1. Blue + Yellow = Green Single-Stream Recycling By: Danielle Sungi & Mariah Lucero

2. What is Single-Stream Recycling?  Single-Stream recycling is an all-in-one recycling method where materials can be combined into one single bin.

3. The Current System  Unawareness of what items are recyclable  Among students, faculty, and staff  Lack of consistency in signage  No general information  Varying designs/graphics

4. The Current System  No motivation  No education  Personal needs & values are not addressed  Misconceptions  Unnecessary  Doesn’t make a difference  Difficult

5. What you need  Research  Facts about recycling  Benefits of recycling  Appealing Approach  Visually attractive design  Applied information to personal lives  Answers

6. Some Cool Facts about Recycling  The average person generates over 4 pounds of trash per day and 1.5 tons of solid waste per year  Americans throw away 25,000,000 plastic bottles every hour  Over 75% of waste is recyclable  One aluminum can will save enough energy to listen to a full album on your iPod  One tenth of newspapers would save 25 million trees each year

7. Benefits of Recycling  Reduces the amount of waste sent to landfills and incinerators  Maintains natural resources  Prevents pollution  Saves energy  Reduces greenhouse gas emissions  Creates more jobs

8. Our Deliverables  Brochures Brochure.pdf  Poster Single-Stream Recycling Poster.pdf

9. Summary  Problem  Unmotivated & uneducated audience  Inconsistencies in the signage (design & information)  Need  Research & Better Approach  Solution  Our brochures & posters