Move-In Recycling
The recycling drive takes place in several locations near the residence halls during move-in weekend, so items such as cardboard and polystyrene (styrofoam) can be recycled.
Locations
To find the nearest cardboard and polystyrene recycling location, select the move-in map for your residence hall.
Did You Know?
Styrofoam is a trademark of Dow Chemical Company for extruded polystyrene foam. It has become common to use styrofoam as a generic term to describe all polystyrene foams, such as cups and food containers.
Polystyrene is recyclable and has a resin identification code of #6. However, it is not easily recycled because it takes up a lot of space and requires special machinery.
This is an important material to recycle or reduce, when possible. Polystyrene does not biodegrade and because it is light weight, is easily spread in the outdoors.
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