Go Green

Recycling on Campus

Towson University is proud of its 20-year-old recycling program, which is constantly evolving to meet the needs of our growing campus community. During the 2008-09 academic year, 2800 recycling containers were added throughout campus as part of our single-stream RecycAll program. The single stream approach to recycling enables nearly all recyclables to be thrown into any campus recycling bin, eliminating the need for material separation and enabling the full utilization of recycling resources.

• Campus Recycling Locations
• Maryland State Agency Recycling Report (PDF)

RecycleMania

Towson University competes annually in a national recycling and waste minimization competition known as RecycleMania. This year's competition ended March 28, 2009 with Towson placing first in the state in the Grand Champion and Waste Minimization categories of the competition. Overall, Towson recycled nearly 114 tons of material during the ten-week competition. The 2010 RecycleMania competition will be held from January 17 to March 27. Stay tuned for details!

• Towson's RecycleMania Standings
• RecycleMania Web site

TU RecycALL Program

Our single stream recycling program consolidates nearly all standard recyclables into any campus recycling container. The recycling is then collected by campus housekeeping staff and placed into compactors which are emptied by Waste Management RecycleAmerica, Towson's recycling provider and a leader in single stream sorting technology. The video below shows how RecycleAmerica separates and processes Towson's recyclables. Please note that due to chemical substances there are separate processes for recycling batteries, printer cartridges and cell phones.

• Complete List of Accepted Materials
• The Single Stream Recycling Process (Waste Management Video)

Battery Recycling

Used non-vehicular batteries can be recycled in specific battery buckets at the locations listed below or mailed to the office of Environmental Health and Safety via campus mail. Please note that batteries should be discharged and/or placed in plastic bags prior to recycling.

• 7400 York Road Building, Environmental Health and Safety Office, suite 301
• Administration Building Payroll Service Counter, fourth floor
• Administration Building Procurement Department , room 410
• Burdick Hall, outside room 141
• Child Care Center main lobby receptionist desk
• College of Liberal Arts lower level, outside of room 1119
• Cook Library Media Services, room 202G
• Cook Library Technical Services, room 322
• Cook Library Circulation Desk, third floor
• Enrollment Services Occupational Therapy Department, room 245
• General Services truck well, adjacent to Materiel Management roll-up
• General Services copy machine, adjacent to Work Control
• Hawkins Hall room 210
• Psychology Building, hallway adjacent to loading dock entrance
• Smith Hall hallway adjacent to room 581
• Smith Hall Physics Electronics Shop, room 317
• Smith Hall Biology Stockroom, room 322
• Smith Hall hallway outside of room 238
• Smith Hall second floor, hallway adjacent to loading dock entrance
• Stephens Hall stairwell, across from room 112
• Towson Center Kinesiology Department, room 200
• University Union Information Desk, second floor
• Van Bokkelen Speech & Language Clinic, room 01
• Ward Hall lobby, first floor
• Battery Recycling Information

Printer Cartridge and Cell Phone Recycling

The university recycles cell phones and laser and inkjet printer cartridges through the Funding Factory. Each item recycled in the program gives the university points that are used to purchase equipment for the Child Care Center. To recycle a cell phone, simply drop it off or use campus mail to send it to Alex Konialian in Cook Library room 12. To recycle a printer cartridge, drop the cartridge in one of the octagon-shaped green and white collection boxes at the locations listed below. If there is not a collection box in your area, contact Leslie, the university's Funding Factory Associate, at 888-883-8237 to have a collection box and free return shipping label mailed to you.

• 7800 York Road Building lower level near Print Services
• Administration Building hallway outside of room 108
• Center for Fine Arts loading dock area near room 3022ME
• College of Liberal Arts first floor
• Cook Library loading dock near recycling mondos
• Enrollment Services hallway near outside doors facing Osler Drive
• General Services building truck well
• Newell Dining Hall Dining Services Office
• Newell Hall Housing & Residence Life Office
• Psychology Building charging station (outside)
• Smith Hall second floor
• Stephens Hall inside back doors near dumpster area
• Towson Center loading dock
• University Union second floor information desk

Administration and Finance Division

Administration Building, Room 401

Hours: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Phone: 410-704-2151

Fax: 410-704-6248

Email: gogreen@towson.edu

	• Towson placed first in the state in two RecycleMania categories! • More than 2800 recycling containers have been added to campus buildings and exteriors during the 2008-2009 academic year. • Recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to power your computer for three hours! • Desk-side recycling containers can be ordered by contacting the Facilities Support Services office at 410-704-2486 or 410-704-6371. • Towson University recycled more than 16,800 gallons of cooking oil in 2008!