| | Equipment |
Special Considerations |
Trash | dumpster |
|
Cardboard | dumpster |
|
Outdoor sites | carts |
With OWRR approval carts may be optional in this setting if indoor recycling is adequate. |
Walkway sites | Victor Stanley Receptacles |
Recommended in high traffic pedestrian areas or other outside gathering places. |
Indoor Recycling | bin enclosures and standard bins |
Recycling Areas: Hallways outside classrooms, lecture halls and auditoriums; vending
areas and lounges; break rooms; computer labs; and office work/copy areas. |
| | Equipment |
Special Considerations |
Trash | dumpster |
|
Cardboard | dumpster |
|
Outdoor Sites | carts |
With OWRR approval carts may be optional in this setting if indoor
recycling is adequate. |
Walkway Sites | Victor Stanley receptacles |
Recommended in high traffic pedestrian areas or
other outside gathering places. |
Indoor Recycling | bin enclosures and standard bins |
Recycling Areas: Hallways near large conference rooms, vending areas,
break rooms and lounges; and at each department's copy area. |
| | Equipment |
Special Considerations |
Trash | dumpster or compactor |
May change based on seasonal needs. |
Cardboard | dumpster or compactor |
May change based on seasonal needs. |
Outdoor Sites | carts or other container |
May need large container for collection of high
volumes of recyclables. This could be permanent or seasonal. |
Walkway Sites | Victor Stanley receptacles |
With OWRR and Grounds approval only |
Indoor Recycling | bin enclosures and standard bins |
Recycling Areas:
Paper recycling needed for office areas. Bottle/Can and
Newspaper/Magazine bins are needed in public areas. However, recycling
at athletic venues is outside the normal scope of the indoor recycling
program. Placement and serving of public area recycling, while
required, must be coordinated between the owner (Athletics) and
OWRR. Extra signage is required. |
| | Equipment |
Special Considerations |
Trash | dumpster |
|
Cardboard | dumpster |
|
Outdoor Sites | carts |
With OWRR approval carts may be optional in this setting if indoor
recycling is adequate. |
Walkway sites | Victor Stanley Receptacles |
Recommended in high traffic pedestrian areas or other outside gathering places. |
Indoor Recycling | bin enclosures and standard bins |
Recycling Areas:
Hallways outside classrooms, lecture halls and auditoriums; vending
areas, break rooms and lounges; computer labs; and office work/copy areas. |
Confidential Paper Shredding |
shredders, locked containers, etc. |
Patient information must be handled confidentially
and destroyed. Contact the Medical School Planning Office for more
information on the space and design requirements. (919) 966-2441 |
| | Equipment |
Special Considerations |
Trash | dumpster or compactor |
Horizontal compactors may be required by the health department
or due to volume. |
Cardboard | dumpster or compactor |
High volumes of cardboard may dictate use of a
horizontal compactor. |
Outdoor Sites | carts |
Food prep areas generate #10 steel cans, glass and
plastic bottles. Also, carts are used to store recyclables collected
from indoor and outdoor seating areas. |
Grease | Carts or other container |
Cooking grease must be collected separately. |
Food Waste | Carts |
Consult with OWRR and owner. |
Walkway Sites | Victor Stanley receptacles |
Used beverage containers and newspapers from outdoor
seating areas. |
Indoor Recycling | bin enclosures and standard bins |
Hallways near large conference rooms, vending areas and lounges; and at
each department's copy area.
