Recycling by the Numbers:
During a ten year period, 2005 through 2015, the UWSP Facility Services - Recycling Work Unit's amounts of recycled material figures are really quite incredible. Let's take a look at some of these numbers from this decade long effort.
2,452,614 pounds (1.226.3 ton) of Paper
2,403,217 pounds (1,201.6 ton) of Cardboard
1,007,409 pounds (503.7 ton) of Compost
528,840 pounds (264.4 tons) of Metals
177,150 pounds (88.5 ton) of Wood and Wood Pallets
162,714 pounds (81.3 ton) of Cooking Oil
80,019 pounds (40 ton) of Aluminum
44, 793 pounds (22.3 ton) of Fluorescent Lights
28,799 pounds (14.3 ton) of Waste Oil
25,690 pounds (121.8 ton) of Tires
14,717 pounds (7.3 ton) of Appliances
7,221 pounds (3.6 ton) of Batteries
1600 pounds (.8 ton) of Oil Filters
845 pounds (.4 ton) of Antifreeze