September 8, 2021
Student move-in gets 'A' for recycling
Congratulations students!
During fall 2021 move-in, K-Staters recycled 7.25 tons of recyclable material comprised of cardboard, paper products, plastic material No. 1-7 and aluminum cans, while only 5.76 tons went to the landfill.
With great coordination with students, Housing and Dining and recycling staff, we all make a difference.
Below is the history of move-in results.
| Recycling /refuse data | |||
| Date | Weight of recycling-tons | Weight of refuse-tons | Diversion rate-percent |
| 2014 | 3.53 | 7.7 | 31.43 |
| 2015 | 6.23 | 8.48 | 42.35 |
| 2016 | 11.3 | 14.53 | 43.74 |
| 2017 | 7.54 | 4.5 | 62.62 |
| 2018 | 13.83 | 5.85 | 70.27 |
| 2019 | 11.23 | 1.81 | 86.11 |
| 2020 | 3.73 | 3.67 | 50.4 |
| 2021 | 7.25 | 5.76 | 55.72 |