Recyclopdedia

Bertha: Bertha is the affectionate name we here at AS Recycling call those neat recycling clusters you use around campus. Bertha’s a big lady who’s there to accept your Newspaper, Aluminum and Plastics (1-7), glass, and trash. The cluster containers themselves were designed by the A.S. Recycling Program and Mary Ann Hopkins of UCSB Physical Facilities in 1992. Made from all recycled materials, other UC campuses, cities, counties and outside agencies  are now purchasing and using these clusters from recy-Cal have been inspired by these cluster containers and have borrowed the design for their own use.

Commingled Recycling: Commingled Recycling means collecting two or more types of materials in one receptacle to be sorted later. Commingling is more convenient, but fosters a lazy habit that requires little or no conscious thinking for the consumption of your material, i.e. reduce.  It also saves space, but the quality and quantity of recycled products may be reduced.

Marborg Industries: Marborg is a family owned and operated business established in 1936 by Mario F. Borgatello Sr., hence the name. MarBorg provides waste management and garbage collection services for the Central Coast area, including Santa Barbara County.

Electronic Waste: All your batteries, CDs, DVDs, diskettes, audio & video tapes, electronic devices: cell phones, PDAs, handheld games, CD & Mp3 players, inkjet cartridges, and copier toners. See Techno Recycling program page to find out what you can do with all the e-waste.

Co-mingled Recycling means collecting two or more types of materials in one receptacle to be sorted later. Commingling is more convenient, but fosters a lazy habit that requires little or no conscious thinking for the consumption of your material, i.e. reduce.  It also saves space, but the quality and quantity of recycled products maybe reduced.

Office Pack Containers are the tall dark green recycling containers designated for recycling office pack paper. They are located throughout campus classrooms, office areas, mailrooms, libraries and computer labs.

Vermicomposting is the process whereby worms feed on slowly decomposing materials (e.g. vegetable scraps) in a controlled environment to produce a nutrient-rich soil additive that is one of the best fertilizers around.

Unbleached paper excludes all white colored paper. Unbleached paper is either gray or dyed during papermaking. This process involves the least environmental impact.