In low volume buildings, when the bins are full the custodian notifies the recycling office to arrange for pick up on the next regular collection day. The collected paper goes to the Weyerhaeuser Resource Recovery Plant in Des Moines. Currently we are recycling over 16 tons of white paper per month. The white paper collected from campus goes to a de-inker who processes the paper into pulp. Each sheet of paper can go through this de-inking process six or seven times.
Companies buy the pulp to make new paper products.
Each ton of paper recycled saves about 17 trees, 2.5 barrels of oil, and 3 cubic yards of landfill space. Other Programs Buy Recycled University Purchasing encourages all departments to buy recycled . Norm Hill, Central Stores manager, is a member of the Buy Recycled Business Alliance. Through this effort, more and more recycled products are available and are being used. When a chemical is requested, it is delivered to the requestor free of charge.