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...their ongoing efforts to boon recycling rates at Harvard. “The purpose was to make a visible reminder to Harvard students staff and faculty that even though we are recycling which is good news, we are still generating a lot of trash,” said Robert Gogan, manager of recycling & waste services in Facilities Maintenance Operations who worked with REPs—a branch of the Harvard Office for Sustainability—to coordinate Mt. Trashmore. The heap had a 12-foot pole, indicating what the height of the pile would be without recycling. There were also...
Though Harvard supplies the materials necessary to achieve sustainability, some believe that communication about bulb usage still remains an issue. Robert M. Gogan, Jr., the associate manager of Harvard Recycling Services, says he agrees that, despite best efforts to publicize recycling procedures, “we need to improve awareness...
...failed to use CFL bulbs simply to avoid these risks. “Although we want to get word out that there is a specific disposal procedure, it’s of much greater importance that students are using the CFL bulbs instead of incandescent ones,” Gogan says...
Prior to the official change this summer, Harvard had already started to transition to the single-stream method beginning last year by collecting materials mixed together in a single truck. That practice reduced their annual operational costs by $80,000, according to Gogan...
...Harvard, 53 percent of total refuse was recovered for recycling in the month of July. This percentage, which also includes compost, scrap metal, and wooden pallets in addition to basic recyclables, is about a 2 percent increase from last July. Gogan said he expects this number to rise over the semester...