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Schools generate loads of waste every day. From cafeteria foodwaste(opens in new tab), recyclables(opens in new tab) and trash to classroom papers and books, properly managing this waste can positively impact both the environment and the future of the school district and it doesn’t have to mean an expensive waste management(opens in new tab) overhaul. Our proven trash compactors(opens in new tab), cardboard balers(opens in new tab), and organics composters(opens in new tab) make it easy for school districts to safely and effectively reduce the volume of waste while streamlining waste handling(opens in new tab), saving space, beautifying the campus, and reducing their carbon emmissions footprint. Critically, the School District can increase waste diversion(opens in new tab) and slash it’s garbage/recycling costs 35%-75%.
COST SAVINGS
35 – 75% on Average.
Emissions Savings
60 – 80% Savings Per Month
UC Berkeley International House
Challenge International House is a legend. Born in 1930, the I House brings together international students and locals alike, sharing experiences and cultures. The Cafe is always busy and the dorms full, even through the pandemic. With overflowing dumpsters taking up…
College of Marin
Challenge College of Marin wanted to centralize their trash/recycling/compost area to eliminate multiple garbage truck stops at various locations creating noise, wear and tear, and pollution. They also wanted the capability to improve waste diversion and recycle their…
Antioch School District – Lone Tree Elementary
Challenge Lone Tree Elementary is one of AUSD’s main kitchens providing meals for students and schools nearby. The old compactor was ratty and leaking. Solutions Our RENTAL program allowed AUSD to replace the old compactor with a brand new top-of-the-line Nedland…
Cal Memorial Stadium – Berkeley
According to the EPA, on average, a college football game produces 50-100 tons of waste. That’s literally tons of trash every weekend across the country. Cal Berkeley has paired up with BATC once again to help them manage the chaos that is game day. Our experts…
Residence Hall – UC Berkeley
Bay Area Trash Compactor installs a low profile Nedland self-contained compactor with a custom dock-mounted cart tipper to simplify compost handling. BATC supports UC Berkely’s zero-waste initiatives daily, with compost compactors, cardboard balers and solar powered…
American Campus, Blackwell Hall – UC Berkeley
UC’s Zero Waste Director asked BATC to take a look at the brand new American Campus dormitory building on Durant Ave in Berkeley. Coordinating with the Zero Waste team and American Campus, BATC provided the proven K-pac chute fed automatic compactor for landfill, a…
California Higher Education Sustainability Conference – Santa Barbara, CA
Bay Area Trash Compactor was invited to speak and display at the California Higher Education Sustainability Conference for the 2nd year in a row. The event is held at the beautiful UC Santa Barbara – thus the Hawaiian shirt. Mike presented to sustainability leaders at…
UC Merced – Merced, CA
UC Merced is expanding! The University, through our landscape contracting partner, Brightview, installed 127 Solar Powered E-cube compacting waste/compost/recycling units across campus. These units pack right into a Toter can for easy handling, have a built-in…
Deer Valley High School – Antioch, CA
The Facilities team at Antioch School District asked BATC to develop a program to replace the district’s old leaking compactors. Well, Deer Valley is a premier site. We installed a new Nedland Self Contained compactor with a cart tipper to save backs and an enclosed…
Martin Luther King Student Union – UC Berkeley
The new MLK Student Union at UC Berkeley was overflowing with cardboard boxes. Foodservice, book store, pantry and meeting rooms were generating hundreds of boxes a day. With dock space at a premium and the fire hazard of loose cardboard stored in a public garage…