In 2016, consultants found that about 67% of Emory’s landfill bin contents were For questions about bins and Emory Sustainability Vision goal: compostable material. operational issues such as collection, contact Divert 95% of waste from landfills by 2025 Emory Auxiliary Services at 404.727.9275 or [email protected]. Did you know? For questions regarding the waste policy, There is no away when you throw away. sustainability goals, or if you want to certify your ZERO LANDFILL WASTE: event, office or lab for sustainability, visit • Landfills have negative social, economic, and sustainability.emory.edu or contact Emory’s Office environmental impacts on neighboring lower- They found that over 20% of Emory’s of Sustainability Initiatives at 404.727.9916 or landfill bin contents were recyclable. RECYCLING & [email protected]. income, historically disadvantaged communities. • Landfills contribute to greenhouse gas emissions COMPOSTING Research laboratories should follow recycling and can leak harmful toxins into the surrounding guidance published at environment. AT EMORY UNIVERSITY sustainability.emory.edu/greenlabs. Electronic waste should be recycled following Less than 10% of Emory’s landfill bin How can we help? the protocols published at contents actually belong in the landfill it.emory.edu/electronicwaste • Sort with care. • Composting food waste enhances carbon sequestration and puts nutrients back into soils to grow more food and for landscaping.
TOGETHER, WE CAN CREATE A • Recycling turns waste into new materials and POST-LANDFILL FUTURE @EmoryGreen grows the American economy. KNOW PLASTICS & HARD TO WHERE TO THROW COMPOST METALS MIXED PAPER WHITE PAPER RECYCLE LANDFILL
All university buildings have bins to collect 5 standard streams.
CFL & LED GLASS BULBS ONLY
BATTERIES INK & TONER DEFAULT to this stream CARTRIDGES
All food. Contents of Plastics/Metals bins are Any paper that is NOT white paper. A valuable commodity, therefore Emory can recycle or compost taken to a recycling facility and important to keep only white paper: Compost bin contents are taken to a Default to this stream for all paper most items. Please only place the turned into more plastic bottles, NON-FOOD facility and broken down into soil when uncertain. • Printer paper AEROSOL CANS STYROFOAM following in landfill bins: metal cans, or new plastic products. Outside, landfill bins were removed and amendments. Take large cardboard to the nearest • Notebook paper • Soiled Styrofoam food containers replaced with green compost and Some food residue on packaging • Meat & dairy products hard-to-recycle collection station. No • Envelopes with or without windows Hard to Recycle Materials • Used baby diapers and containers is OK. blue recycle bins. • need to remove tape, labels, or staples. Cooked food and all food leftovers Many Emory buildings have collection • Cat litter and dog waste Residues burn off in the process of • Newspapers, magazines, books Don’t contaminate with stations. Your nearest station is listed • Soiled paper products like coffee • Used sharps in a rigid cardboard and drink cups, paper to-go recycling with energy captured to and phone books colored paper, cardboard, on an orange label at an interior run the recycling facility. container containers, and napkins • Paper file folders newsprint or other mixed recycle and compost station. • Mixed materials like pens, markers, Clean Styrofoam from packaging is • Wood coffee stirrers • Colored paper, receipt paper, card paper. • Glass – bottles and jars of collected in the nearest hard-to- sponges, bubble-lined envelopes, stock, glossy paper any color • Used tissues plastic-lined wrappers, binder clips, recycle station. • • CFL & LED light bulbs • Natural/cotton fiber staplers, push pins, and other office Waxed paper board like frozen supplies foods boxes, milk cartons, etc. • All types of batteries • Fur/hair/feathers and other animal products • All metal cans, metal foil • Small cardboard • Clean Styrofoam (not used • Plastic bottles, plastic clam shells, for food) Stations for hard-to-recycle items are placed Don’t contaminate with and plastic trays • Aerosol cans of any type (air inside many buildings on campus. anything plastic, metal or • Snack wrappers, chip bags, cereal bags freshener, duster, deodorant, bug spray, etc.) Styrofoam even if there is • Plastic zip bags, plastic wrap, still food on or in the package. grocery bags tied into a knot • Ink and toner cartridges of any type • Bubble wrap, tape, labels • Paper clips, magnets Default to • Dental floss, sticker paper, mylar balloons and wrappers, K-cups PLASTICS/METALS b` in (after placing contents in the compost bin) when in doubt