Recycling

What we recycle:

Paper, cardboard, aluminum cans, plastics, glass
Toner cartridges at the print shop and for individual users; printers provided by cartridge manufactures' envelope such as HP
Construction debris and materials (as part of LEED projects)
Used furniture through local charities

Fordham's uniform recycling program for buildings:

Ensures compliance with all local recycling regulations
Maximizes diversion of recyclable materials
Reduces service needs from the haulers and reduces cost
Presents a positive image and contributes to an enhanced overall aesthetic for the campus

Components of the revamped recycling programs include:

More and revised placement of recycling bins throughout all campus buildings, both residential and academic
More effective stickers to maximize diversion
Revised posters include more paper recycling capabilities, reducing trash volumes
Instructional recycling announcements and signs help educate students, faculty and staff about the guidelines while increases program visibility
Ongoing educational efforts involving students, faculty and staff
Fluorescent bulbs

Recycling Facts

Recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to run a TV for three hours -- or the equivalent of a half a gallon of gasoline
An aluminum can that is thrown away will still be a can 500 years from now
Every ton of recycled steel saves 2,500 pounds of iron ore, 1,000 of coal, and 40 pounds of limestone
To produce each week's Sunday newspapers, 500,000 trees must be cut down
If all our newspaper was recycled, we could save about 250,000,000 trees each year
The amount of wood and paper we throw away each year is enough to heat 50,000,000 homes for 20 years
Americans use 2,500,000 plastic bottles every hour. Most of them are thrown away
Plastic bags and other plastic garbage thrown into the ocean kill as many as 1,000,000 sea creatures every year
Recycling plastic saves twice as much energy as burning it in an incinerator
The energy saved from recycling one glass bottle can run a 100-watt light bulb for four hours. It also causes 20 percent less air pollution and 50 percent less water pollution than when a new bottle is made from raw materials
A modern glass bottle would take 4,000 years or more to decompose -- and even longer in a landfill

Revised Recycling Collection Station

Link to DSNY Recycling in NYC website.