Residence Halls Recycling Program
In Fall 2004, a dorm recycling program was developed and implemented by the Sustainable Campus Initiative. The program included
collection bins for paper, plastic, and pop cans in every MSUM residence hall and a staff of Recycling
Assistants paid with Green Fee funds to operate the program.
Recycling is picked up by Minnkota. Please note what types of items are not accepted for recycling, and follow the rules outlined below. Thank you for participating in this program!
What kinds of materials are collected in the Residence
Halls?
- Paper Products, including:
- White and Pastel Printer Paper, Index Cards, Newsprint, Notebook Paper (ripped out of the notebook), Legal Pad Paper, Envelopes (even ones with windows)
- DOES NOT INCLUDE: Post-It Notes, Brightly Colored Printer Paper, Carbon Paper, Phone Books, Wrapping Paper, Colored Tissue Paper, Magazines (glossy ads that come with the newspaper are fine), Paperboard (like cereal or shoe boxes), Unopened Junk Mail, Catalogs, Books, Shredded Paper
- #1
& #2 Plastics, including:
- Soda Bottles, Milk Jugs, Detergent Bottles, Some Shampoo Bottles, Juice Bottles
- NOTES: Check the bottom of the bottle! If it doesn't have a 1 or a 2 symbol on the bottom, do not put it in the #1  plastic bin.Before placing items in the recycling bin, please rinse the containers and remove the caps.Caps from soda bottles are not recyclable and should be put in the garbage.
- DOES NOT INCLUDE: Plastic Bottle Caps, Plastic Cups, Plastic Bags, Ice Cream Buckets, Plastic Cutlery, Plastic Plates and Bowls, Anything That is Recycling Symbol 3-7.
- Aluminum Cans, including:
- Rinsed Soda Cans
- DOES NOT INCLUDE: Cans From Food (ie--tin or steel cans). Please bring them to MinnKota.
Other Recycling Opportunities On (and Off) Campus:
- CARDBOARD:There is a cardboard recycling dumpster near the John Nuemaier Apartments. This dumpster is for corrugated cardboard only, and boxes MUST be flattened. These dumpsters are NOT for shoe boxes, cereal boxes, or pizza boxes (shoe and cereal boxes are made of paperboard and pizza boxes are not recyclable because of their contact with food and grease).
- GLASS: Glass is only recyclable in the CMU. There are no glass recycling bins in the dorms due to liability reasons. Please rinse the containers and remove caps; there is no need to remove the label.
- MAGAZINES:Magazines are not recyclable in the dorms, but there are recycling bins for them in Flora Frick (the Mass Communications building). Please rip out the paper subscription cards.
- TIN CANS:Tin cans are not recyclable on campus; please rinse them and bring them to MinnKota.
