UpDate - Vol. 11, No. 20, Page 3
February 20, 1992
Paper pickup progresses

     Roger Bowman, grounds supervisor in plant operations and
coordinator of the campus recycling program, said all blue
desk-side paper recycling containers will be distributed to
University offices by early March.
     Educating the campus community about which types of paper
should be placed in the containers is very important, Bowman said.
     Seven sites have been chosen to recycle only high-quality,
white paper. All other campus buildings are recycling genreal types
of paper, he said.
     The designated High-Grade Paper Recycling sites are the
Computing Center, Graham/Newark, Hullihen and Smith halls, the
Willard Hall Education Building, Morris Library and the General
Services Building.
     The only paper to be placed in the desk-side or work-station
recycling containers at these high-quality papers sites, Bowman
stressed, should be computer paper (white or green bar), white
office paper, white copier paper, plain white paper, plain fax
paper (not thermal) and any paper meeting the above criteria that
has been shredded.
     The following types of paper should NOT be placed in the
recycling containers at the seven high-grade sites: legal pad paper
(yellow or white), spiral binder paper, paper from any type of
tear-off pads, envelopes of any type, newspaper, NCR paper, thermal
fax paper and carbon paper.
     Originally, glossy paper was thought to be recyclable under
the University's program, but, Bowman said the technology for
recycling glossy paper has not been perfected and it cannot be
included at this time.
     All paper clips and rubber bands should be removed before
recycling. Staples do not need to be removed.
     Paper not designated for recycling should be disposed of in
the routine fashion, Bowman said, using normal building trash
containers.
     All remaining buildings on campus are considered Commingled
Paper Recycling sites (for low-grade papers), Bowman said.
     At these sites, any paper that can be torn-no matter the
color-can be disposed of in the desk-side and work-station
containers, including envelopes, fax paper, glossy paper and NCR
paper.
     Newspapers, telephone directories and magazines should NOT be
placed in the recycling containers at any site, Bowman said.
     The other important issue that must be addressed, Bowman
added, is reducing the contamination items that are being placed in
the blue containers.
     Paper towels, tissues, brown shopping bags and lunch bags,
fast food containers, as well as fruit peelings and lunch waste
should NOT be placed in any recycling container.
     "I realize that any time there's a major change in the way
people do things, that those adjustments will take time," Bowman
said. "What we're trying to do is keep the campus community
informed about how this program is going and how we can make it
easier for each employee to participate and become involved in
recycling-in an easy and efficient way.
     "Eventually, we hope people will be doing these things as
naturally as buckling their seat belts or using a computer instead
of a typewriter," he said.
     "Overall, we're pleased. The response has been very good and
things will continue to improve."
     For more information on the campus recycling program, contact
Roger Bowman via e-mail (MVS@recycle) or phone 831-2624.
                                        - Ed Okonowicz