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Blue + Yellow = Green
Single-Stream Recycling
By: Danielle Sungi & Mariah Lucero
What is Single-Stream
Recycling?
 Single-Stream recycling is an all-in-one
recycling method where materials can be
combined into one single bin.
The Current System
Unawareness of what items are
recyclable
 Among students, faculty, and staff
Lack of consistency in signage
 No general information
 Varying designs/graphics
The Current System
No motivation
 No education
 Personal needs & values are not addressed
Misconceptions
 Unnecessary
 Doesn’t make a difference
 Difficult
What you need
Research
 Facts about recycling
 Benefits of recycling
Appealing Approach
 Visually attractive design
 Applied information to personal lives
 Answers
Some Cool Facts about Recycling
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The average person generates over 4 pounds of trash
per day and 1.5 tons of solid waste per year
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Americans throw away 25,000,000 plastic bottles
every hour
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Over 75% of waste is recyclable
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One aluminum can will save enough energy to listen
to a full album on your iPod
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One tenth of newspapers would save 25 million trees
each year
Benefits of Recycling
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Reduces the amount of waste sent to landfills and
incinerators
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Maintains natural resources
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Prevents pollution
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Saves energy
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Reduces greenhouse gas emissions
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Creates more jobs
Our Deliverables
Brochures
Brochure.pdf
Poster
Single-Stream Recycling Poster.pdf
Summary
Problem
 Unmotivated & uneducated audience
 Inconsistencies in the signage (design & information)
Need
 Research & Better Approach
Solution
 Our brochures & posters