Wake Technical Community College

Stephen Hardin

Gary Collins

General Assembly 130A-309.10

• Passed in 2009 and took affect as of July 1, 2009.

• Aluminum Cans• Plastic Bottles• Computer • Monitor Land fields• Watch Video at WralTV5.

How To Get Started

• Identify What To Recycle• Policy Procedure• Create a Recycle Team• Get Students Involved• Get Faculty & Staff Involved• Contract Responsibility

Identify What To Recycle

• Paper• Plastic Bottles/Containers• Card Board• Computers• Material Waste• Food Waste• Motor Oil• Light Bulbs

Policy & Procedure

• Location for Bins• High traffic areas• Lobby• Cafeteria

• Written Procedure• Who, what, when, where, why of what

to recycle and don’t forget why

Create A Recycle Team

• Visit other locations • Invite others from each buildings or

department• Use your current custodial staff• Contact your local Waste Management

contractor.

Get Involved• Create a Student Environmental Club• During outside/inside invents make sure

recycle containers are visible • Have a recycle day/week

Sticker Labels

Make sure containers are visible

marked

Location That Make Sense

• Fax Machine• Copier Locations• Printers• Vending Areas• Common Areas• Conference Rooms

Wake Tech Facts

• Contract with Waste Management

• Each location has different schedule due to the needs

• Our recycle material is sold by our contractor which in return gives us a lower cost•

Wake Tech Facts

• 10,750 cubic yards of waste per year• 24,000 tons of aluminum cans, scrap metal, etc• 26,600 tons of computers, printers, copiers, TV’s

• (How Much We Sent To State Surplus)• 2 tons of batteries, motor oil, tires• Mailroom, empty HP cartridges are recycle• $20,000 in grants to purchase more recycle bins. Check

with your local county for grants

SMO Involvement

• Member of WTCC’s Energy Conservation Committee• Sub Committee for Recycling

• Reclaim Natural Resources and Help Minimize Waste

• Recognized Other Improvements that could be made:• Set Printers and Fax Machines’ Default to Print

Double Sided• Change Toilet Paper and Paper Towels to Coreless

SMO Involvement

• Campus Wide Education• Official Campus Recycling Guide• New Employee Training• Posters • Kick-off Party

• Containers• Specific Recycling Container Tops

• Rubbermaid “Untouchable” series• Bottle and Can Top• Paper recycling Top

SMO Involvement

• Employees Deposit Recycling Materials Into Centrally Located Recycling Containers

• Collect Recycling Materials from Centrally Located Bins• Take Collected Materials to Designated Totes Outside

the Buildings

• Cardboard is Collected and Taken to the Cardboard Dumpsters (4 at Main Campus)• Staff/Faculty Notifies Us Bulk Cardboard

SMO Involvement

• Plastic Bottles and Cans are Emptied 1/wk or As Needed• Vending Company Also Has Bottle Collection Bins

• Outside Recycling Containers• Close to the Building – SMO• Away From the Building – Landscaper

Recycling Program at

Wake Technical Community College

Stephen Hardin

Gary Collins