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Comparative Anylysis Of Recyling Programs: A Case Study Of Three Universities, Jenny Jones
Comparative Anylysis Of Recyling Programs: A Case Study Of Three Universities, Jenny Jones
Department of Environmental Studies: Undergraduate Student Theses
Abstract
The goal of this study was to conduct a comparative analysis of three university recycling programs. This study looked at several aspects of the programs that included the diversion rates, per capita ratios of materials recycled and disposed, and the average net costs of waste disposal and waste diversion. The universities included in this study were the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the University of Colorado at Boulder, and the University of Oregon.
To gather the information necessary for this analysis, I contacted each of the university’s recycling coordinators. To determine the average net costs of waste disposal and waste diversion …