R4's Mission:

The R4 Program is committed to the delivery of effective, courteous, innovative, and responsive waste reduction and recycling services to the UC Davis Campus. We serve to establish a supportive and informational role to facilitate recycling between the various campus units, other universities and colleges and local, state, and federal agencies to reach current and future goals. In addition, the R4 Program prepares students to integrate the ideas and practices of waste management with the environmental foundation they receive on campus.

Responsibilities

The R4 Recycling Program is responsible for:

• Effective coordination of campus-wide recycling collection efforts between the Solid Waste Division, Custodial Services, Grounds Division, and various other campus entities.
• Educating students, faculty, and staff about the rewards of actively participating in local recycling programs.
• Working collaboratively with campus, city and county recycling entities to seek methods to improve existing programs.
• Developing new initiatives to promote greater recycling involvement throughout the campus community.

The 4 R's

• Reduce: Waste prevention, or "source reduction," means consuming and throwing away less. Source reduction actually prevents the generation of waste in the first place, so it is the most preferred method of waste management and goes a long way toward protecting the environment.
• Reuse: Reusing items -- by repairing them, donating them to charity and community groups, or selling them -- also reduces waste. Reusing products, when possible, is even better than recycling because the item does not need to be reprocessed before it can be used again.
• Recycle: Recycling turns materials that would otherwise become waste into valuable resources. In addition, it generates a host of environmental, financial, and social benefits. Materials like glass, metal, plastics, and paper are collected, separated and sent to facilities that can process them into new materials or products.
• Rebuy: In order to make recycling economically feasible, we must buy recycled products and packaging. When we buy recycled products, we create an economic incentive for recyclable materials to be collected, manufactured, and marketed as new products. Remember, you're not recycling unless you're rebuying.

R4 Recycling Program Manager: Lin King

530-752-6970

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Learn more by visiting the R4 Website.