Information and strategies for minimizing waste on campus and maximizing recycling.
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Information and strategies for minimizing waste on campus and maximizing recycling.
Some keys ways that everyone in the community may help to reduce campus waste include:
When it isn't possible to reduce waste or to reuse items, make sure to recycle properly. Colgate is located in Madison County, which features a two-stream recycling process. Always ensure to properly sort recycling into the bin for its proper stream:
All recycled items must also be clean to avoid contamination in the recycling process. For more information about Madison County's recycling guidelines:
Obsolete or broken electronic devices (eWaste) should always be recycled. Colgate University has eWaste recycling stations in the Coop and 15 other areas.
Larger devices such as Colgate-owned television sets, computers, and printers are collected by ITS. Call the ITS helpline at 315-228-7111 for assistance.