Wake Technical Community College Stephen Hardin Gary Collins
Dec 14, 2015
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