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This study by Lauren Fuess, Sweta Patel, Jonathan McMurray, Eliora Guillory, and Alison Queen investigates the recycling bin distribution across campus to improve recycling effectiveness. The research identified areas with excess and shortage of bins, highlighting the need for a more systematic placement strategy. Monitoring was conducted at key locations such as Maybank, the Stern Center, and the Library over seven days, capturing data on bin fullness. Results indicated that while recycling bins were often 25% full, waste bins were typically more full, underscoring the challenges in recycling efficacy.
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Recycling on Campus Lauren Fuess, Sweta Patel, Jonathan McMurray, Eliora Guillory, and Alison Queen
Mapping Results • Some areas had an excess of bins, others had a shortage • Placement often seemed odd. • In order for recycling to be effective bins need to be redistributed in a more systematic manner.
Methods of Monitoring • Selected the following locations of recycling bins on campus: • Maybank: steel bins located inside between the 2 front doors • Stern Center: 1st floor blue bins located to left of the front desk • Library: 1st floor blue bins on the right side of the main circulation desk • Outside: • Black containers behind the Library • Black containers in front of Maybank in Cougar Mall • Containers behind City Bistro (can/aluminum&glass/plastic) • We agreed upon a scale in order to note the bins according to their fullness (empty, ¼, ½, ¾, full) • Each member was to sign up for 15 time slots (Morning, Afternoon, Evening) over the course of 7 days to record recycling data in these areas • Recorded our data online (to avoid using paper, of course!) through spreadsheets on Google Docs.
Monitoring Results • Recording different bins • Not all of them are measured at the same times • Some were not covered • Usually, recycling bins were at least 25% full but the waste bins were almost always more full