Any facilities that will host large events or
have catering kitchens should plan to have recycling bins inside for
use during functions. In addition, outdoor recycling carts must be
available for service and catering personnel to use during or after
the event.1 |
| | Equipment |
Special Considerations |
Trash, Cardboard and Carts | dumpster carts |
If the service area and dumpster pad are not located
at the building, as is sometimes necessary for main campus buildings,
the project must state which existing dumpster/service area
will be used once the building is complete. |
Walkway Sites | Victor Stanley receptacles |
Recommended in high traffic pedestrian areas or other outside gathering places. |
| | Equipment |
Special Considerations |
Trash | dumpster or compactor |
Horizontal compactors may be required by the health department or
due to volume. |
Cardboard | dumpster or compactor |
High volumes of cardboard may dictate use of an
horizontal compactor. |
Outdoor Sites | carts |
Food prep areas generate #10 steel cans, glass and
plastic bottles. Also, carts are used to store recyclables collected
from high volume events or seating areas. |
Walkway Sites | Victor Stanley receptacles |
Recommended in high traffic pedestrian areas or
other outside gathering places. |
Indoor Recycling | bin enclosures and standard bins |
Hallways outside conference rooms, classrooms, lecture
halls and auditoriums; vending areas, break rooms and lounges;
computer labs; and each department's copy area. Any facilities
that will host large events or have catering kitchens should plan to
have recycling bins inside for use during functions. In addition,
outdoor recycling carts must be available for service and catering
personnel to use during or after the event.1 |
| | Equipment |
Special Considerations |
Trash | dumpster or roll-off |
In addition to dumpsters, rolloff containers may be
needed for large volumes of bulky trash, wood, or scrap metal. |
Cardboard | dumpster |
|
Outdoor Sites | carts |
Carts may be needed to store recyclables collected
from high volume events and seating areas. |
Compostable Plant Material |
carts or other container |
Considerations should be made for greenhouses,
athletic venues, and other grounds maintenance facilities generating
compostable plant material. |
Walkway Sites | Victor Stanley receptacles |
Recommended in high traffic pedestrian areas or
other outside gathering places. |
Indoor Recycling |
bin enclosures and standard bins |
Classrooms, lecture halls and auditoriums; vending areas,
break rooms and lounges; computer labs; and each department's
copy area. |
| | Equipment | Special Considerations |
Trash | dumpster |
High volume parking lots and decks may need a 4-6 cubic yard slant front dumpster into which the street sweeping equipment can be emptied. |
Walkway Sites | Victor Stanley receptacles |
Recommended at park and ride lots next to the bus
stop. |
| | Equipment | Special Considerations |
Trash | dumpster |
|
Cardboard | dumpster or compactor |
High volumes of cardboard may dictate use of an
horizontal compactor. |
Outdoor Sites | carts |
Carts may be optional in this setting if indoor
recycling is adequate. |
Walkway Sites | Victor Stanley receptacles |
Recommended in high traffic pedestrian areas or
other outside gathering places. |
Indoor Recycling | bin enclosures and standard bins |
Hallways outside conference rooms,vending areas, break rooms
and lounges, and each department's copy area. In addition to
the routine areas for paper recycling, print operations will generate
large volumes of office paper for recycling. This is usually stored in
large, palletized boxes at the loading dock area. |
| | Equipment |
Special Considerations |
Trash | dumpster |
|
Cardboard | dumpster |
|
Outdoor Sites | carts |
Carts are usually necessary in these settings for
the collection of plastic bottles (non-hazardous from labs). |
Animal Bedding |
carts or other container |
Any research facility with animals must have the
capability to recycle animal bedding. |
Compostable Plant Material |
carts or other container |
Considerations should be made for greenhouses,
athletic venues, and other grounds maintenance facilities generating
compostable plant material. |
Walkway Sites | Victor Stanley receptacles |
Recommended in high traffic pedestrian areas or
other outside gathering places. |
Indoor Recycling | bin enclosures and standard bins |
Recycling Areas:
Hallways outside classrooms, lecture halls auditoriums and restricted
labs; vending areas, break rooms and lounges; computer labs; and office work/copy
areas. |
Confidential Paper Shredding |
shredders, locked containers, etc. |
Patient information must be handled confidentially
and destroyed. Contact the Medical School Planning Office for more
information on HIPAA and space and design requirements. (919) 966-2441 |
| | Equipment |
Special Considerations |
Trash | dumpster or compactor |
Horizontal compactors may be required for high trash volumes. |
Cardboard | dumpster or compactor |
High volumes of cardboard may dictate use of a horizontal compactor. |
Outdoor sites | carts |
Also, carts are used to store recyclables collected from indoor and outdoor seating areas. |
Food Waste or Compostable Plant Material |
carts or other container |
Considerations should be made for greenhouses,
athletic venues, and other grounds maintenance facilities generating
compostable plant material. |
Walkway Sites | Victor Stanley receptacles |
Used beverage containers and newspapers from outdoor
seating areas. |
Indoor Recycling | bin enclosures and standard bins |
Recycling Areas: Hallways near large confererence rooms, vending areas,
break rooms and lounges; and at each department's copy area. |
| | Equipment |
Special Considerations |
Trash | dumpster |
The number of dumpsters needed is dependent upon
number of residents, layout of building(s), etc. |
Cardboard | dumpster |
|
Outdoor sites | carts |
The number of containers needed may vary and depends on the number of residents. |
Indoor Recycling | |
Indoor recycling must be evaluated on a case-by-case
basis. Bins for office paper are always included in the Housing staff
office areas. Bins in public areas, computer labs and lounges should be
coordinated with OWRR. |