Recycling Locations on Campus
Office & Educational Buildings
Each office and educational building handles
its waste and recycling differently. Many buildings contain barrels
marked "PENN RECYCLING, PAPER ONLY". Refer to What
to Recycle (Mixed Paper) to find out what can be placed in
these bins. In addition, some buildings contain barrels for recycling
cans and bottles. Please note, that ALL materials listed on the
What to Recycle (Cans/Bottles)
page can be placed in these bins (they do not need to be separated).
College Houses
Please use the recycling containers from within your college
house
- W.E.B. DuBois
- Gregory
- Hamilton
- Harnwell
- Harrison
- Hill (recycling closets located on each floor)
- King's Court/English
- Spruce
- Stouffer
- Ware
- Woodland
Outdoor
Locations for Cans, Bottles & Paper
Working with the Penn Environmental Group, Facilities Services has recently designed and fabricated 23 new "Triplet" outdoor recycle bins. Use of these bins, which have separate containers for paper, for bottles and cans, and for trash, will help us boost the percentage of our waste that we can re-use. Look for the new Triplets all around campus!
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Did you know...
Recycling one stack of newspapers (about 6 feet tall) saves the life of one tree (35 feet tall)?
Recycling one ton of newspaper saves about 17 trees
Recycling aluminum results in 95% less air pollution and 97% less water pollution than producing aluminum from natural resources?
Recycled plastic bottles are now used in... new carpet, outdoor decking, boat hulls, and all sorts of packaging -- in addition to new bottles! In 1999, over 750,000 tons of plastic bottles were recycled? Post-consumer plastic bottle recycling increased 80 million pounds in 2001 to an all time high of 1,591 million pounds
Recycling old glass to produce new containers uses less energy than starting with raw materials: because recycled glass melts at lower temperatures, furnaces aren't required to operate at the higher levels needed to melt raw materials.
Penn is serious about reducing its environmental impact. Do your part! Reduce - Reuse Recycle!
If you do not have recycling containers or have ideas on how
to improve recycling in your building, please email environment@pobox.upenn.edu
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