Resources

for recycling and waste management

Why Should You Have To Do It? The amount of waste we produce should always be a concern as we encounter ever-increasing problems of waste disposal. By recruiting your efforts, we hope you will begin to realize how much waste you produce, part of which is recycled and part of which is transported to landfills. The motto of the environmentalist is REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE.

Central Collection is being tested in the Engineering Building, DuSable Hall, and Watson Hall. See central collection in action, including a look at the results. Deskside collection is being practiced at Williston Hall. See the results of our waste audit, or perhaps you'd like to conduct your own. The new recycling system has generated many comments. See what kind of containers are being used to collect bottles, cans, paper and garbage. Explore our campus and see how much we have recycled. We recycle shredded paper in significant quantities. How much has NIU recycled by the Student Association? How much has NIU recycled by Physical Plant Recycling? Exactly what am I supposed to recycle? Recycling is nice, but what good is it doing for me? What else can I do to help out? Do you use a laser printer? Remember to recycle your laser printer toner cartridges. Do you have an Ink Jet printer? Remember to recycle your Ink Jet toner cartridges. Where is the new location of the Community Drop-Off Center? What can you do with those junk computer disks coming in the mail? Need some ideas for reusing floppy diskettes? What are other schools doing about recycling? 53 things universities and colleges can do to reduce waste. Browse the Student Association Recycling archives. Entertain yourself with a sliding puzzle in Java. Look at some facts and trivia of recycling. Look at what is being done with recycled pop tabs. Take a look at promotions being done with the recycling program and articles that have been written.