UCSF Standards
The maximum allowable contamination of the landfill.
What is 25%?
The process of converting waste into reusable material.
What is recycle?
By diverting more waste, this greenhouse gas relating to transportation can be reduced.
What is CO2?
The bin that gloves belong in?
What is the landfill?
The bin that masks belongs in.
The maximum allowable contamination of the recycling?
What is 10%?
The process of using something more than once.
What is reuse?
The location where SF's plastic gets sent to be recycled.
What is China?
The bin that candy wrappers belong in.
The bin that a dirty paper plate belongs in.
What is the landfill?
The maximum allowable contamination of the compost.
What is 5%?
The process of rejecting using new material.
What is refuse?
This location is where SF's trash get sent to be put in the landfill.
What is Vacaville?
The bin that paper towels belong in.
What is compost?
The bin that plastic utensils belong in.
UCSF's goal for waste diversion by 2025.
What is 50%
The process of using less of a material.
What is reduce?
This potent greenhouse gas gets released when organic materials break down in the landfill.
What is methane?
The bin that thin plastics belong in.
What is landfill?
The bin that clean paper belongs in.
What is the recycling?
The 3 items belong in none of the 3 bins (landfill, recycling, and compost).
Medical waste, e-waste, and PHI
The process of fixing a broken material.
What is repair?
These two pollutants from the landfill process can cause respiratory illnesses.
What is methane and diesel?
The bin that coffee cups belong in.
What is recycling?
The bin that paper towels belong in.
What is landfill?