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   UST Recycling in 2008
pounds:

Calendar Year '08

 tons:
7,984 ALUMINUM 4.0
14,709 BOOKS 7.4
176,420 CARDBOARD 88.2
25,111 ELECTRONICS 12.6
6,487 FLUORESCENTS 3.2
230,761 FOOD 115.4
50,563 METAL 25.3
30,674 MISCELLANEOUS 15.3
74,770 MIXED MAIL 37.4
36,020 NEWSPAPER 18.0
125,765 OFFICE PAPER 62.9
34,320 PALLETS 17.2
66,437 RIGIDS (glass & plastic) 33.2
12,206 CURBSIDE 6.7
     
892,227 TOTALS 446.1

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   UST Recycling in 2007
pounds:

Calendar Year '07

 tons:
5,141 ALUMINUM 2.6
16,561 BOOKS 8.3
174,500 CARDBOARD 87.3
21,431 ELECTRONICS 10.7
7,041 FLUORESCENTS 3.5
197,484 FOOD 98.7
59,739 METAL 29.9
20,645 MISCELLANEOUS 10.3
88,685 MIXED MAIL 44.3
22,150 NEWSPAPER 11.1
131,235 OFFICE PAPER 65.6
38,665 PALLETS 19.3
55,033 RIGIDS (glass & plastic) 27.5
13,384 CURBSIDE 6.7
     
851,694 TOTALS 425.9

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   UST Recycling in 2006
pounds:

Calendar Year '06

 tons:
3,911 ALUMINUM 2.0
18,276 BOOKS 9.1
164,140 CARDBOARD 82.1
14,536 ELECTRONICS 7.3
4,966 FLUORESCENTS 2.5
173,993 FOOD 87.0
71,563 METAL 35.8
43,266 MISCELLANEOUS 21.6
74,555 MIXED MAIL 37.3
42,320 NEWSPAPER 21.2
135,595 OFFICE PAPER 67.8
36,336 PALLETS 18.2
37,785 RIGIDS (glass & plastic) 18.9
11,987 CURBSIDE 6.0
     
833,229 TOTALS 416.6

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   UST Recycling in 2005
pounds:

Calendar Year '05

 tons:
4,769 ALUMINUM 2.4
7,371 BOOKS 3.7
172,220 CARDBOARD 86.1
18,174 ELECTRONICS 9.0
4,632 FLUORESCENTS 2.3
166,578 FOOD 83.3
40,739 METAL 20.4
35,862 MISCELLANEOUS 17.9
118,495 MIXED MAIL 59.3
21,995 NEWSPAPER 11.0
97,210 OFFICE PAPER 48.6
39,072 PALLETS 19.5
38,066 RIGIDS (glass & plastic) 19.0
11,361 CURBSIDE 5.7
     
776,544 TOTALS 388.3

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   UST Recycling in 2004
pounds:

Calendar Year '04

 tons:
4,711 ALUMINUM 2.4
6,862 BOOKS 3.4
154,840 CARDBOARD 77.4
16,418 ELECTRONICS 8.2
4,532 FLUORESCENTS 2.3
161,865 FOOD 80.9
41,462 METAL 20.7
53,417 MISCELLANEOUS 26.7
62,095 MIXED MAIL 31.0
40,160 NEWSPAPER 20.1
119,455 OFFICE PAPER 59.7
40,224 PALLETS 20.1
47,215 RIGIDS (glass & plastic) 23.6
7,184 CURBSIDE 3.6
     
760,440 TOTALS 380.2

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   UST Recycling in 2003
pounds:

Calendar Year '03

 tons:
5,885 ALUMINUM 2.9
67,123 BOOKS 33.6
165,860 CARDBOARD 82.9
17,309 ELECTRONICS 8.7
4,736 FLUORESCENTS 2.4
185,128 FOOD 92.6
39,978 METAL 20.0
62,392 MISCELLANEOUS 31.2
31,430 MIXED MAIL 15.7
89,255 NEWSPAPER 44.6
159,055 OFFICE PAPER 79.5
37,824 PALLETS 18.9
45,291 RIGIDS (glass & plastic) 22.6
5,562 CURBSIDE 2.8
     
916,828 TOTALS 458.4

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   UST Recycling in 2002
pounds:

