The Urban Miner

To recycle the natural, artificial, and built environment.

Designing an educational campus that encompasses the recycling process.

Part 1: Research and Analysis

Waste Production in the United States

Thesis Statement

The Recycling Process

Site Selection and Analysis

Precedent Analysis

Part 2: Design

Site Overview Site Approach

In the United States, a single person produces 4.9 pounds of waste daily. If we continue at this rate, one person will produce 1,800 pounds of trash in a year, and the United States population will produce upwards of 590,000,000,000 lbs of garbage.

We can recycle nearly 32%, or 180 billion pounds of yearly waste production. This recycled material can make it’s way into the hands of the consumer in the form of everyday products or even building materials. While 32% is the national average, several cities around the country fall below this - one of these cities is Pittsburgh, PA, with recycling at 17%