Discuss “CMU aims for more efficient recycling program”

Carnegie Mellon uses 45 boxes of paper a day. In one year alone, that sums up to 11,500 cases, 57 million sheets, or 12 truckloads of paper. Bill Cravis’ artwork, “Printing to the Sky,” installed around the flagpole on the Cut last week, consisted of approximately 400 boxes, with each empty copy paper box originally containing 5000 sheets of paper; it represents only two weeks’ worth of paper used on campus.

Last year, Carnegie Mellon recycled 180 tons of paper, and the University recently participated in RecycleMania, a 10-week recycling competition to see which university can collect the largest amount of recyclables and have the highest recycling rate. RecycleMania has helped increase student awareness in recycling and waste reduction....