Calendar Year '02

 tons:
6,876 ALUMINUM 3.4
177,756 BOOKS 88.9
162,950 CARDBOARD 81.5
17,450 ELECTRONICS 8.7
4,359 FLUORESCENTS 2.2
160,545 FOOD 80.3
56,715 METAL 28.4
23,151 MISCELLANEOUS 11.6
59,200 MIXED MAIL 29.6
48,065 NEWSPAPER 24.0
260,845 OFFICE PAPER 130.4
32,922 PALLETS 16.5
3,950 PHONE BOOKS 2.0
61,182 RIGIDS (glass & plastic) 30.6
7,209 CURBSIDE 3.6
     
1,083,175 TOTALS 541.6

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   UST Recycling in 2001
pounds:

Calendar Year '01

 tons:
7,809 ALUMINUM 3.9
11,698 BOOKS 5.8
142,078 CARDBOARD 71.0
29,680 ELECTRONICS 14.8
4,866 FLUORESCENTS 2.4
158,190 FOOD 79.1
43,508 METAL 21.8
16,735 MISCELLANEOUS 8.4
36,083 MIXED MAIL 18.0
52,562 NEWSPAPER 26.3
171,865 OFFICE PAPER 85.9
32,418 PALLETS 16.2
4,860 PHONE BOOKS 2.4
102,394 RIGIDS 51.2
10,401 CURBSIDE 5.2
     
825,147 TOTALS 412.6

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   UST Recycling in 2000
pounds:

Calendar Year '00

 tons:
9,608 ALUMINUM 4.8
16,227 BOOKS 8.1
179,235 CARDBOARD 89.6
28,569 ELECTRONICS 14.3
4,529 FLUORESCENTS 2.3
160,050 FOOD 80.0
36,739 GLASS 18.4
39,189 METAL 19.6
6,929 MISCELLANEOUS 3.5
24,165 MIXED MAIL 12.1
47,965 NEWSPAPER 24.0
214,455 OFFICE PAPER 107.2
32,688 PALLETS 16.3
9,555 PHONE BOOKS 4.8
9,220 PLASTIC 4.6
10,522 CURBSIDE 5.3
     
829,645 TOTALS 414.8

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   UST Recycling in 1999
pounds:

Calendar Year '99

 tons:
11,332 ALUMINUM 5.7
10,986 BOOKS 5.5
173,580 CARDBOARD 86.8
48,224 ELECTRONICS 24.1
5,029 FLUORESCENTS 2.5
177,870 FOOD 88.9
43,921 GLASS 22.0
36,151 METAL 18.1
52,667 MISCELLANEOUS 26.3
28,410 MIXED MAIL 14.2
85,880 NEWSPAPER 42.9
173,575 OFFICE PAPER 86.8
38,832 PALLETS 19.4
10,485 PHONE BOOKS 5.2
8,880 PLASTIC 4.4
9,514 CURBSIDE 4.8
     
915,376 TOTALS 457.7

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   UST Recycling in 1998
pounds:

Calendar Year '98

 tons:
10,416 ALUMINUM 5.2
8,320 BOOKS 4.2
160,772 CARDBOARD 80.4
22,371 ELECTRONICS 11.2
6,002 FLUORESCENTS 3.0
186,285 FOOD 93.1
36,686 GLASS 18.3
31,266 METAL 15.6
55,871 MISCELLANEOUS 27.9
25,871 MIXED MAIL 12.9
53,245 NEWSPAPER 26.6
191,600 OFFICE PAPER 95.8
33,240 PALLETS 16.6
17,096 PHONE BOOKS 8.5
7,945 PLASTIC 4.0
8,041 CURBSIDE 4.0
     
855,027 TOTALS 427.5

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   UST Recycling in 1997
pounds:

Calendar Year '97

 tons:
12,396 ALUMINUM 6.2
5,985 BOOKS 3.0
161,970 CARDBOARD 81.0
20,942 ELECTRONICS 10.5
5,209 FLUORESCENTS 2.6
171,435 FOOD 85.7
36,406 GLASS 18.2
23,359 METAL 11.7
12,284 MISCELLANEOUS 6.1
29,910 MIXED MAIL 15.0
66,350 NEWSPAPER 33.2
208,356 OFFICE PAPER 104.2
38,736 PALLETS 19.4
11,650 PHONE BOOKS 5.8
6,388 PLASTIC 3.2
6,738 CURBSIDE 3.4
     
818,114 TOTALS 402.9

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   UST Recycling in 1996
pounds:

