At Berkeley College, the most notable waste diversion trend this years are

• Huge increase in recycling beverage containers
• Spike in recycling cardboard
• Small increase in Business Source Reduction
• Expected disappearance of organics and food waste collection
• Expected disappearance of construction and demolition debris
• Expected disappearance of MRF

In 2006, Berkeley City College moved into its new home at 2050 Center Street. Since no major construction has occurred, the College reported no debris from construction or demolition. Due to moving needs (boxes, furniture packaging, packaging for electronics and other instructional supplies, and other logistics containers), the College used and recycled an enormous amount of cardboard.

The new building does not include a food service kitchen nor a formal cafeteria, thus no organics and food waste collection was instituted at move in.

Recycling bins were installed throughout the building between August and September 2008. A study will forthcoming on the use and effectiveness of the bins. Berkeley City College head custodian Dwayne Cain has also reported that the college has sufficient staffing to service the recycling bins, and they have done so since the bins were installed.

Berkeley City College Summary

Berkeley City College Diversion Details

To ease administrative the waste diversion data for the District Administrative Complex has historically been consolidated with the data for College of Alameda, thereby skewing the data towards increase diversion. The DAC has had little construction and demolition debris, although it diverts a large amount of paper and periodically removes hazardous waste and electronic surplus. College of Alameda’s principle recycling activities are grass-cycling (leaving grass clippings on the lawns) and commercial pick-up of organic waste. The following trends describes activities at both locations, and isolates the activities as appropriate.
At College of Alameda and at the District Administrative Complex, the most notable waste diversion trends in 2007 were:

• Beginning of recycling beverage containers
• Huge decrease in cardboard
• Increase in scrap metal collection
• Expected lack of construction and demolition debris
• Spike in diversion of MRF

Recycling bins were installed throughout the building between August and September 2008. A study will forthcoming on the use and effectiveness of the bins. Head custodian George Revell has reported that despite having one unfilled custodial position, the college has sufficient staffing to service the recycling bins, and they have done so since the bins were installed.