Once their truck fills, they take the paper and empty the bins into our recycling trailer. Some of the bins can weigh over 200 pounds, so it is definitely a team effort. At this point, the process is manual and very labor intensive. Within the next year, we hope to automate the collection using a small packer truck. They started with ISU in June 1998 and December 1998 respectively.
Recycling is just a small portion of their job.
Over the years, many of these posters have fallen off. Without the posters, we are noticing an increase in non-recyclable items in the bins. We are soliciting your help in an effort to remedy this situation. It would take our recyclers a long time to attach posters to all the bins, but it should take you only a few minutes to attach them to the bins in your building. Tell her your name, campus address, and the number of posters you need.