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What We Do Since the program's inception in 1992, AS Recycling, with the help of the Department of Conservation, has purchased over 75 state-of-the-art recycling clusters made from 100% post-consumer plastic. These Clusters which capture most of the outdoor recyclables on campus, have brought the UCSB community closer to its goal of recycling virtually all recyclable materials generated on campus. The collection of recyclables, which utilizes student workers and tricycles with attached carts, has proven enormously effective in reducing the amount of waste produced on our campus. Our friends at Marborg pick up the recyclables that student workers deposit in dumpsters located around campus with no charge to the university. Funding for AS Recycling With over 20,000 students, UCSB generates as much waste as a small city. In response to this massive amount of waste, 79% of which has the potential of being recycled, students at UCSB voted on April 1994 to finance a comprehensive recycling program on campus. As a result of this student lock-in fee, students now pay $0.75 per quarter to aid AS Recycling in the collection of glass, newspaper, aluminum, and plastics numbered "1" and "2" around campus. The money from the student lock-in-fee
is also used within the program to increase recycling awareness through
outreach. Green "Witt" containers for recycling within the
buildings have been purchased to increase the amounts of paper captured and
recycled. Furthermore, AS Recycling staff members are working to educate
departments on campus regarding ways to improve their recycling practices,
while encouraging the purchase of recycled products.
The Future of AS Recycling AS Recycling is a program that is constantly expanding. Our staff currently includes three program coordinators, tow outreach coordinators, and eight route riders. However, with the addition of a fourth summer quarter, and the introduction of new buildings to our campus each year, the demands being placed on the AS Recycling Program are ever increasing, and thus our staff is always growing. In order to fulfill our goal of increasing awareness at UCSB about the need to recycling, the AS Recycling Program plans on continuing to expand its staff size in the upcoming years. For more information, contact AS Recycling at: Phone:(805)893-7765 Fax:(805)893-7384 Email: recycling@as.ucsb.edu |
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