August 30, 2019
Recycling efforts off to great start after move-in
The K-State recycling team thanks all the students who moved into the residence hall over the past two weeks and made this university a more sustainable environment.
As shown in the chart below, K-Staters recycled 11.83 tons, or 22,460 pounds, of recyclable material and only sent 1.81 tons, or 3,620 pounds, of non-recyclable material to the landfill. This was K-State's best diversion rate since at least 2014 and it is impressive.
It's a great way to start the year and let's keep this great passion to recycle throughout the year.
Outstanding job!
| Move-in recycling and refuse data | |||
| Date | Weight of recycling | Weight of non-recyclable material | Diversion rate |
| 2014 | 3.53 | 7.7 | 31.43 |
| 2015 | 6.23 | 8.48 | 42.35 |
| 2016 | 11.3 | 14.53 | 43.74 |
| 2017 | 7.54 | 4.5 | 62.62 |
| 2018 | 13.83 | 5.85 | 70.27 |
| 2019 | 11.23 | 1.81 | 86.11 |