CEHS Green Ops

Welcome to the CEHS Green OPS website. During the next few weeks the CEHS Green OPS Team will begin educating and guiding students, faculty and staff as to simple, effective ways to save resources and greenbacks. The Green Team members will be conducting an Initial Walk-thorough in each department using the Checklist (attached) before the end of June to see where we are presently. As we begin of implementation of the various aspects of the Green OPS Pilot this summer, we will post Updates, Green Tips and more on this website, so be sure to check here often.

Check for answers, resources and the information you need about Recycling, Re-using and Reducing waste.

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WSU Physical Plant - Acceptable and Unacceptable Recycling Items
Montgomery County Solid Waste District

Do you McMRF? Montgomery County Municipal Recycling Facility is jammed full of great stuff. You never know what treasures you’ll find there – gallons of brand new paint, best sellers, reams of paper, huge rolls of butcher block paper, cabinets, sinks, 2 X 4’s, much of it unused or nearly new. They host special days for teachers. The WSU Arts Department has sent students there for years to find gems to work with for projects.
Rumpke Recycling
Greene County Environmental Services

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Energy Saver Settings

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Lunch Waste Facts*

ALUMINUM FOIL	Every year in the United States 600,000 tons of aluminum foil is produced. This process requires a large amount of electricity.
ALUMINUM & TIN CANS	More than half of the 100 billion cans sold in the U.S. last year ended up in landfills or were incinerated.
BANANA PEELS, APPLE CORES, & EGG SHELLS	As food decomposes in a landfill it creates harmful greenhouse gases such as methane.
JUICE BOXES, PLASTICS, & GLASS	These inorganic waste products take hundreds of years to decompose, or may not ever decompose!
PAPER BAGS & NAPKINS	Every ton of non-recycled paper represents approximately 17 trees that are cut down.
PLASTIC BOTTLES, UTENSILS, & WRAP	Every year, Americans throw away enough of these items to circle the equator 300 times.
POLYSTYRENE(Styrofoam)	Polystyrene is the MOST difficult plastic to recycle. Just not using it is the best way to protect our environment.
*Source: http://www.globalstewards.org/lunch.htm

For the RECYCLING NOVICE:

• NO throw-away lunch bags. Purchase a reusable carrier (cloth bag, lunchbox, etc.)
• NO plastic wrap, foil, or Styrofoam. Use reusable containers.
• NO plastic bottles, single-use cartons or cans. Buy a reusable water bottle, Thermos, or similar item for beverages.

For the RECYCLING PRACTITIONER:

NO single snack bags or “snack packs”. Purchase big bags of snacks or larger containers of yogurt, applesauce, etc. and break down into reusable containers. Buy bulk bin items such as nuts, dried fruits, granola.

NO plastic forks and spoons. Bring stainless steel silverware from home and keep in a nearby drawer to utilize and wash.

For the RECLYCLING VETERAN:

NO paper napkins. Cloth napkins can be washed and re-used.

NO banana/orange peels, apple cores, or egg shells in the trash. Take these items home to compost.

Go to www.reuseit.com to purchase reusable lunch bags and boxes, sandwich and snack bags, food containers, napkins and utensils, and many other “green” items.

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