| Close the Loop |
Give empty cans, bottles, paper, and other used items another life by recycling them. Yale and New Haven offer simple ways for you to recycle or donate just about everything - office paper, magazines, junk mail, envelopes, newspaper, cardboard, cans and bottles, batteries, computers and other electronics, printer cartridges, styrofoam, office furniture, and miscellaneous used items.
Other tips:
 When moving in, flatten cardboard boxes and place them next to recycling bins. Or, better yet, keep your boxes behind a wardrobe or under your bed for your next move-out!
When moving out, donate items you don't want or need to Spring Salvage or the Yale Recycling SWAP program. Call 432-6852 for a pickup. |
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| Limit material use in the first place |
| Reduce your initial consumption. Here are a few ways: |
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Reduce paper use by double siding when you print and photocopy. Edit papers or reports electronically instead of printing out multiple drafts. |
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Reuse plates and tupperware. Remember to bring your own mug or thermos to a coffee shop or cafeteria. Many food carts and takeout restaurants will also fill up your Tupperware container-as long as you have it with you. |
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Use resources wisely. Take only what you really need. For example, think about how many napkins you will use at a meal or how much food on your plate you can actually eat before filling it up. |
| Life Cycle Benefits of recycling specific materials |
| Recycling instead of landfilling 1 ton of aluminum cans offers significant environmental benefits. |
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Over the life cycle of these cans, carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, which contribute to global warming, would be reduced by 15 metric tons of CO2 equivalent (MTCO2 Eq.) compared to landfilling. |
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In addition, 186 million Btu less energy would be used (compared with manufacturing with non-recycled inputs), which equates to removing 3 passenger cars from the road each year and consuming 1,483 fewer gallons of gasoline |
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Life cycle benefits of recycling compared with landfilling for specific materials are provided in the table below. |
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