Energy & Environmental Conservation

Recycling can be a very costly venture. You may not see individual recycling bins around, but we do recycle in many ways. Our co-mingled trash is sorted and recycled at the recycling facility. Click here to see detailed recycling information that our contractor provides.

Many materials that are purchased for the University are made from recycled materials.

The use of Spanish tile roofs which have lasted 80+ years has saved a landfill at least two conventional shingle tear offs.  From 70-90% of the tiles are reused in the re roofing process.

Many student organizations and staff members recycle on an individual basis. For example, ink jet cartridges are recycled by a group in the Chemistry Department. Some departments collect small batteries to be disposed of and take them to free drop off spots in their communities.

We have an Abitibi paper recycling dumpster located at the entrance to the Facility Operations service yard for the convenience of any office willing to haul their paper to it. You may even utilized the Abitibi dumpster with your recyclable paper from home, keeping in mind that refuse from home is not to be put in UDM trash dumpsters.

You are also encouraged to return your used laser jet toner cartridges to Office Max for recycling.