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Kansas State University

K-State Recycling
Kansas State University
103 Power Plant
532-6446
recycles@ksu.edu


Where Do I Recycle at K-State?

Recycle bins are located across campus. Look for them both inside and outside buildings depending on the established recycling program. Thanks for doing your part in making recycling at K-State a success.

 

Outside Tri-bins Locations:

Newspapers, plastic bottles, and aluminum cans.

Tri Bins
  • Ackert- South Side by Bike Racks
  • Anderson- North Side
  • Bluemont- North West Side
  • Cardwell- South Side
  • Denison- West Side
  • Durland- East Side
  • Hale Library- South Side
  • Kedzie- East Side
  • King- North Side
  • Throckmorton- South Side
  • Umberger- South Side
  • Weber- South Side
  • Student Union- North, East, & South Sides

 

Campus Building Locations:

Inside Bins The following buildings offer inside recycle bins varying from newspaper, mixed paper, magazines, cardboard, and other materials.

Ackert Hall, Anderson, Bluemont, Bramlage, Call Hall, Cardwell, Chem-Bio-Chem, College Court, Dickens, Durland, Dole, Dykstra, Edwards, East Stadium, Eisenhower, English, Counseling, Fairchild, Foundation, Hale, Justin, Kedzie, Leasure, McCain, Nichols, Roberts (BRI), Seaton, Throckmorton, Thompson, Umberger, Union, Vet-Med, Ward, Weber, Willard, Waters

 

Deskside Bin Program:

Deskside Bins

K-State offers desk-side recycling to faculty and staff in the following buildings. Look for K-State to expand this across the campus. Items that are recycled are newspaper, mixed paper, and magazines.

 



Living Groups:

Dorm Recycle Bins

Several living groups have recycle bins either within or outside their building. Look for more living groups to participate in the future.

Current dormitories participating include: Derby, Haymaker, Moore, Smurthwaite, Jardin

The Greeks Going Green recycling program started Fall 2007. All 11 sororities and 5 fraternities are participating. Houses are encouraged to recycle mixed paper, newspaper, plastic, aluminum, and magazines. A big thanks for those involved: Alpha Chi Omega, Alpha Delta Pi, Alpha Xi Delta, Chi Omega, Delta Delta Delta, Gamma Phi Beta, Kappa Alpha Theta, Kappa Delta, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Pi Beta, Phi Sigma Kappa, Pi Kappa Alpha, Farmhouse, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Lambda Chi Alpha, and Phi Kappa Theta. For more GGG information, contact Molly Hamm, mollyh@ksu.edu .


Cardboard Dumpster Locations:

Cardboard Dumpster

A significant bulk of recycling materials on campus is cardboard. Thanks to the following building for providing large "cardboard only" dumpsters.

Ackert Hall, Ahearn, Bluemont, Bramlage, Cardwell, Call Hall, Durland, Dykstra, Foundation, Hale Library, Leasure, Post Office, Roberts (BRI), Seaton, Throckmorton, Union, Vet-Med, and Weber.

 

Not Sure Where to Recycle?

Contact:
Facilities Services
103 Power Plant
532-6446
recycles@ksu.edu

 

In 2007, K-State Recycled:

  • K-State recycled over 70 tons of mixed paper
  • Over 109 tons of cardboard
  • 30 tons of magazines and telephone books
  • 43 tons of computers
  • 54 tons of pallets was recycled
  • K-State spent over 5300 labor hours in the recycling department. Recycle Bins

 

2007 total recycled materials were over 330 tons!

 

 

 

Get Caught Recycling

 


Paper takes up as much as 50 percent of all landfill space. The average person in North America uses 250 kg of paper each year. If they recycle it, each person would save about 4.6 average-sized trees.

Outside Blue Bins
Outside bins behind Umberger Hall.

 

A stack of newspaper collected for recycling and piled one meter high, saves a 10 meter tall evergreen tree.

 


Downloadable Signs

Check out these five downloadable & printable signs to help label your recycling bins... Do your part... Get Caught Recycling!


Magazines and Phone Books



Aluminum Cans



Mixed Paper



Newspaper



Plastic Bottles