Recycling Totals
RECYCLING TOTALS FOR 2023
Our current diversion rate is measurement of how much waste we are diverting from the landfill to be recycled. In 2023 the entire college produced 983,360 pounds of trash and we recycled 658,911 pounds of materials. This made for a 40% diversion rate.
2023 Recycled Items
| Recycled Item | Pounds |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Cans | 1,950 |
| Batteries | 7,444 |
| Cardboard | 62,457 |
| Concrete/Asphalt | 35,490 |
| Electronics Scrap | 37,340 |
| Fluorescent Lights | 1,890 |
| Food Waste | 12,400 |
| Green Waste | 222,440 |
| Glass Mix | 1,877 |
| Metal Scrap | 165,147 |
| Pallets | 2,680 |
| Paper Mix | 54,442 |
| Plastic Mix | 5,584 |
| Single Stream | 38,330 |
| Tires | 4,600 |
| Total Pounds | 658,911 |
| Recycled Item | Gallons |
| Used Oil | 510 |
| Antifreeze | 100 |
| Used Cooking Oil | 225 |
| Total Gallons | 835 |