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ALUMINUM CANS Aluminum cans are compacted into bales weighing approximately 275 - 300 pounds. The bales are picked up by Midstate Distributors Corp. in Stevens Point. Prior to the influx of bottled beverages up to 80 bales of aluminum cans were shipped out annually. The recent average is 35 to 50 bales per year. The current rate received for aluminum is $.30 per pound.
ANTIFREEZE Rock Oil of Stratford provides a 55 gallon barrel for storage of antifreeze. The full barrel is exchanged for an empty container. The cost for this service is $.45 per gallon.
APPLIANCES Appliances that contain hazardous materials are taken to Portage County Landfill. All appliances are recycled. Most appliances have a disposal fee of $20. Appliances that do not contain hazardous materials are recycled though the waste metal resource recovery efforts on campus. These appliances are placed in a roll off dumpster designated for waste metals. When full, the dumpster is taken to Yaeger Auto Salvage in Weston. We do pay for transportation of the dumpster and are paid the market rate for the materials. Appliances that are in usable condition are sold through Surplus Sales.
ASH Ash is generated as a result of burning coal and RDF (refuse derived fuel) or paper pellets in the heating plant. The ash is used as road base material. Currently it is being used to develop roads at the University of Wisconsin Agricultural Station in Stratford. We do pay for transporting the ash. If not used for road base material the ash would be taken to the landfill. This would be very costly due to the tonnage involved. One load of ash weighs approximately 10 tons. Coal is burned between October and May. Ashes are shipped out usually twice a week depending upon the amount of coal and RDF consumed.
BATTERIES Batteries are taken to Portage County Material Recovery Facility in Plover. The cost to recycle is dependent upon the type of battery. Batteries are also recycled though UW-Stevens Point hazardous waste program.
CARDBOARD Cardboard also includes paperboard items and pizza boxes. Corenso of Wisconsin Rapids (formerly Consolidated Papers) picks up the baled product at no charge. Currently, UW-Stevens Point is paid $.04 per pound. The paper is used to produce paperboard items and paper cores. Approximately 150-200 bales are shipped annually. The average weight of a bale is 1,000 pounds.
CELLULAR EQUIPMENT Cellular equipment is sent to the SWAP Shop in Madison. Surplus Sales is the depository for cell phones on campus. The phones are shipped to the SWAP Shop via the truck delivering from Badger State Industries.
COMMINGLED: (GLASS AND PLASTIC CONTAINERS AND BOTTLES AND METAL CANS) Glass and plastic (numbers 1 and 2) containers and bottles and metal cans and aerosol cans are shipped to Portage County Material Recovery Facility in Plover. Resource Recovery staff process the materials into one cubic yard hoppers that are emptied into an enclosed 30 yard dumpster. During the academic sessions the dumpster is emptied weekly. The average weight of a full dumpster is 3,000 pounds.
Glass that cannot be recycled or is too shattered to use is placed in a dumpster that is specifically used for broken glass.
COMPOST All yard waste generated on campus, including chipped tree branches, is composted. Plant material from the greenhouses and pre-consumer vegetable waste from food service operations are also included. When the material matures, it is screened and used as top dressing on athletic fields and in the flower gardens adorning the campus.
COMPUTERS AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS Computers and electronic components that cannot be sold at Surplus Sales are stacked on skids. When a truck is scheduled in the area 5R Processors of Glen Flora picks up and recycles the material.
CONCRETE Concrete includes other aggregates such as mortar, block, bricks, plaster, blacktop, and ceramics. The city of Stevens Point stockpiles this material. The material is ground and used as road base material.
COOKING OIL Cooking oil generated at food service operations is picked up by Anamax Grease Services in DeForest. Between 15000-30000 pounds is generated annually. The oil is refined and used as a supplement in animal feed.
FLUORESCENT TUBES Fluorescent tubes and ballasts are considered hazardous waste and are picked up by the State of Wisconsin contracted vendor for these materials. These items are dissected and the components recycled.
INK JET AND TONER CARTRIDGES Included are cartridges from printers, photocopy machines and FAX machines. The cartridges are picked up monthly by Kraus Cartridge Recycling in Stratford. Revenue received is based upon numbers and types of cartridges and whether they are reusable. Between 1500 and 2000 cartridges are picked up annually.
METALS Waste metals are stored in a dumpster and shipped to Yaeger Auto Salvage in Weston. There is a cost for transporting the dumpster. Yaeger pays the market rate for the metals. We are not charged for the dumpster. The annual volume shipped ranges from 45,000 to 75,000 pounds.
OIL FILTERS Rock Oil of Stratford provides a 55 gallon drum for storing oil filters. The exchange of drums cost $60 to $65. The filters are shredded; the materials separated and recycled. The filters are drained and crushed before being placed in the drum. Approximately 500 pounds of filters are recycled annually.
PAILS Pails generated at food services operations are cleaned, labeled and used at work stations for paper, cans, glass and plastic. Pails not used as work station containers are taken to Surplus Sales and sold.
PALLETS Pallets are generated when receiving products. Pallets are stored along the fence line at the north end of Lot J. Those pallets that are not reused or given back to suppliers are picked up by Zblewski Brothers Tree Service. The chipped pallets are used as playground bedding or sold for other purposes. Between 7,000 and 10,000 pounds of pallets are recycled annually.
PAPER Mixed paper is put through a compactor into a 42 yard receiver box. The paper is shipped to Ecosource in Green Bay, a preprocessing facility for Georgia Pacific Paper Company. The paper is used to manufacture tissue items and paper toweling. The transporting cost to Green Bay is $240 per pull; dumpster $40 per month. The current rate of return for paper is $30 per ton. Approximately 300,000 to 350,000 pounds is shipped out annually. Dumpsters weighing approximately 20,000 pounds are shipped out approximately every three weeks during the academic sessions.
PLASTIC NUMBER 6 (Polystyrene) Formed, rigid packing material is shipped to Styrene Products in Schofield. When enough material is generated, a 40 yard roll off dumpster is ordered for transporting. Approximately 800 to 1,000 pounds of material is shipped annually. There is a transportation charge.
Loose filler material is taken to local mail outlets.
SURPLUS SALES All surplus material must be channeled through Surplus Sales. Public sales are held on Fridays from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. Surplus Sales is located at 601 Division Street, next to Hardees. See the Surplus Property web page for more information.
TIRES Tires picked up by Auburdale Recycling Center in Auburdale are chopped/shredded and used by power plants for fuel. Cost is dependent upon the size of tire. Between 2,000 and 6,000 pounds of tires are recycled annually.
TRANSPARENCIES Transparencies, 3M Flip-Frame Transparency Protectors, 3M Flip Frame Transparency Protectors with Pre-View and 3M Transparency Sleeves are sent to 3M Recycle Program in Exeter, Pennsylvania. 3M provides free collection boxes that are preaddressed.
WASTE OIL Waste oil generated from the auto shop and other maintenance activities is stored in a 250 gallon drum located in the auto shop. Rock Oil Refining in Stratford pumps and purchases the oil approximately twice a year.
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