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Recycling Bulletin #15

News from a national leader in campus recycling November 15, 2001

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In this Bulletin:

1. CU Recycling Report: New website launched, Football Fans Recycle Record Numbers
2. Local Recycling Info: City of Boulder Recycling Changes; Grand Opening: Center for Harder to Recycle Materials
3. Industry News: November 15 is America Recycles Day
4. Frightening Fact: E-Waste
5. Glimmer of Hope: E-Recycling
6. Get Involved / Upcoming Events: America Recycles Day Events, Fall Leaf and Pumpkin Collections

1. *************** CU Recycling Report ***************

NEW WEBSITE LAUNCHED

CU Recycling has launched an updated website with all the latest information you need for learning more about waste reduction, recycling, and buying recycled on the University of Colorado at Boulder campus. Visit http://www.colorado.edu/curecycling for recycling guides, information about recycling services offered to campus offices, and even photos of campus recycling operations.

CU FOOTBALL FANS RECYCLE RECORD NUMBERS

When football fans flock to Boulder to watch the University of Colorado Buffaloes face off with #1-ranked Nebraska over Thanksgiving weekend, CU Recycling’s crews hope their enthusiastic recycling will result in a touchdown for the recycling program, too. The Buffaloes’ successful season has brought more fans to Folsom Field, resulting in increased recyclables collected from tailgaters, entrance gates, concessionaires, and high traffic areas surrounding the stadium. So far this football season, 6273 lbs. of co-mingled containers have been recovered by recycling crews at games. By the end of the Nebraska game, it is projected that fans will have recycled DOUBLE the amount of cans and bottles that they recycled during last year’s season!

2. *************** Local Recycling Info *******************

CITY OF BOULDER RECYCLING CHANGES

The City of Boulder launched a new trash/recycling collection program this month that aims to increase the amount of recyclables diverted from landfills. Under the "pay as you throw" system, Boulder residents are charged by their trash company for the amount of garbage they set out at the curb, but not for items they recycle -- so the more residents recycle, the less they pay. Similar programs have successfully increased recycling participation in Loveland, CO and Seattle, WA. Also to divert more materials from the garbage dump, Boulder curbside recycling guidelines have expanded to include items that formerly had to be taken to drop-off centers for recycling. Recyclables should now be sorted into two different grades: Mixed Containers and Mixed Papers. MIXED CONTAINERS include aluminum and steel cans and lids, aluminum foil, glass bottles and jars, #1 and #2 plastic narrow-necked bottles, and milk cartons and juice boxes (NEW). MIXED PAPERS is a mix of the following items, which can all be recycled together: opened and sorted junk mail and office paper, newspapers, magazines and catalogs (NEW), corrugated cardboard (NEW), paper bags (NEW), telephone books (NEW) and large paperboard such as cereal and shoe boxes (NEW). For more information about Boulder’s new program, call the Recycle Boulder Hotline at 303-441-4234 or visit http://www.environmentalaffairs.com

GRAND OPENING:
CENTER FOR HARDER TO RECYCLE MATERIALS

On Thursday November 15, EcoCycle-Boulder celebrates the grand opening of a new Center for Hard to Recycle Materials. This facility will be the first of its kind in Colorado, collecting computers, televisions and hard-bound books from the community. EcoCycle hopes to add at least one new material each year to the list of items collected at the Center, and is researching the viability of adding future items such as plastic bags, non-container glass, styrofoam, textiles, and small household appliances. The Center for Hard to Recycle Materials will be located at Eco-Cycle’s former processing facility, at 5030 "old" Pearl St. in Boulder (just north of the old drop-off facility - take 49th Street from Pearl Parkway to access old Pearl.) The Center will be staffed and open to the public Monday through Saturday 9 am to 4 pm. Call 303-444-6634 for more information about the new Center. For more information about what can be done with other "hard-to-recycle" items in the Denver area, consult the new edition of EcoCycle’s Guide to Hard-to-Recycle Materials at http://www.ecocycle.org.

