Campus Recycling Center - IPF

 

The Intermediate Processing Facility (IPF), also known as the campus recycling center, is an intermediate step in the recycling process, between the campus buildings at CU and the end markets for recycling.

At the IPF, students work sorting, weighing, and shipping recyclables that have been collected from all over campus. Up to 10,000 pounds of recyclables are processed at the IPF each day!

The Recycling Process at CU

Step 1: Materials Collection

First, materials are collected from the various campus buildings by the Facilites Management Recycling Crews.   5ead1301cd04e9482b7bb95794fee53b860d771f

 

 

Step 2: The Dumper

Second, the poly-carts full of recyclables are loaded into the “dumpers”, which dump the materials onto the conveyor belt. 20100720 041453 recycle1 500

Step 3: The Sorting Line

sorting On the sorting lines, students do what we call a "negative sort". Here, contaminants, or unrecyclables, are pulled out of the recyclable waste stream.

Step 4: Record the Numbers

After materials are sorted, the processed recyclables are weighed and recorded.

Step 5: Ship It Off

Then they are prepared for shipment by separating into large roll-offs, or truck beds. The materials in the roll-offs is taken to a local recycling operation, Eco-cycle, who sells them to markets all over the country, where they are made into materials for use again.