Photo by Craig Chandler
As a result of your recycling efforts in 2019, UNL was able to conserve:
11,837 Trees
4,874,240 Gallons of Water
974,848 lbs of Air Pollution
2,854,912 kW Hours of Electricity
2,298 cu yd of landfill space
Solid Waste & Recycling Calculations
Recycled Materials 2015-2019 (units = tons)
|
Recycled Materials
|
2015
|
2016
|
2017
|
2018
|
2019
|
|
Cardboard
|
227
|
268
|
290
|
340
|
330
|
|
Office Paper
|
241
|
241
|
303
|
300
|
329
|
|
Mixed Paper
|
40
|
53
|
40
|
20
|
45
|
|
Printer's Mix (Included in Office Paper from 2018 and on)
|
56
|
39
|
12
|
-
|
-
|
|
Shredding
|
42
|
31
|
9
|
17.41
|
13.93
|
|
Hardback Books
|
67
|
85
|
128
|
128.06
|
128.06
|
|
Plastic & Aluminum
|
27
|
27
|
32
|
42
|
40
|
|
Cartridges
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
3
|
5
|
|
Metal
|
309
|
317
|
275
|
236
|
413
|
|
Pallets
|
44
|
71
|
68
|
61
|
49
|
|
Broken Pallets, Trees, Branches & Wood
|
603
|
603
|
631
|
759
|
26
|
|
Batteries (vehicle)
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
|
Tires
|
3
|
6
|
4
|
7
|
5
|
|
Misc. Cooking Grease
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
14
|
|
Motor oil
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
6
|
|
Oil (EHS)
|
7
|
6
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
|
Batteries (EHS)
|
6
|
3
|
4
|
6
|
4
|
|
Antifreeze (EHS)
|
1
|
1
|
5
|
1
|
1
|
|
Oil Filters (EHS)
|
< 1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
Monitors/Computers/Electronics (EHS)
|
95.13
|
82
|
54
|
54
|
48
|
|
Light Bulbs (EHS)
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
|
Ballasts (EHS)
|
5.18
|
5
|
4.43
|
9
|
7
|
|
Mercury Items (EHS)
|
< 1
|
0
|
< 1
|
0
|
0
|
|
Total Recycling (tons)
|
1794
|
1918
|
1930
|
2047
|
1500
|
|
Percent Recycled
|
38%
|
42%
|
45%
|
46.61%
|
39.75%
|
Reused Materials 2015-2019 (units = tons)
|
Reused Materials
|
2015
|
2016
|
2017
|
2018
|
2019
|
|
Redistributed Materials (estimate)
|
259
|
339
|
126
|
155
|
176
|
|
Concrete removals (estimate)
|
954
|
991
|
1327
|
625
|
53
|
|
Asphalt grindings (estimate)
|
38
|
435
|
11
|
9
|
1800
|
|
Total Reused Materials (tons)
|
1251
|
1765
|
1464
|
789
|
2030
|
|
Total Recycled & Reused
|
3040
|
3657
|
3395
|
2826
|
3530
|
|
Percent Diversion
|
51%
|
58%
|
59%
|
54.74%
|
60.81%
|
Solid Waste 2015-2019 (units = tons)
|
Solid Waste
|
2015
|
2016
|
2017
|
2018
|
2019
|
|
Solid Waste Total (tons)
|
2886
|
2683
|
2397
|
2345
|
2275
|