Some schools have no outdoor space for a recycling container. Is there a solution?
Schools typically have limited outdoor space for waste containers, but usually can fit in a recycling container. Compacting trash has been a solution for some schools, allowing them to eliminate a trash dumpster. Since plastic bottles and other recyclables can be a substantial part of a school’s waste, removing a dumpster and using that space for the recycling container may be an option. Having more frequent trash pick up could require fewer trash dumpsters. Eliminating a parking space may allow room for a recycling container. With careful consideration of servicing schedules, dumpsters and containers may also be stacked one behind the other. Some schools are using 95-gallon plastic wheeled carts for their plastic milk bottle recycling as they are easy to manipulate and can fit into smaller areas. However a school may require a larger number of carts to provide the same storage capacity as the larger metal outside recycling bin.
