Credit: Dara Olmsted
New recycling & trash bins
Harvard Yard, the organically managed centerpiece of the University, got a little greener with the installation of new recycling containers in the Yard. The receptacles were installed next to five new Big Belly solar-powered trash compactors. Rob Gogan, associate manager for Facilities Maintenance Operations Recycling & Waste Services, said, "We like the Big Bellies because they can hold four times more litter than a non-compacting barrel. That means no unsightly, pest-friendly litter spilling out of the barrels. It also means that Harvard produces 1/4th the greenhouse gas from vehicle trips to service the barrels, less vehicle noise and air pollution, and fewer times that a truck has to disrupt pedestrian traffic. Most gratifyingly, the new set-up will give Yard visitors the chance to recycle their cans, cups, bottles and papers all across the Yard." Collaboration between Recycling & Waste Services and FMO Landscape Services enabled the purchase and installation of the bins.
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...they can hold four times more litter than a non-compacting barrel.