Calendar Year '96

 tons:
14,720 ALUMINUM 7.4
39,096 GLASS 19.5
3,748 PLASTIC 1.9
58,790 NEWSPAPER 29.4
178,820 OFFICE PAPER 89.4
141,520 CARDBOARD 70.8
161,535 FOOD 80.8
25,272 PALLETS 12.6
6,128 ELECTRONICS 3.1
13,113 METAL 6.6
16,010 PHONE BOOKS 8.0
5,225 FLUORESCENTS 2.6
2,400 CARPET 1.2
19,483 MIXED MAIL 9.7
389 MISCELLANEOUS 0.2
     
686,249 TOTALS 343.1

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   UST Recycling in June '09
pounds:

recyclables

 tons:
572 ALUMINUM 0.29
1,329 BOOKS 0.66
9,460 CARDBOARD 4.73
1,743 ELECTRONICS 0.87
383 FLUORESCENTS 0.19
7,755 FOOD 3.88
11,580 METAL (non-aluminum) 5.79
4,370 MISCELLANEOUS 2.19
0 MIX MAIL 0.00
5,520 NEWSPAPER 2.76
15,150 OFFICE 7.58
3,792 PALLETS 1.90
4,183 RIGIDS (plastic, glass) 2.09
1,199 CURBSIDE RECYCLING 0.60
     
67,036 TOTAL 33.52

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   UST Recycling in May '09
pounds:

recyclables

 tons:
427 ALUMINUM 0.21
0 BOOKS 0.00
13,480 CARDBOARD 6.74
678 ELECTRONICS 0.34
0 FLUORESCENTS 0.00
20,625 FOOD 10.31
14,942 METAL (non-aluminum) 7.47
2,023 MISCELLANEOUS 1.01
8,910 MIX MAIL 4.46
6,360 NEWSPAPER 3.18
20,170 OFFICE 10.09
0 PALLETS 0.00
8,818 RIGIDS (plastic, glass) 4.41
1,199 CURBSIDE RECYCLING 0.60
     
97,632 TOTAL 48.82

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   UST Recycling in April '09
pounds:

recyclables

 tons:
833 ALUMINUM 0.42
5,294 BOOKS 2.65
16,440 CARDBOARD 8.22
2,303 ELECTRONICS 1.15
1,207 FLUORESCENTS 0.60
25,547 FOOD 12.77
13,558 METAL (non-aluminum) 6.78
9,436 MISCELLANEOUS 4.72
8,290 MIX MAIL 4.15
0 NEWSPAPER 0.00
7,940 OFFICE 3.97
1,392 PALLETS 0.70
7,113 RIGIDS (plastic, glass) 3.56
1,000 CURBSIDE RECYCLING 0.50
     
100,353 TOTAL 50.18

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   UST Recycling in March '09
pounds:

recyclables

 tons:
714 ALUMINUM 0.36
337 BOOKS 0.17
13,460 CARDBOARD 6.73
308 ELECTRONICS 0.15
0 FLUORESCENTS 0.00
23,680 FOOD 11.84
4,092 METAL (non-aluminum) 2.05
2,543 MISCELLANEOUS 1.27
18,170 MIX MAIL 9.09
360 NEWSPAPER 0.18
5,440 OFFICE 2.72
3,312 PALLETS 1.66
8,620 RIGIDS (plastic, glass) 4.31
0 CURBSIDE RECYCLING 0.00
     
81,036 TOTAL 40.52

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   UST Recycling in February '09
pounds:

recyclables

 tons:
853 ALUMINUM 0.43
0 BOOKS 0.00
17,400 CARDBOARD 8.70
1,668 ELECTRONICS 0.83
629 FLUORESCENTS 0.31
25,969 FOOD 12.98
5,740 METAL (non-aluminum) 2.87
1,861 MISCELLANEOUS 0.93
5,980 MIX MAIL 2.99
0 NEWSPAPER 0.00
17,890 OFFICE 8.95
3,552 PALLETS 1.78
5,974 RIGIDS (plastic, glass) 2.99
1,049 CURBSIDE RECYCLING 0.52
     
88,565 TOTAL 44.28

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   UST Recycling in January '09
pounds:

recyclables

 tons:
288 ALUMINUM 0.14
1,037 BOOKS 0.52
11,340 CARDBOARD 5.67
3,016 ELECTRONICS 1.51
605 FLUORESCENTS 0.30
10,105 FOOD 5.05
4,570 METAL (non-aluminum) 2.29
1,532 MISCELLANEOUS 0.77
0 MIX MAIL 0.00
2,820 NEWSPAPER 1.41
9,840 OFFICE 4.92
3,696 PALLETS 1.85
3,685 RIGIDS (plastic, glass) 1.84
0 CURBSIDE RECYCLING 0.00
     
