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5 Hip New Reasons To Recycle

5 Hip New Reasons To Recycle. You have options: there are 532 recycling companies in North Carolina; 84 recycle paper We reuse materials locally - when you recycle a plastic bottle in NC, it is probably made back into a soda bottle in NC and resold at a store near you

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5 Hip New Reasons To Recycle

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  1. 5 Hip New Reasons To Recycle • You have options: there are 532 recycling companies in North Carolina; 84 recycle paper • We reuse materials locally - when you recycle a plastic bottle in NC, it is probably made back into a soda bottle in NC and resold at a store near you • You create jobs - incinerating 10,000 tons of waste creates 1 job, land filling the same amount creates 6 jobs, recycling the same 10,000 tons creates 35 jobs. • It’s the “in” thing to do - of reporting agencies in the last recycling report (2001), 57% had a recycling education program and 83% had a designated recycling coordinator. • Assistance is available for you

  2. Recycling for State Agencies in Raleigh • Facilities Management Division; www.doa.state.nc.us/doa/facility/welcome.htm • Herman Dunn; Raleigh Recycling Contract Manager • 919-733-3855 • DPPEA; www.p2pays.org/epp • Rachel Eckert; Recycling and Green Purchasing Coordinator for State Agencies • 919-715-6505

  3. White Office Paper (non-confidential or containing sensitive information) Hard Back Books Mixed Office Paper (colored paper) Telephone Books Aluminum Cans:  Must be rinsed out and emptied. Newspapers:  Can be established through Raleigh News and Observer Recycling Section at 919-829-8903 or through the State's Recycle Contractors. When calling the N&O, mention it is for NC State Government. Toner Cartridges:  Contact Duraline Imaging at 919-460-9370 or the toner cartridge manufacturer or vendor. Cardboard:Must be broken down by user, collected by housekeeping staff, and recycled by Carolina Waste Removal or Waste Industries, Inc. Plastic Bottles Magazines and other Glossy Materials Recycling for State Agencies in Raleigh

  4. Recycling outside Raleigh • Recycling Markets Directory • List of hundreds of recyclers across North Carolina, including 15 different categories of recyclables • www.p2pays.org/DMRM/start.aspx

  5. NC State University “Meeting the needs of the current generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”

  6. NC State UniversityCampus Sustainability Assessment • Charged by CEST (Campus Environmental Sustainability Team) • A campus-wide evaluation of environmental sustainability • Being performed by a small group headed by the Office of Waste Reduction and Recycling

  7. Assessment Overview • Concentration Areas- main topics of focus • Subsections- specific aspects of concentration areas • Indicators- quantifiable measure of performance

  8. Concentration Areas • Community and Culture • Waste Reduction and Recycling • Energy • Health and Safety • Land Use • Materials Management • Academics, Research and Extension • Transportation • Water • Buildings

  9. Format Web-based document Introductory pages Main Body Glossary of terms Comprehensive appendix

  10. Chuck It Recycling • Football tailgate recycling program • A collaboration between OWRR, Athletics, and Waste Industries • 2nd year of the program • Volunteer based • Cans and Bottles

  11. What makes it work… • Planning • PR and education • Funding • Collaboration • Diligence • The Chuckwagons

  12. Success We have collected nearly 10 tons of beverage containers each season of the program (2003 and 2004)

  13. Other Recycling Programs • Student Based Recycling Program • Move In/Out • Earth Day • Education

  14. DPPEA is in the development phase of RE3, a social marketing based recycling campaign geared at the 20-something recycler. With posters, television commercials, cinema ads, a 4-minute Flash film, and an interactive website, RE3 will aid NC local governments in their waste reduction participation efforts. Kickoff events will be held during the summer of 2005 and will include activities at various street festivals across the state as well as at least five workshops for environmental educators and recycling coordinators to collect RE3 materials and learn outreach techniques.

  15. Examples of spots that will be use used as print, billboard, cinema, and/or truck ads.

  16. Examples of spots that will be use used as print, billboard, cinema, and/or truck ads.

  17. Examples of spots that will be use used as print, billboard, cinema, and/or truck ads.

  18. These t-shirts have been designed to and successful at promoting dialog.

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