September 14, 2020
K-State recycling shares fall move-in results
Congratulations, students! During fall 2020 move-in, K-Staters recycled 3.73 tons of recyclable material, which comprised of cardboard, paper products, plastic material No. 1-7 and aluminum cans, while only 3.67 tons went to the landfill.
Even with the restrictions this year, K-State had a more than 50.40% diversion rate for move-in. With great coordination with students, housing and dining, and recycling staff, we all make a difference.
The following is the move-in recycling data:
|
Year |
Weight of recycling-tons |
Weight of refuse-tons |
Diversion rate |
|
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 |
50.40 |