3. *************** Industry News *****************

NOVEMBER 15: AMERICA RECYCLES DAY

Yesterday, Colorado Governor Bill Owens signed an honorary proclamation designating November 15, 2001 as America Recycles Day in the state of Colorado. The America Recycles Day campaign annually educates the country about economic, social, and environmental benefits of recycling and buying recycled. This is the fifth year that Americans will celebrate November 15th by pledging to recycle more and buy recycled, and participate in recycling events across the country. Communities in all fifty states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico are holding America Recycles Day events this year. Events range from an "Art From Scrap" contest and an event where high school students will replace used oil with reformulated oil in California to curbside recycling contests held in Washington, DC and Connecticut. Other special events include a recycled fashion show in Illinois and a cell phone recycling event in New Jersey. In Kentucky, ARD and recycling education have been integrated into the school curriculum. In addition, Home Depot and Staples are hosting buy recycled events in select stores. To pledge to recycle and buy recycled more, or support an America Recycles Day recycling event, visit http://www.americarecyclesday.org/ . When you pledge, you are entered into a regional drawing to win a prize package of recycled products. For local events, see Get Involved/Upcoming Events below.

4. *************** Frightening Fact *****************

In 1998 only 6 percent of computers were recycled compared to the numbers of new computers put on the market that year. Of the small amount recycled each year, more than three-quarters comes from large-scale users of the equipment. Individual users and small businesses contribute only a fraction of the equipment that is recycled. Consumer electronics constitute 40% of lead found in landfills. The main concern in regard to the presence of lead in landfills is the potential for the lead to leach and contaminate drinking water supplies. Source: Just Say No to E-Waste: Background Document on Hazards and Wastes >From Computers, Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition, http://www.svtc.org/cleancc/pubs/sayno.htm

5. *************** Glimmer of Hope ****************

It has been estimated that over three-quarters of all computers ever bought in the USA are currently stored in attics, basements, office closets, and pantries. With the emergence of electronics collection and recycling facilities across the country, there is still potential to keep these obselete computers out of landfills! If you have outdated laptops, burned-out monitors, and defunct CPU’s collecting dust in your Boulder County residence, consider taking them to EcoCycle’s Center for Hard to Recycle Materials (see info above in Local Recycling Info). Reusable computers will be donated to non-profit groups and non-reusable items will be disassembled for recycling and proper disposal of hazardous materials. Additionally, the Colorado Materials Exchange has links and information posted on its web site that will help you recycle or dispose of computer equipment while minimizing the waste. Visit http://www.colorado.edu/cure/COMEX/ and check out the Electronics Recovery and Recycling Directories and the Electronics Recovery and Recycling Programs links for information about disposing of old computer equipment safely. * Note: office computers in University of Colorado inventory must be disposed of through CU Property Services.

6. *************** Get Involved / Upcoming Events***************

AMERICA RECYCLES DAY EVENTS - HOLIDAY CARD MAKING WORKSHOP with environmentally friendly materials Thursday, November 15, 7 - 9 pm EcoCycle Broomfield Education Center, Highway 287 and Nickel Drive, Broomfield Call 303-404-2839 or email eric.vozick@ecocycle.org for more information

BUY RECYCLED ON AMERICA RECYCLES DAY!

You’re not really recycling until you buy recycled. Buy recycled products and close the loop! Refer to CU’s Green Products Guide for environmentally-friendly and recycled products (http://www.colorado.edu/curecycling). Both the CU Bookstore and Printing and Copying Services offer a wide variety of recycled products.

FALL LEAF AND PUMPKIN COLLECTIONS

Most Boulder County communities host leaf and/or pumpkin recycling collection programs. For more information in your community, call one of the following numbers: - City of Boulder, 303-441-4234 - City of Broomfield, 303-404-2839 - City of Longmont, 303-651-8416 - City of Louisville, 303-666-0124 - City of Superior, 303-499-3675

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About University of Colorado at Boulder Recycling

The University of Colorado's recycling program is a non-profit, campus-based organization whose mission is to instill awareness of the benefits of waste reduction and recycling.  CU Recycling is widely regarded as one of the nation's leading campus programs. Awards have been given by such groups as the EPA, National Recycling Coalition, and the Office of Federal Environmental Executive, who in 2000, announced CU Recycling the model campus program in the United States.

The university community is encouraged to get involved in CU Recycling's many activities.  For more information, call (303)492-8307 or visit http://www.colorado.edu/recycle

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