’t have to be.  There are a few obstacles tenants residing in condos and apartments face when it comes to recycling.  Let’s examine how you the landlord or property…

Do you own an apartment or rental property? Are expensive waste removal costs cutting into your bottom line?  Do you think that there is no way around it?  Well guess what, you do have other options.  How, you ask? How about starting a recycling program that will divert waste from your waste stream as well as our landfills?  This can be easier and more beneficial to your facility than you think!  Most waste haulers are paid every time they have to come and dump your…