{"id":218389,"date":"2025-07-07T15:54:32","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T01:54:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=218389"},"modified":"2025-07-07T15:54:32","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T01:54:32","slug":"more-recycling-options-at-uh-manoa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2025\/07\/07\/more-recycling-options-at-uh-manoa\/","title":{"rendered":"More recycling options introduced at UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa\u2019s Moore Hall"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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UH<\/abbr> Office of Sustainability staff installing the new waste bins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa\u2019s Moore Hall recently improved recycling efforts with 12 new Tri-Stream waste bins through an Office of Sustainability<\/a> pilot program in partnership with Campus Operations and Facilities (COPF<\/abbr>)<\/a>. This makes Moore Hall the first upper campus building to implement recommended improvements to waste management conditions, leading the way for future recycling initiatives at UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa.<\/p>\n

The new bins are on the first through fourth floors, matching the Tri-Stream bins already in use at the Life Sciences building.<\/p>\n

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Clearly labeled waste streams are a key feature of the new waste bins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

These updated bins combine three waste streams in one container: Trash, HI-5<\/abbr> recycling and paper. Previously, students, staff and faculty only had two options: Trash and HI-5<\/abbr> Recycling.<\/p>\n

“The more waste options you give people, the better decisions they make,” said Miles Topping, the director of energy management at the UH<\/abbr> Office of Sustainability. “Especially with clearly labeled streams, people are able to make informed decisions about where to put their waste.”<\/p>\n

Reducing waste, lowering costs, lessening environmental impact<\/h2>\n

The added paper section makes it easier to divert paper waste and HI-5<\/abbr> containers from the landfill, while reducing the total weight of campus trash, lowering hauling needs and costs, and lessening UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa\u2019s environmental impact.<\/p>\n

Diverted paper is sent to be picked up and repurposed for composting or recycled into new products.<\/p>\n

“I think that everybody should have access, to be able to recycle and make a small change in their lifestyle,” said Giada Colombo, an incoming UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa graduate student and energy policy analyst at the UH<\/abbr> Office of Sustainability who helped to install the new waste bins. “A lot of students that I’ve talked to on campus are always looking for new ways to be sustainable.”<\/p>\n

The UH<\/abbr> Office of Sustainability has assessed the rest of the building throughout upper campus for their existing waste management conditions and made recommendations for improvements.<\/p>\n

“We are excited to bring this pilot program to Moore Hall, and hope to expand our efforts across campus,” said Topping.<\/p>\n

—By Josslyn Rose<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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