Outdoor Recreation Terracycle

The Outdoor Recreation Center is a program housed within Campus Recreation. Determined to minimize their own waste contribution to the landfill, Outdoor Recreation brainstormed ways they could make their operation even more environmentally friendly. Having already implemented a composting system through the Compost Cats program, they have decided to also introduce Terracycle bins to further ensure their waste is properly sorted and goes through the recycling process. Due to items such as batteries and plastic film not being accepted in traditional recycle bins, the Terracycle bins help to ensure they are recycling traditionally nonrecyclable items. Terracycle allows them to take things that would otherwise go to the landfill and divert them to Terracycle to take care of instead. The Outdoor Recreation Terracycle project as a whole is an overhaul of how Outdoor Recreation handles their waste. By integrating Terracycle bins and teaching the staff proper sorting, the center will be able to further reduce waste going into the landfill. There will be three different types of Terracycle bins placed in the center: batteries, laminated paper packaging, and plastic packaging.