Putting Plastic in its Place By: Zak Coppinger Michael Cvejanovich Mike Hoeft

Did You Know? Recycling 1 aluminum can saves enough energy to run a TV for 3 hours. Enough aluminum is thrown away to rebuild America’s commercial air fleet 4 times every year. Recycling 1 ton of paper saves 17 trees and 7,000 gallons of water. Every year, enough paper is thrown away to make a twelve foot wall from New York to California If America recycled every plastic bottle we used, we would keep two billion tons of plastic out of landfills.

Recycling at the SUB Do you (a student) recycle at the SUB? Did you know there was a recycling program at the SUB? Do you (a student) recycle at the SUB?

Recycling at the SUB Problems with the SUB’s recycling Program: Student Awareness Bin Location and Appearance Student Knowledge of What is Recyclable Contamination Lids of Plastic Bins Costs $ to Recycle and Program is not very successful

Possible Solutions University of Minnesota’s SMART System Relocating Bins Capture rate increased from 60% to 90%. 95% of the materials were placed into the correct bins. Reduced Custodial Labor “The underlying premise of the SMART system is to have individuals consider the disposal of trash and recyclable materials to be equally important and convenient”

Possible Solutions Increase Student Awareness and Knowledge Posters Advertisements Article in Daily Toreador

Our Recommendation Increase Student Awareness!! Relocate Bins Next to Trash Cans Posters Above Bins or Magnets on Bins Article in Daily Toreador Increase Student Awareness!!

Our Recommendation Disadvantages: “Clutter” Money Time Teach Janitors Order/Put up Posters Write Article for DT

Our Recommendation Advantages: Put TTU in Positive Light Increase Awareness Increase Capture Rate Potentially Very Cheap Recycle Program more efficient If it works, other buildings will do the same Lower Labor hours Clutter? Save the World Not negative attention.