Dumpsters located at academic buildings are typically painted beige and have adhesive backed vinyl stickers affixed to their sides to identify the type of materials to be placed in the container. In the Family Housing area, dumpsters have been color-coded in an attempt to reduce placement of materials in inappropriate dumpsters. At student housing buildings, vinyl stickers and engraved plastic laminate signs are used to identify dumpster types. Preliminary field tests indicated that a fully loaded 96 gallon cart would be difficult for operators to maneuver on uneven or frozen ground and furthermore might not engage the hydraulic lifter mounted on the rear of the vehicle. Due to a shipping mix-up, we took delivery of the oversized 96 gallon carts.
Scrap metal is collected in lug boxes located at five major generation sites around campus.
These lug boxes are picked up by the scrap metal vendor with special transport vehicles. Scrap metal generated at sites where a lug box is not available is collected directly from loading docks on an on-call basis. 2.3.3 Vehicles Vehicles used for waste and recycling collection operations.