Central Waste Station Pilot Program

• We are trying to improve recycling rates and decrease contamination in our recycling. Using central waste stations has been shown to do both of those things as it encourages individuals to think a little bit more about which bin to use for each item they have to discard. Many colleges have seen less recycling in the trash, and recycling rates increase by 20+%.
• It will also reduce the number of plastic bags used to collect trash and recycling, which helps the environment and saves the school money.
• Lastly, this will free up some custodial time to focus on other tasks like cleaning.

• Custodians will no longer collect the trash or recycling from your office. Instead, you will be expected to bring your trash and recycling to the central waste station on each floor of the building (see below).
• Custodians will continue to clean your offices once per week. They will provide plastic bags for your trash can, but we encourage you only to change the bag when necessary to reduce waste.
  • Trinity Commons
    • 1st floor – right outside TC 144 and right around the corner from the Lactation Room
    • 2nd floor – just outside TC274 and outside TC272 next to the men’s bathroom
  • Admissions Building
    • 3^rd floor – one per office pod
    • 2^nd floor – Admissions storage room on North side
    • 1^st floor – next to elevator
  • Facilities – next to printer
  • Mather
    • Basement – Community Service Office
    • 1^st floor – in room 104, in back storage room
    • 2^nd floor – Calendar Office space, right next to Chartwells Office
  • Library
    • C level – bottom of stairs
    • B level –  just inside office suite, where waste bins are now
    • A level – behind Help Desk
    • 1^stFloor – in 104A
    • 2^ndFloor – in staff lounge

Hayley Berliner, Sustainability Coordinator.

We are doing this pilot program to learn, so please feel free to provide both positive and negative feedback.

Trash:

• Any food and food wrappers
• Coffee cups
• Pens, paper clips, staples, post-its, tape
• Styrofoam and other packaging materials

Recycling:

• Paper and envelopes
• Cardboard
• Empty and dry cans, bottles, and glass containers

You can, however, we encourage you to use the central waste stations we set up specifically for this program. The waste stations have intentionally been put in less public areas so that they will be used mostly by staff participating in this pilot program. We are trying to collect the most accurate data we can, so we would appreciate your support and participation using the designated waste areas (listed above).