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This summer, the Astroturf on BC's main football field will be replaced. The old synthetic grass will be rolled up and taken away—not to a landfill, but most likely to a high school in the Southwest. Since 2000, when the University joined the Institution Recycling Network, recycling at BC has grown to a scale far beyond bins for empty cans: In 2003 alone, more than 3,200 tons of materials from campus—over two-thirds of this a byproduct of construction—were sold, donated, or processed for reuse.
Below, some of the unexpected places where pieces of the Heights have found new purpose.
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What was it?
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Where was it?
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Weight (tons)
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Where is it now?
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Office partitions
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Carney
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4
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Residential construction in La Ceiba, Honduras
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Desks, chairs, shelving, bookcases, and file cabinets
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Carney, McGuinn, Lyons, Campion, Hovey House
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23.25
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Athol School System, Massachusetts; Portsmouth Christian Academy, New Hampshire; Honduras; Ukraine
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Concrete
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CLX
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578
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Roadbeds and culverts in Maine
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Lockers
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Stuart
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1.575
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The Cambridge School, Weston, Massachusetts
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Wood from scoreboards
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Alumni Stadium
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4
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Mulch across New England
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Field and track padding
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The Plex
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0.57
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Keene State College, New Hampshire
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Sinks and toilets
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Voute, Gabelli, Edmond's
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14.87
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Decorative paving stone in Maine and New Hampshire
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