Departments
- Building Official
- Business Services
- Campus Design and Construction
- Facilities Planning
- Plant Operations
- Public Safety
- Sustainability
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Contact Info
- Joshua James
- Recycling Coordinator
- office: 801-581-5173
- fax: 801-585-9308
- cell: 801-654-0027
- Send email
- Office of Sustainability
- 801-585-9352
Recycling at the U
The U’s expanded paper recycling program was launched July 1, 2007. By now, all employees should have received a small blue recycling basket. Larger blue bins have been placed in areas where higher volumes of paper are generated. The largest (blue street totes) are 65-gallon rolling bins used by the custodial staff to consolidate the paper and set it curbside for pickup and delivery to the recycler. All these blue bins are for recycling paper only—no cardboard, plastic, Styrofoam, food containers, aluminum, glass, etc.
Since its launch, program has continued to grow and refine its procedures to better accommodate a growing campus’ needs. We currently have programs in place for paper, cardboard, aluminum, batteries, printer cartridges, wooden pallets and plastics #1 and #2. Please refer to “Where can I recycle” to find out where you can take your recyclable goods, or contact our office at 801-581-6108 to talk to the recycling coordinator.
- Electronic Waste
- E-waste is commonly considered to be old or discarded telecommunications, data processing, and entertainment equipment that runs on electricity and contains electronic circuitry. If handled improperly, discarded electronics can cause serious environmental and human health problems. More...
- Recyclemania
- This is a national collegiate recycling competition that takes place every spring. Some of our instate rivals have participated in this competition in the past. This coming event will be our first year to show them up. More...
- Recycling FAQs
- How does the recycling program work? What is the difference between Office Pack and Mixed Paper? Questions and answers from an article in the September 5, 2007 issue of the University of Utah’s FYI Newsletter. More...
- University Recycling Program
- Fall 2007 marks the kick-off for the University’s centralized recycling system. This system is designed to service the entire campus. The goal is to capture the greatest amount of recyclables we produce, which translates to an emphasis on paper. More...
- What Goes Around, Comes Around
- Environmental Studies students have partnered up with The Office of Sustainability, ASUU, and The Bennion Center to establish a program to effectively reuse & recycle unneeded waste on campus! More...
- Where Can I Recycle?
- Building lists for recycling, plastic recycling, and aluminum bin locations. More...
