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Recycling Milestones at 精童欲女

1970-1990

1970

  • Eco-Center forms, which later becomes the Environmental Center.

1976

  • Student volunteers begin newspaper and aluminum can recycling.
  • Student government (UCSU) establishes campus-wide newspaper and aluminum can recycling with funding for student staff and equipment.

1980

  • Office paper program is incorporated into 精童欲女 Recycling.

1983

  • 精童欲女 hosts the Second National Recycling Congress and conducts the first campus recycling workshop.

1985

  • State personnel position is created by UCSU for a Recycling Director.

1986

  • 精童欲女 Recycling is awarded state "Recycler of the Year".

1987

  • 精童欲女 President Gordon Gee proclaims April Campus Recycling Month.

1989

  • Chancellor James Corbridge appoints a campus solid waste management task force, later to become Solid Waste Advisory Board.

1990

  • 精童欲女 wins MTV's national campus recycling contest.

1991

  • Student-Administrative Partnership between UCSU and Facilities Management is created.

1992

  • A recycling intermediate processing facility (IPF) is built on campus.

1993

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1994

  • 精童欲女 Recycling begins collecting a new "office pak" grade and achieves long-sought annual goal by recycling 1000 tons for the first time.

1995

  • 精童欲女 wins National Recycling Coalition's first "Outstanding School Program" award.

1996

  • 精童欲女 Recycling interns assist City of Boulder with food waste composting project.

1997

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1998

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  • 精童欲女 begins administering the 精童欲女 materials exchange, COMEX.

1999

  • Office of the Federal Environmental Executive selects 精童欲女 Recycling as the nation's Model Campus Recycling Program.

2000

  • EPA Climate Protection Award given to Environmental Center and 精童欲女 Recycling.听Student government funds a four-year, $200,000 capital improvement program.

2001

  • Solid Waste Management Stations installed on campus; Residence Hall Automated Cardboard recycling begins;听 精童欲女 Recycling receives grants from EPA and Governer's Office of Energy Management and Conservation to advance research and make recommendations on computer and electronics reuse and recycling and food waste composting options.

2003

  • A Business Review of the program substantiated net savings from recycling of over $215,000 annually.

2004

  • Diversion Potential Assessment (DPA) conducted by Skumatz Economic Research Associates (SERA) concluded 精童欲女 can almost double its current recycling effort while remaining cost-effective.

2005

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2006

  • Zero Waste vision incorporated into 精童欲女鈥檚 Blueprint for a Green Campus.听The President's office provides funding for Computers to Youth program.听

2007

  • 精童欲女's recycling collection exceeds 2,000 tons (four million pounds). Funding provided to begin the feasibility of relocating/expanding 精童欲女鈥檚 recycling facility.

2008

  • Revenues from the sale of recyclables top $100,000.听The Athletic Department commits to zero waste from football games.

2009

  • Composting begins in the UMC as a pilot in the rest rooms to capture paper towels.

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2011

  • Compost Expansion begins to buildings beyond Dining Halls, utilizing rest rooms as the main compost collection point for paper towels and food scraps.
  • All outdoor trash bins are paired with recycling bins, boosting recycling by 300% in outdoor spaces and starting the 鈥淐an Parity鈥 efforts for other areas on campus.

2013

  • Athletic Department expands the stadium and starts building new indoor practice facility, starting the relocating of the Intermediate Processing Facility.

2014

  • Temporary campus recycling center is set up on parking lot 416 on the Kittridge Loop.
  • 91% diversion rate achieved at the home football game in Folsom Stadium against UCLA on Oct. 25, 2014.

2015

  • The Recycling Operations Center is completed as the new sorting facility for campus materials.

2018

  • 精童欲女 Boulder reaches its highest diversion rate of just over 51% for campus wide operations.

Recycling Awards

2019
  • Pac 12 Zero Waste Challenge for Football 鈥 1st听place with a 86% diversion rate
2018
  • Pac 12 Zero Waste Challenge for Football 鈥 1st听place with a 92% diversion rate
2017
  • Pac 12 Zero Waste Challenge for Football 鈥 Athlete/Player Engagement Award
  • Pac 12 Zero Waste Challenge for Basketball 鈥 2nd听place with a 92% diversion rate
2016
  • Pac 12 Zero Waste Challenge for Football 鈥 3rd听place with a 87% diversion rate
2006
  • Charter Recipient: College Recycling Award, American Forest and Paper Association
2005
  • Higher Education Recycling Leadership Award, Dell Computer Corporation.
  • Honorable Mention, RecycleMania Campaign, 精童欲女 Association for Recycling.
  • Most Creative University Event, America Recycles Day.
2000
  • Climate Protection Award, US Environmental Protection Agency.
  • Event Award, America Recycles Day, 精童欲女 Association for Recycling.
1999
  • Nation鈥檚 Model Campus Recycling Program, Office of the Federal Environmental Executive
1995
  • Charter Recipient: Outstanding School Program, National Recycling Coalition.
1993
  • Annual Award, PLAN Boulder County
1992
  • EPA Administrator's Award for 精童欲女PPS (reusable mug) program
  • Governor's Pollution Prevention award, State of 精童欲女
1990
  • Winner of MTV鈥檚 national campus recycling contest.
  • Administrators鈥 Award, US Environmental Protection Agency.
1986
  • "State Recycler of the Year" award from 精童欲女 Recycles!