Kennesaw State University Recycling Program

Commercial Single Stream Material

Cardboard Office Paper Phonebooks & Catalogs Stretch Film Misc Plastics (in clear

bags) HDPE (bottles) PET (bottles) Plastic Strapping

Aluminum Cans (in clear bags)

Wet Waste < 10%

Collection Methods

Front End Loader Truck

8 yard Front End Loader Container

Collection Methods

Stationary Compactor

Collection Methods

30 Yard Open Top Container

Kennesaw State University 2014 Waste Streams

Trash – 577 tons Metal – 21.17 tons (up from 14.25 tons in

2013) Single Stream Front End Loaders – 40.32 Single Stream Compactors – 39.67 Total Recycled in 2014 - 101.16 tons

Sorting Machine

Sorting Machine

End Paper Products – 100% Recycled

PaperFolding CartonsTubes and Cores

ChipboardCorner BoardsGypsum Wall

PaperPuzzlesMatches

Etc.

PlasticComposite

DeckingPark

BenchesDrain Piping

Garbage Cans

Flower PotsBottles

ClothingCarpeting

MetalAluminum AluminumBrass BrassSteel SteelCopper CopperZinc Zinc

Recycling Video

http://www.georgiarecycles.org/environmental-education/myecovideos/single-stream-recycling/

Pop Quiz

How many pounds of paper do you have to recycle to save enough water for one shower?

How many tons of recyclable paper are lost in the landfill per year?

How many Georgians are employed by the recycled paper industry in Georgia?