Recycling

Other Waste Reduction Programs

Recycling Procedures

Recycling is mandatory in Broome County. Binghamton University follows the guidelines established by the County. The campus should use the guidelines below. Staff and faculty should deposit all recyclable material in the blue bins located in the hallways of buildings. Confidential shredding services will be provided by ICS Industries. Locked carts are in the entrance areas or loading docks of more than a dozen campus buildings. A list of locations can be found here. Students, faculty and staff are asked to place all confidential documents for shredding in these carts. The campus will retain a file of Certificates of Document Destruction in a centralized area. Copies of these certificates can be made available as needed.

For more information, contact Juliet Berling at 7-3411.

Mixed Paper

Newspaper, magazines, inserts, catalogs, junk mail, manila folders, envelopes (plastic windows OK), brown paper bags, white and colored paper, notebooks, fax paper, soft and hard cover books, paper board (cereal boxes), juice and milk cartons.

Cardboard

Flatten all cardboard. Pizza boxes should be turned inside out and flattened. Frozen food and corrugated cardboard should also be recycled.

Glass

Rinse first. Clear and colored glass bottles and jars accepted.

Plastics

Rinse first. Food, beverage, detergent, shampoo containers etc. may be recycled. No plastic bags or Styrofoam.

Metal

Rinse first. Tin, steel, beverage cams, aluminum pans and cans and clean foil may be recycled.

Ink Jet Cartridges

Collection bins and pre-paid mailers located at RD’s office’s, email recycle@binghamton.edu for state building locations

Household Batteries

Collection buckets are located in Resident Director offices in residential halls. E-mail recycle@binghamton.edu for state building locations.