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University Recycling
Recycling at WSU Co-Mingled Recycling Program: Materials are collected at all campus buildings, transported
to the recycle facility on campus and made into large compact bales.
Bales then get shipped to larger facilities that have the equipment and
technology to sort through the bales and separate materials as needed.
Washington State University has implemented a co-mingled recycling
collection process campus wide to simplify the
recycling process which will result in more recyclable materials being
diverted from the waste stream while significantly reducing operating
expenses. With co-mingled recycling, sorting materials is not needed;
people are able to throw many widely accepted materials into one bin.
Because the single largest waste stream at a university is paper; we
still offer separate containers in most locations for mixed paper. Paper
is allowed in comingled recycling but we would prefer to collect all
paper (except brown papers) as mixed paper wherever possible. This is a
slight variation on a pure comingled collection process that fits our
particular waste stream.
For a more comprehensive list of materials WSU Recycling handles please
click here.
