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Our Mission
The Office of Solid Waste Management & Recycling (OSWM&R) encourages and expands Georgia Tech's recycling, waste diversion and reuse programs. We promote efforts to decrease the amount of waste produced on campus in order to ultimately reduce the amount of waste that Georgia Tech landfills.
Solid Waste
The OSWM&R works to ensure that non-hazardous solid waste produced on the Georgia Tech campus is handled in an efficient, economic and sustainable manner. Our office manages the solid waste contract for the Georgia Tech campus. Under the terms of the contract, campus waste in dumpsters, roll-offs and compactors is collected on a regular basis and land filled.
Recycling
The OSWM&R strives to make the Georgia Tech campus more sustainable by diverting waste through recycling and other recovery programs. Our comprehensive recycling program includes conveniently located collection sites and regular pick-ups for campus wide recycling. In addition, we coordinate recycling initiatives for special events, home football games and Earth Month activities. The OSWM&R is committed to improving and expanding opportunities for recycling, recovery and reuse in order to divert the largest possible percentage of Georgia Tech’s waste from the waste stream.
Awareness
Our success hinges on the active participation of everyone on campus. This office makes every effort to raise awareness for the importance of reducing and diverting waste and to encourage the cooperation of the Georgia Tech community in our recycling and recovery programs. We work closely with student groups on environmental initiatives, meet with students, faculty & staff, and provide updates to our communications team and social media accounts about our campus recycling program.
AWARE Program
The AWARE Program (Actively Working to Achieve Resource Efficiency) is an innovative waste minimization program. The program aims to make Georgia Tech students, faculty and staff aware of the critical role they play in waste minimization and encourages members of the campus community to make environmentally responsible choices regarding the waste they generate.
AWARE places the responsibility on employees to sort and empty their waste into larger bins located within the building. Custodial teams will not service desk-side containers.
President's Message
Georgia Tech is committed to developing leaders who understand the importance of a healthy planet to improve the human condition and are ready to make a difference. We carry out that mission not only through education and research, but very importantly, by being an example of sustainability in our own operations. The AWARE program helps the environment and it serves as a daily reminder to all of us that we can all make a difference.
Georgia Tech President Ángel Cabrera
