With Risher s arrival from her recycling coordinator post at the College of Charleston in 1995, she has tracked the tons of recycled campus waste. Beginning with mixed office paper, she has expanded the program to include additional recyclables like newsprint, cardboard, scrap metal, magazines, books and lead acid batteries. MUSC has more than 400 office paper recycling bins with 200 more being distributed. We also have more than 200 aluminum can recycling bins with 150 being distributed, Risher said. We recycle all fluorescent light tubes, lead acid batteries and used oil, she said.
Groundskeepers collect all yard waste for the Charleston County compost facility.
Make that 704,000 pounds of asphalt and 2,552,000 pounds of concrete. The MUSC Medical Center shreds outdated patient records for recycling and the Radiology Department recovers silver and X-ray film. The College of Dental Medicine recycles precious metals, and patient vitals sensors are recycled by the Department of Surgery. MUSC s Occupational Safety and Health Department also has been distilling ethanol, toluene and xylene. Each year we add more items to the list of recyclables, Risher said.