52,534 TOTAL 26.27

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   UST Recycling in December '08
pounds:

recyclables

 tons:
1,028 ALUMINUM 0.51
0 BOOKS 0.00
9,040 CARDBOARD 4.52
80 ELECTRONICS 0.04
0 FLUORESCENTS 0.00
21,780 FOOD 10.89
2,027 METAL (non-aluminum) 1.01
294 MISCELLANEOUS 0.15
4,840 MIX MAIL 2.42
0 NEWSPAPER 0.00
9,490 OFFICE 4.75
1,056 PALLETS 0.53
6,888 RIGIDS (plastic, glass) 3.44
1,470 CURBSIDE RECYCLING 0.74
     
57,993 TOTAL 29.00

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   UST Recycling in November '08
pounds:

recyclables

 tons:
1,019 ALUMINUM 0.51
0 BOOKS 0.00
15,060 CARDBOARD 7.53
2,335 ELECTRONICS 1.17
864 FLUORESCENTS 0.43
23,430 FOOD 11.72
2,429 METAL (non-aluminum) 1.21
479 MISCELLANEOUS 0.24
5,910 MIX MAIL 2.96
0 NEWSPAPER 0.00
9,490 OFFICE 4.75
4,176 PALLETS 2.09
7,472 RIGIDS (plastic, glass) 3.74
1,021 CURBSIDE RECYCLING 0.51
     
73,685 TOTAL 36.84

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   UST Recycling in October '08
pounds:

recyclables

 tons:
882 ALUMINUM 0.44
198 BOOKS 0.10
18,920 CARDBOARD 9.46
920 ELECTRONICS 0.46
0 FLUORESCENTS 0.00
27,060 FOOD 13.53
4,130 METAL (non-aluminum) 2.07
2,866 MISCELLANEOUS 1.43
8,110 MIX MAIL 4.06
6,420 NEWSPAPER 3.21
7,100 OFFICE 3.55
1,584 PALLETS 0.79
7,772 RIGIDS (plastic, glass) 3.89
1,438 CURBSIDE RECYCLING 0.72
     
87,400 TOTAL 43.70

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   UST Recycling in September '08
pounds:

recyclables

 tons:
828 ALUMINUM 0.41
1,942 BOOKS 0.97
29,280 CARDBOARD 14.64
5,036 ELECTRONICS 2.52
1,680 FLUORESCENTS 0.84
25,740 FOOD 12.87
5,831 METAL (non-aluminum) 2.92
2,017 MISCELLANEOUS 1.01
7,370 MIX MAIL 3.69
0 NEWSPAPER 0.00
10,850 OFFICE 5.43
2,640 PALLETS 1.32
7,688 RIGIDS (plastic, glass) 3.84
1,199 CURBSIDE RECYCLING 0.60
     
102,101 TOTAL 51.05

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   UST Recycling in August '08
pounds:

recyclables

 tons:
224 ALUMINUM 0.11
0 BOOKS 0.00
15,840 CARDBOARD 7.92
1,205 ELECTRONICS 0.60
700 FLUORESCENTS 0.35
13,718 FOOD 6.68
11,450 METAL (non-aluminum) 5.73
2,332 MISCELLANEOUS 1.17
5,420 MIX MAIL 2.71
15,980 NEWSPAPER 7.99
0 OFFICE 0.00
6,144 PALLETS 3.07
2,055 RIGIDS (plastic, glass) 1.03
684 CURBSIDE RECYCLING 0.34
     
75,068 TOTAL 37.53

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   UST Recycling in July '08
pounds:

recyclables

 tons:
862 ALUMINUM 0.43
875 BOOKS 0.44
11,640 CARDBOARD 5.82
3,056 ELECTRONICS 1.53
1,550 FLUORESCENTS 0.78
13,365 FOOD 6.68
2,705 METAL (non-aluminum) 1.35
1,871 MISCELLANEOUS 0.94
2,540 MIX MAIL 1.27
1,130 NEWSPAPER 0.57
21,680 OFFICE 10.84
4,512 PALLETS 2.26
2,321 RIGIDS (plastic, glass) 1.16
818 CURBSIDE RECYCLING 0.41
     
