Students will find recycling receptacles in every building, on nearly every floor.

Students will find recycling receptacles in every building, on nearly every floor.

Sustainability at Carthage

Recycling and Waste Management

8,000 pounds of used electronic equipment is recycled each year.

  • Recycling stations are located on every floor in Carthage residence halls and academic buildings.

  • 8,000 pounds of used electronic equipment is recycled each year.

  • The College recycles old computers, monitors and keyboards. These items can be taken to the Lentz Hall garage or to the Hedberg Library loading dock, or contact the Maintenance Department.

  • The College collects batteries, light bulbs and ink cartridges to be recycled. Learn more about what you can recycle.

  • Sodexo, the College's food service operator, recycles all cooking oils. Approximately 35 gallons of campus cooking oil is recycled each week for biodiesel use.

  • In campus construction and renovation, the College recycles materials, and uses recycled materials, whenever possible: 50 percent of Art Keller field turf is made with recycled materials; 85 percent of the former Siedemann Natatorium materials will be recycled.

  • The Carthage Maintenance Department recycles refrigerant from small refrigerators in residence hall rooms. (Students who have a broken refrigerator should contact the Maintenance Department.)

  • All motor oil from Carthage vehicles is drained and collected for refinement. Old oil filters are crushed and recycled.

  • During move-in days at the start of the school year, Environmental Services brings in a special 30-yard dumpster for cardboard from moving boxes.

  • Carthage utilizes solar-powered compactors.

Learn more about recycling at Carthage