Landcare
The University of Minnesota Landcare partners with local service provider, Rumpca Companies, to recycle waste wood materials. A space is provided on campus to store the wood waste and shredded material. Rumpca Companies grinds all the wood that is collected and the University uses the wood
mulch around campus. This partnership saves the University approximately $10,000 annually in materials alone, in addition to the transportation to a disposal site.
During the winter cold and snowy season, University of Minnesota Landcare employs an anti-icing program to facilitate snow removal by mechanical means rather than using de-icing chemicals to melt the frozen precipitation. A liquid anti-icing product is applied prior to a forecasted storm to prevent the bonding of compacted snow to hard surfaces. The end result is less sand and chemicals entering the storm sewers. |
