Recycling
You must do this if there is food residue on your recyclables.
What is clean them?
The temperature of water that you should use to conserve energy.
What is cold water (between 60 and 80 degrees)?
UVM does this with composted food scraps.
What is create fertilizer for the flowers and trees on campus?
This is why it is important to compost and not send food scraps to the landfill.
What is it is a Vermont law and it promotes a healthier environment?
This type of bag cannot be recycled.
What are plastic bags?
You must do this to big cardboard boxes before you recycle them.
What is break them down?
These types of light bulbs are the most energy efficient.
What are LEDs?
These are free reusable food containers that can be rented out at every dining hall.
What is EcoWare?
This compostable item cannot be composted at UVM.
What is compostable packaging?
This is the recommended thermostat temperature for conserving energy on a regular day.
What is 68 degrees?
You contact them if you have any questions about recycling a specific item.
Who is your waste district?
LEDs can last this much longer than incandescent lights.
What is up to 25 times longer?
UVM plans to be Carbon Neutral by this year.
When is 2030?
The amount of food waste UVM composts each week.
What is around 15 tons?
This was UVMs net usage of Renewable Electricity in 2024.
What is over 46,190,00 kWh?
These are things you should NOT recycle.
What is padded envelopes, paper towels and napkins, wax plastic-coated paper cartons, and paper cups?
Including all energy types (electricity, natural gas, fuel oil, and propane), in 2024, UVM used this much energy each month.
What is between 50,001 and 90,000 MBtu?
In the residential halls, you can compost here.
Where is in the base floor of each hall?
These are things you can compost at UVM.
What is paper napkins and paper towels, uncoated paper bags used to line food scrap containers, sandwich skewers and toothpicks (no plastic frills), wooden coffee stirrers and chop sticks, and coffee filters and teabags?
This happens if you do not sort your recycling.
What is real people have to sort it?
The smallest thing that can be recycled.
What is an item that is at least 2 inches on 2 or more sides?
This number of lumens in a light bulb result in an estimated cost of $7.23 per year for the user.
What is 820 lumens?
This happens to cooking oil used in dining halls.
What is converted into biofuel, which is then used at a local paper mill?
This is what happens to the food scraps that UVM sends to Green Mountain Compost.
What is it is treated and sold in bulk volume as compost, topsoil, and garden mix?
The year that UVM started using 100% renewable energy.
When is 2015?