Academic buildings are not charged for rubbish and recycling services. Student union rubbish is consolidated into roll-off compacting dumpsters serviced by an outside hauler. Wisconsin is a leading manufacturing state. As such we have ready access, through brokers, to state and regional markets for our materials. We deliver our paper materials to a broker three miles from campus.
Scrap metal is delivered to a scrap processor five miles from campus.
All other materials are weighed on certified truck scales at landfill or recycling facilities. As all materials transferred to these facilities contain ONLY materials generated on campus, we are confident that these weights reflect an accurate accounting. No sorting, baling, or other processing is done on campus.