Recycling at Northwest

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Students encouraged to reduce waste, help community during annual Big Green Move Out

As the academic year comes to an end and students are moving away for the summer, Northwest Missouri State University and the Maryville community are partnering to encourage students to "think green" during the annual Big Green Move Out before trashing belongings.

Transformation of Pellet Plant to Recycling Center

A Northwest Missouri State University decision this year to restructure the way it collects recyclable materials is helping the University educate local residents about its recycling efforts while gaining efficiencies within its sustainability operations.

on campus recycling

There are more than 150 recycling stations at Northwest. They may be found in every academic building on campus.  Paper and cardboard recycling dumpsters are located throughout campus.  Mixed recycling dumpsters are located outside all residence halls.  Most campus offices are equipped with bins for collecting recyclables.   

• Each office is responsible for bringing its paper to the new blue recycling trash container located in the buildings. (coming soon)
• The blue dumpsters located outside by the trash dumpsters are for corrugated cardboard only. (white/brown)
• Recycle stations throughout the buildings will continue to recycle paper, glass, tin, plastic. 

• Confidential items need to be taken to the Recycling Center on Thursdays between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. to be shredded.

What Can I Recycle?

Cardboard (Breakdown large boxes)

• Clean corrugated white and brown boxes
• Pizza boxes

Mixed Paper (Remove and discard metal binding from spiral notebooks)

• Clean white paper
• Mixed cardboard and paper
  • Junk mail
  • Magazines and catalogs
  • Newspaper
  • Paper egg cartons
  • Paper bags
  • Not corrugated boxes such as cereal and food boxes

Plastics: Several plastics are accepted. Accepted plastics are sorted into three categories. Check the plastic type and sort accordingly. Empty and remove lids. 

• #1 Plastic (PET or PETE)
  • Most common use: plastic drink containers, many food containers 
• #2 Plastic (HDPE)
  • Most common use: milk jugs
• #2 Colored Plastic (HDPE)
  • Most common use: Soap and cleaner bottles, detergent bottles
• Not accepted at this time: Plastics classified as #3, #4, #5, #6, #7 or other

Glass: Bottles and jars only. Rinse containers and remove and discard lids. 

Aluminum and Tin

• Aluminum cans
• Clean aluminum pans
• Tin cans

Confidential Shredding: Thursdays from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm.

TRUCK AND TRAILER PROJECT

Northwest received nearly $40,000 in funding from The Northwest Solid Waste Managment District and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.