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September 8, 2021

Student move-in gets 'A' for recycling

Submitted by Bill Spiegel

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Congratulations students!

During fall 2021 move-in, K-Staters recycled 7.25 tons of recyclable material comprised of cardboard, paper products, plastic material No. 1-7 and aluminum cans, while only 5.76 tons went to the landfill.

With great coordination with students, Housing and Dining and recycling staff, we all make a difference.

Below is the history of move-in results.

       
Recycling /refuse data      
Date Weight of recycling-tons Weight of  refuse-tons  Diversion rate-percent
2014 3.53 7.7 31.43
2015 6.23 8.48 42.35
2016 11.3 14.53 43.74
2017 7.54 4.5 62.62
2018 13.83 5.85 70.27
2019 11.23 1.81 86.11
2020 3.73 3.67 50.4
2021 7.25 5.76 55.72