The Medford campus recycling rate in 2007-2008 was 34%. This number includes paper & cardboard and glass, metal and plastic. It does not include: items diverted from Jumbo Drop, composted food waste, composted yard waste, donated and recycled furniture and mattresses, donated and recycled computers, recycled white goods and batteries.

Below are the trash and recycling statistics for the Tufts Medford campus since fiscal year 1999. Recycling has remained stagnant for the past four years while our trash output continues to climb.


A large part of the Medford campus food waste is composted. For more info on composting, click here!

Year	Total Trash Generated	Paper & Cardboard Recycled (in tons)	Paper & Cardboard Recycled (% of total trash generated)	Bottles & Cans Recycled (in tons)	Bottles & Cans Recycled (% of total trash generated)	Total trash recycled (without compost) (% of total trash generated)	Trash landfilled or incinerated (in tons)	Trash landfilled or incinerated (% of total trash generated)
1998-1999	2234.57	514.6	23.03%	73.97	3.31%	26.34%	1646	73.66%
1999-2000	2298.25	637.9	27.76%	84.35	3.67%	31.43%	1576	68.57%
2000-2001	2357.35	589.8	25.02%	76.55	3.25%	28.27%	1691	71.73%
2001-2002	2281.7	507.8	22.26%	100.9	4.42%	26.68%	1673	73.32%
2002-2003	2540	656	25.82%	132	5.19%	31.10%	1750	68.89%
2003-2004	2220	652	29.36%	133	5.99%	35.31%	1435	64.63%
2004-2005	2444.88	670.18	27.41%	118	4.79%	32.20%	1658	67.79%
2005-2006	2805	737	26.27%	132	4.71%	30.98%	1776	69.02%
2006-2007	2810	751	26.73%	123	4.38%	31.09%	1936	68.90%
2007-2008	3054	897	29.37%	129	4.22%	33.6%	2028	66.4%

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Tufts University Recycling and Waste Statistics 2004-2008

Tufts Health Science Campus Boston

School of Medicine | School of Dental Medicine | Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy | Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences

The percentage of paper and cardboard recycling as a portion of solid waste from the Boston campus during the 2006-2007 school year was 24%. That number does not include equipment, pallets, bottles and cans or styrofoam. With little storage space, we are forced to use a unique collection system; a wide variety of materials are packed into a trailer to be sorted back at Conigliaro Industries. A snapshot of our recycling from the calendar year 2008 follows.

Material Total Pounds Mixed Office Paper - Loose 84,754

Corrugated Cardboard - Loose 58,601

Expanded Mix Paper and Corrugated - Loose 16,940

Corrugated Cardboard 8,777

Light Iron Scrap Metal Mixed - Loose 8,005

Mixed Wood - Loose 6,915

Wood pallets 3,690

Newspaper - #6 News 2,800

Upholstered Furniture - Couches, Chairs - Loose BULK 2,615

COMMINGLED Metal, Glass & Plastic Drink/Food Containers – Loose 2,430

Wood Pallets – bad/Odd - Stacked 2,240

White Goods - Appliances WITH FREON Requiring Removal, Loose 2,000

White Goods - Appliances - Loose 980

Office Cleanout Debris - Desks, Cabinets, Furniture - Loose 845 Batteries –

AAA, AA, C, D, 6V and 12V - Loose 740

PP #5 - Film - Loose 640

EPS #6 - Foam - Packaging Bracing - Loose 568

Commingled Containers - Metal, Glass, Plastic BY ROLLOFF - Loose 425

Ballasts - Non-PCB Containing - Loose 120

Metal 30 Gallon Drums 50

HDPE #2 - Rigid - Plastic 5 Gallon Drums or Pails 25

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Tufts University Recycling and Waste Statistics: Grafton Campus 2004-2008

Cummings School of Vetrinary Medicine

The percentage of basic recycling as a portion of solid waste from the Grafton campus during the 2007-2008 school year was 14%. That number does not include equipment, pallets, furniture or compost.

Grafton	Paper & Cardboard Recycled (in tons)	Bottles and Cans Recycled (in tons)	Trash landfilled or incinerated (in tons)	Total % of Trash Recycled
2004-2005	18	2	263	7%
2005-2006	27	3	245	11%
2006-2007	32	2	219	13%
2007-2008	32	2	211	14%

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