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The University of Tennessee at Martin

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Physical Plant Operations
Maintenance Center
University of TN at Martin
Martin, TN 38238
(731) 881-7640
Assoc. Directors:
Bradley Burkett & Timothy Nipp
timnipp@utm.edu

 

 

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Recycling

Mission Statement

The recycling operation started in 1989 in an agricultural class of environmentally-conscious students studying environmental ethics. The university sanctioned club, Project Recycle , gained national recognition in 1994 by winning a first-place award in "The Pledge and a Promise" competition sponsored by Anheuser Busch. The university used the $12,000 monetary award to construct a campus-recycling center. Presently, the university operates an aggressive recycling program by collecting and recycling various types of paper products, aluminum cans, and many other metal products.