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Reuse on Campus

Reuse on Campus. The University of Vermont Solid Waste & Recycling Physical Plant Department. Reuse Can Be Simple . Inter-office mailing envelopes. Don’t Forget the Small Stuff. Reusable CUPPS = “Can’t Use Paper, Plastic or Styrofoam” Cups. Two Reuse Programs at UVM.

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Reuse on Campus

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  1. Reuse on Campus The University of Vermont Solid Waste & Recycling Physical Plant Department

  2. Reuse Can Be Simple • Inter-office mailing envelopes

  3. Don’t Forget the Small Stuff • Reusable CUPPS = “Can’t Use Paper, Plastic or Styrofoam” Cups

  4. Two Reuse Programs at UVM • Office Supply Collection And Reuse (OSCAR) • Student Move-Out Week

  5. Setting Up an Office Supply Exchange Program • Location • Name for Program • Organization & Upkeep • Marketing • Feedback & Measuring Results Elements for a Successful Program:

  6. Find a convenient location. e.g., OSCAR room at UVM is centrally located in Campus Student Center. Easy walk for most staff.

  7. A name for the program. e.g., OSCAR is catchy; easy to remember.

  8. Organization and upkeep OSCAR is a “self-serve” operation. Staff can drop off or pick up free items.

  9. Marketing the program • Initial postcard sent to clerical and administrative staff. • Periodic e-mail reminders to business managers list. • Staff newsletter. • Word of mouth. • Table at Purchasing supplies “expo.” • Link off recycling website.

  10. Feedback & Measuring Results OSCAR users are asked to fill out a log book. • Did you Drop Off or Pick Up Items? • What Items? • Approximate Value of Items? • How did you hear about OSCAR? • Will you use OSCAR again?

  11. Results • 150 staff members, departments and offices have used OSCAR. • $2,500- $3,000 saved in office supply purchases in two years. • Tangible way to promote reuse “ethic” on campus.

  12. Student Move-Out Week • An effort to collect reusable items that students would have thrown away, and donate them directly to local non-profit organizations.

  13. 3 Categories of reusables are collected from inside each hall • Clothing • Food & Toiletries • Small Household Items.

  14. 325 bags were collected by UVM Recycling Staff over the course of a week.

  15. Bagged items were taken to a central location

  16. Non-profit groups picked up items from central location.

  17. 12 area non-profits participated.

  18. Working With Local Non-Profits • Contact them way in advance. • Be clear about expectations. • Written agreement or commitment. • Provide them with a good map of your campus. • Have them pick up from one location, if possible.

  19. Working with Residential Life Staff • Get collection areas set up early. • Agree on roles and expectations, put in writing. • Agree on rules for staff scavenging. • Frequent collection to minimize mess.

  20. The Bigger Challenge: Bulky Waste

  21. Scavenging of loft wood is most successful.

  22. But, unfortunately, recycling staff must pickup all by end of each day.

  23. Promoting the Program to Students • Clear labels and signs:“tie shoes together” “no perishables”“no opened packages” • Posters, table tents in dining halls, RA newsletters, bulletin boards • Collection boxes in prominent locations.

  24. In One Week…. • Items were given directly to 12 non-profit groups in the area. • 3 tons of clothing • 2 tons of food & toiletries • 1 ton of small household items • 6.5 tons of loft wood recycled • 4 tons of furniture reused BUT….. • 27 tons of couches still got trashed

  25. Challenges • Additional labor needed for the week. • We are expected to clear outdoor sites 24 hrs/day. • Arson • Most couches are in very poor condition; no reuse value.

  26. For more info:University of VermontRecycling & Solid WasteErica Spiegel(802) 656-4191recycle@uvm.eduwww.uvm.edu/recycle

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