Recycling and Beyond: A College Campus Primer

Written and Compiled by: Karyn Kaplan, University of Oregon and 
Christine von Kolnitz, Medical University of South Carolina

Overview:  Recycling on College Campuses

Chapter 2   Why Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle?

Chapter 3   How to Start a Recycling Program 

Chapter 4   Solid Waste Audits

Chapter 5   Involving Students, Faculty, and Staff

Chapter 6   Marketing Recyclables

Chapter 7   What Materials Can Be Recycled?

Chapter 8   Buy Recycled

Chapter 9   Composting

Chapter 10 Reuse Exchanges and Waste Reduction

Chapter 11 Recycling in the Kitchen

Chapter 12 Housing

Chapter 13 Printing Departments

Chapter 14 Construction and Demolition Recycling

Chapter 15 Events Recycling: From Sustainability to Zero Waste

Chapter 16 Special Materials, Chemical and Hazardous Waste

Chapter 17 Legislative Compliance

Chapter 18 Campus Sustainability

Chapter 19 Resource Conservation

Chapter 20 Education and Promotion: Getting the Word Out

Chapter 21 Policies

Chapter 22 Committees

Chapter 23 Networking and Outreach

Chapter 24 Grassroots

Chapter 25 Contracts

Chapter 26 Tracking Materials/Cost Benefits

Chapter 27 Resources

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