USF Physical Plant Recycling Program
Updated November 2013
Beginnings
• Program initiated in 1990
• Physical Plant’s program is limited to Tampa campus
academic and administrative buildings
• Continuously expanding recycling efforts
Paper Recycling
• Currently recycling mixed paper
 Office paper, newspaper, magazines, cardboard,
paperbacks
• PPD has distributed about 2,400
office-size recycling containers
• Large 64 Gallon recycling containers
centrally located on most floors
• Employees are responsible to transfer
paper to nearest 64 gallon container
where PPD will pick up
• Additional bins are available from PPD
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Call 4-2845 to create work order
Mixed Recyclables
• Currently recycling plastics, glass, and aluminum
• PPD has distributed about 400 mixed
recycling bins to common areas such
as lobbies, vending areas, lounges
 Blue, half-round shape
• Physical Plant employees check bins
periodically and empty as needed
Other Recyclables
• Bulk recycling station within Physical Plant compound
 For Physical Plant use only
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Yard debris and tree limbs
Fluorescent bulbs and fixture ballasts
Electronic equipment
Mixed metals (furniture, shelving, etc.)
Concrete and construction waste
Community Recycling Station
• Located on USF Sycamore
Drive
• Accepts paper, plastic, glass,
aluminum
• Operated in partnership with
the City of Tampa
• Available to individuals who live on and off campus where
no recycling pickup is available
• Operates at no cost to USF
 City handles glass, plastic & aluminum
 Vendors remove newspapers, magazines, cardboard & paper
Management and Resources
• Recycling employees include:
 Vehicle operators
 Custodians (handle recycle materials inside buildings)
• Physical Plant operates two dedicated trucks to
pickup and transport recyclables
• On-campus pickup routes are run daily
Trends and Statistics
• Since inception (about 20 years ago), USF has
recycled over 6,800 tons of paper recyclables
• Revenues generated are used to fund the recycle
program
• Recyclables for FY 2012/2013
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Mixed Paper
Plastic, Glass, & Aluminum
Metals
Landscape & Const. Debris
Other Recyclables (Bulbs, Tires, etc.)
326 tons
31 tons
72 tons
436 tons
7 tons
Recycle Ratio for FY 2012/2013
• Total waste generated: 3419 tons
• Total Recycled: 872 Tons
• Percent of waste recycled: 25%
USF Recycling and Sustainability
Recognition and Awards
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Ranked 12th in Sierra Club’s “Cool Schools” ranking, 2012
Ranked 46 (of 215) in “GreenMetric Ranking of World Universities”, 2012
In the “Waste Minimization” category of the RecycleMania contest USF scored 2nd in
Florida, 25th out of 199 Universities in the United States, 2009
Recycling Award from the Recycling Task Force of Hillsborough County, 2000
Business and School Recycling Awards from the Recycling Task Force of Hillsborough
County, 1997
Hillsborough County Continuing Excellence Award for Commitment to Recycling,
1996
Hillsborough County School Recycling Awards, 1994 and 1995