Thursday, July 29, 2010

SUNY Geneseo Recycling Protocol

This information comes from GEO: What can be Recycled On Campus?

Every building on campus has the capability to recycle Glass, Plastic, Metals, and Cardboard:

Plastic:
 All plastic marked with a 1 or 2 can be recycled
 Do NOT recycle plastic bottle tops
 Plastic bags must be recycled at source (i.e. Wegmans)

Glass:
 All colors and types can be recycled except tempered glass
 Tempered glass is usually found in the windows of cars, glass doors and tables and some dinnerware

Metal:
 Any metal can be recycled. This includes but is not limited to drink cans, non-perishable food cans and copper wire.
 Tops of cans may be recycled.
 To recycle large metal items, write a work order for Facilities Services pickup

Cardboard:
 There is a cardboard recycling tote located on the ground floor of each campus building and a designated area in each recycling room in on-campus housing buildings.
 Cardboard should be flattened before it is recycled
 For cardboard containing food, clean off as much of the food as possible before recycling

Batteries:
 Do not recycle alkaline and carbon zinc household batteries
 You can recycle small rechargeable batteries in the battery buckets located:
o Clark loading dock
o Bailey loading dock
o ISC third floor (Biology area)
o Newton CIT equipment room
o Residence Life office (Schrader)
o Various residence hall recycling rooms
 For large rechargeable batteries, contact Facilities

Computers:
• Contact CIT help desk (5588)

Do not throw garbage into recycling bins. Facilities cannot recycle recyclables that are mixed with trash.

Thursday, July 1, 2010

Fight the 'Frack?



Hydraulic fracturing is a technique that uses high pressure chemically treated water to release natural gas.. This is a controversial issue in the Southern Tier. Below are two articles that may interest you

TimesUnion.com
- http://www.timesunion.com/ASPStories/story.asp?StoryID=705332


Governing.com - http://www.governing.com/topics/energy-env/Hydrofracking-Natural-Gas.html