Recycling Statistics
An overview of the amount of materials collected by Penn State's recycling program
| Waste |
FY 2004 |
FY 2005 |
FY 2006 |
FY 2007 |
FY 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Waste Generated (tons) |
11,409 | 11,052 |
12,502 | 12,359 | 13, 071 |
| Total Recycling collected (tons) |
4494 | 4,869 |
6070 | 6288 | 7001 |
| Percentage recycled |
39 | 44 |
49 | 51 | 54 |
| Tip Fees Savings realized through recycling |
$210,000 | $272,324 |
$400,648 | $414,981 | $462,085 |
| Potential Recycling Percentage |
67% | 67% |
67% | 67% | 67% |
| Potential Total Savings |
$317,000 | $414,675 |
$529,467 | $544,000 | $578,000 |
| Waste Stream Data |
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| Mixed Office Paper |
826 | 795 |
772 | 790 | 875 |
| Cardboard |
579 | 576 |
630 | 648 | 666 |
| Newspapers | 339 | 322 |
272 | 533 | 295 |
| Compost (food, wood and yard waste) |
743 | 1,955 |
2,507 | 2,523 | 3,062 |
| Glass | 48 | 81 |
78 | 115 | 203 |
| Plastic Bottles |
92 | 107 |
125 | 167 | 207 |
| Plastic Film |
14 | ||||
| Metal Cans |
63 | 64 |
113 | 69 | 73 |
| Used Oil |
24 | 29 |
22 | 61 | 43 |
| Toner Cartridges |
4 | 5 |
3 | 8 | 7 |
| Computers and Electronics |
396 | 501 |
663 | 634 | 604 |
| Pallets | 39 | 56 |
27 | 40 | 55 |
| Batteries | 8 | 5 |
5 | 10 | 9 |
| Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Metals |
229 | 143 |
675 | 668 | 751 |
| Florescent lamps (hazardous waste) |
8 | 7 |
5 | 7 | 6 |
| Ceiling Tiles |
5 |
1 | 2 | 25 | |
| PVC (plastic) piping |
2 |
2 | 42 | 12 | |
| Cooking oil to biofuels |
4 | ||||
| Rubber Tires |
12 | ||||
| Trash to Treasure Events |
77 |
66 | 69 | 63 | |
| Misc. items (textiles, furniture, cage waste, anti-freeze catalytic converters) |
135 |
105 | 103 | 100 | |
| Asphalt - not included in total capture amounts |
14,468 | 4,443 | 8,382 |
