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NEWBERRY COLLEGE

RECYCLING PROGRAM

RECYCLING PAGES:

Newberry College Recycling Home Page

The Goal of the Newberry College Recycling Program is to develop and

implement a campus wide sustainable recycling program.

WHY SHOULD I RECYCLE?

The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality provides the following five important reasons for recycling:

Saves Natural Resources - By making products from recycled materials instead of virgin materials, we conserve land and reduce the need to drill for oil and dig for minerals.
Saves Energy - It usually takes less energy to make recycled products; recycled aluminum, for example, takes 95% less energy than new aluminum from bauxite ore.
Saves Clean Air and Water - In most cases, making products from recycled materials creates less air pollution and water pollution than making products from virgin materials.
Saves Landfill Space - When the materials that you recycle go into new products, they don't go into landfills or incinerators, so landfill space is conserved.
Saves Money and Creates Jobs - The recycling process creates far more jobs than landfills or incinerators, and recycling can frequently be the least expensive waste management method for cities and towns.

If you have questions about the recycling program at Newberry College, please contact

Dr. Charles Horn, Professor of Biology at charles.horn@newberry.edu or 803-321-5257

This Program is currently sponsored by: Summerland Honors Program