68,925 TOTAL 34.46

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   UST Recycling in June '08
pounds:

recyclables

 tons:
294 ALUMINUM 0.15
477 BOOKS 1.24
10,760 CARDBOARD 5.38
5,159 ELECTRONICS 2.58
1,037 FLUORESCENTS 0.52
9,638 FOOD 4.82
6,699 METAL (non-aluminum) 3.35
2,904 MISCELLANEOUS 1.45
6,760 MIX MAIL 3.38
2,380 NEWSPAPER 1.19
7,670 OFFICE 3.84
1,824 PALLETS 0.91
2,778 RIGIDS (plastic, glass) 1.39
1,042 CURBSIDE RECYCLING 0.52
     
59,422 TOTAL 29.71

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   UST Recycling in May '08
pounds:

recyclables

 tons:
633 ALUMINUM 0.32
5,209 BOOKS 2.60
12,060 CARDBOARD 6.03
1,487 ELECTRONICS 0.74
157 FLUORESCENTS 0.08
17,160 FOOD 8.58
5,601 METAL (non-aluminum) 2.80
2,318 MISCELLANEOUS 1.16
7,210 MIX MAIL 3.61
0 NEWSPAPER 0.00
17,670 OFFICE 8.84
1,680 PALLETS 0.84
8,750 RIGIDS (plastic, glass) 4.38
984 CURBSIDE RECYCLING 0.49
     
80,919 TOTAL 40.46

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   UST Recycling in April '08
pounds:

recyclables

 tons:
812 ALUMINUM 0.41
1,209 BOOKS 0.60
11,860 CARDBOARD 5.93
1,534 ELECTRONICS 0.77
499 FLUORESCENTS 0.25
26,565 FOOD 13.28
2,903 METAL (non-aluminum) 1.45
11,977 MISCELLANEOUS 5.99
0 MIX MAIL 0.00
0 NEWSPAPER 0.00
15,710 OFFICE 7.86
2,880 PALLETS 1.44
7,176 RIGIDS (plastic, glass) 3.59
835 CURBSIDE RECYCLING 0.42
     
83,960 TOTAL 41.98

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   UST Recycling in March '08
pounds:

recyclables

 tons:
343 ALUMINUM 0.17
0 BOOKS 0.00
13,720 CARDBOARD 6.86
2,097 ELECTRONICS 1.05
0 FLUORESCENTS 0.00
19,305 FOOD 9.65
1,802 METAL (non-aluminum) 0.90
1,109 MISCELLANEOUS 0.55
12,670 MIX MAIL 6.34
4,210 NEWSPAPER 2.11
2,850 OFFICE 1.43
2,736 PALLETS 1.37
6,274 RIGIDS (plastic, glass) 3.14
870 CURBSIDE RECYCLING 0.44
     
67,986 TOTAL 33.99

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   UST Recycling in February '08
pounds:

recyclables

 tons:
779 ALUMINUM 0.39
0 BOOKS 0.00
16,120 CARDBOARD 8.06
1,457 ELECTRONICS 0.73
0 FLUORESCENTS 0.00
23,430 FOOD 11.72
2,296 METAL (non-aluminum) 1.15
458 MISCELLANEOUS 0.23
4,950 MIX MAIL 2.48
3,560 NEWSPAPER 1.78
11,490 OFFICE 5.75
2,064 PALLETS 1.03
4,019 RIGIDS (plastic, glass) 2.01
903 CURBSIDE RECYCLING 0.45
     
71,526 TOTAL 35.76

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   UST Recycling in January '08
pounds:

recyclables

 tons:
280 ALUMINUM 0.14
4,799 BOOKS 2.40
12,120 CARDBOARD 6.06
745 ELECTRONICS 0.37
0 FLUORESCENTS 0.00
9,570 FOOD 4.79
2,690 METAL (non-aluminum) 1.35
2,049 MISCELLANEOUS 1.02
8,990 MIX MAIL 4.50
2,340 NEWSPAPER 1.17
11,765 OFFICE 5.88
3,024 PALLETS 1.51
3,244 RIGIDS (plastic, glass) 1.62
942 CURBSIDE RECYCLING 0.47
     
62,558 TOTAL 31.28

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University of St. Thomas
2115 Summit Avenue, Mail#PHP
St. Paul, MN 55105

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Telephone: 651-962-6388

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Last Updated: November 2009

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