Michigan State University (MSU) opened a $13 million Surplus Store and Recycling Center, allowing the university to handle three times the amount of recycling material processed by its old facility.
The 74,000 square foot facility houses recycling operations and an education center; the MSU Surplus Store; storage areas for compost and metal scrap; a truck scale; and space for roll-off and semi-trailer storage containers.
“The facility emphasizes the reuse and recycling functions that are critical to keeping waste out of the landfill,” says facility Manager Ruth Daoust.
The new building and expanded recycling programs will allow the university to expand recycling collection in 553 campus buildings.
MSU has submitted the facility for Silver LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification. Green building components such as concrete with recycled green glass, rainwater collection tanks on the roof of the building and solar array panels, were used in the construction of the building.
Source: MSU
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