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Fact Sheet - Animal Bedding Recycling

Animal bedding is currently collected from all Department of Lab Animal Medicine (DLAM) research lab service areas for composting.  

Material is stored in 65-gallon carts.  Carts are brought to the building loading dock area when full.  The material is collected by OWRR staff 3 times/week and composted at a facility in Goldston, NC.

The current system has been in place since 1995. The program started collecting material from 1 location (Berryhill).  OWRR now collects animal bedding from 11 sites per week.  Based on current tonnage figures (FY 2001), we estimate a waste stream diversion of approximately 400 tons/year of animal bedding.  The annual tonnage diverted will increase as DLAM programs expand.

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