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Increase Recycling Rates (Ongoing)

Description

The 2015 iCAP, chapter 6, objective 2, is "Reduce municipal solid waste (MSW) going to landfills. This involves reducing nondurable goods purchases, effectively reusing materials, and recycling. In the latter category, campus will increase the diversion rate of MSW to 45% by FY20, 60% by FY25, and...View full description »

Background

Reducing the tonnage of MSW going to landfill will require a combination of reducing purchases, improving reuse of materials that have already been purchased, and increasing recycling rates.

Reducing Nondurable Goods Purchases

The campus could reduce purchases of office paper and computers by...View full background »

Metrics

Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Diversion Rate

Total campus waste going to landfills

Total Diversion rate from Landfill

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Project Team

  • Primary Contact:

    Recycling@illinois.edu

    Project Leader:

    Pete Varney

    Team Members:

    • Shantanu Pai
    • Maddy Liberman

    Prior Contacts:

    • Tracy Osby
    • Tim Hoss

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