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Dyala Harb
Trotter
British Literature per. 2
17 November 2016
Annotated Bibliographies
Frequently Asked Questions: Benefits of Recycling. Buildings and Ground Maintenance.
Stanford University, n.d. Web. 17 Nov. 2016 <http://bgm.stanford.edu/pssi_faq_benefits>
In this Stanford webpage of frequently asked questions, multiple questions relating to recycling
and the impacts are thoroughly explained. Several sources, including the Environmental
Protection Agency, America Recycles Day, Stanford Recycling, CalRecycle, and other credible
websites, are referred to in the explanations of the answers to the questions, and the site provides
suggestions for further information about each individual topic. The importance of recycling, the
economic benefits, environmental benefits, energy saved, and reduction of greenhouse gas
emissions are all addressed and described. While the webpage discusses actions that should be
taken as well as the beneficial impact of these actions, recycling is depicted as a key solution to
helping the environment. The information in the responses to these questions is very relevant to
my project, because it allows me to recognize the extent of recycling, and it provides facts and
statistics that encourage actions of proper waste management, particularly in a school setting,
where there is such a large amount of recyclable materials.
Recycling Basics. Environmental Protection Agency. EPA, 15 Nov. 2016. Web. 17 Nov.
2016. <https://www.epa.gov/recycle/recycling-basics>
In this article, the Environmental Protection Agency lists the many benefits recycling can have
on a society in terms of air, water, and land, eventually impacting populations as a whole. The

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article incorporates definitions of various types of products and content that are able to recycled,
and these definitions are the sources of overall information regarding the effect and importance
of recycling materials. The article initially creates a clear and concise list of the benefits, and
furthermore emphasizes three steps to enhance the advantageous impact, through additional
information on: collection and processing, manufacturing, and purchasing new products made
from recycled materials. This informational text provides in-depth explanations of not only the
tremendous results, but how to make a change individually. The information in this article is
significant toward expanding my project, as it gives suggestions on how to increase amount of
recycling, and gives general information about the process and benefits; the direct list of
advantages can be used to encourage or inspire people to recycle as frequently as possible or
perform similar actions to help the environment and population.
School Waste Consumption. CalRecycle. California Department of Resources Recycling and
Recovery, 25 August 2016. Web. 17 Nov. 2016
<http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/reducewaste/schools/Composition.htm#Characterization>
This official site provides direct statistical data relating to the various types of wastes generated
by schools; it identifies the portion of the total waste each individual material represents and
differentiates between waste audit and waste assessment. The source used in forming this data
was an experiment involving 45 samples of waste from K-12 schools that were disposed, and not
recycled. The site states that the data represents statewide average data regarding waste
consumption, and it shows that paper, plastic, and organics are the main materials being disposed
in the school waste stream. Because such a large and diverse group of materials or disposed of in
schools, these statistics show what the total waste consists of in terms of each material and the
amount of each component. This information is relevant to my project, because it allows me to

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determine which materials within a school should be recycled in order to create the largest, most
beneficial impact on waste management. Having knowledge of what materials contribute to the
most amount of waste in schools will enable greater efforts to increase the amount of recycling
of waste and reduce waste disposal.
School Waste Reduction. CalRecycle. California Department of Resources Recycling and
Recovery, 25 August 2016. Web. 16 Nov. 2016.
<http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/reducewaste/schools/>
This site lists several laws schools must comply with regarding litter, recycling, and waste
reduction on campuses, including previous regulations, current laws, and laws to be enforced in
the future. This official site identifies individual California laws, and it incorporates information
on who must comply, how to comply, enforcement dates, and the significance of these laws.
Furthermore, it reveals the potential benefits that would occur as a result of these acts and laws,
which include increased efficiency of school operations, improved worker safety, reduced
disposal costs, and more. This website provides a history of school regulations in terms of waste
management and disposal, and it demonstrates that additional waste management efforts have
been necessary to improve schools and environments throughout the years from 1997 until the
present. This information is relevant to my topic and can help with my project, because I am able
to understand which specific parts of waste management are most concerning and need to be
addressed on our campus. Additionally, it allows me to understand which laws Poly must follow,
in order to devote effort to complying with these laws and maintaining waste on campus as
efficiently as possible.

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Trudel, Remi. The Behavioral Economics of Recycling. Harvard Business Review. Harvard
Business School, 07 Oct. 2016. Web. 15 Nov. 2016. <https://hbr.org/2016/10/thebehavioral-economics-of-recycling>
In this article, Trudel analyzes the results of studies which were conducted for the purpose of
understanding the primary reasons recycling is so limited in America; from these studies, Trudel
concludes two primary reasons as to why people rarely recycle. Trudel and his colleague
examined individuals actions in recycling, including the qualities of items they recycled and
their actions when they recycled items. The overall trends noticed were: people were more likely
to recycle personal identifiable items, they were more likely to recycle items that had not been
distorted, and they use more resources when knowing they are going to recycle. Trudel
furthermore declares that we must eliminate disposal biases to encourage individual actions and
increase the amount of recycling. This information is pertinent to my topic and project, because it
gives me a greater understanding of the factors to be considered when attempting to raise the
amount of recycling within a school. These are specific aspects to be kept in mind, as the
conclusions drawn can be used to help predict behavior in terms of waste disposal.