Sustainability

TU RecycALL Program

Our single stream recycling program enables you to throw any standard recyclables into any campus RecycALL container. The recycling is then collected by campus housekeeping staff and placed into compactors which are emptied by Waste Management/RecycleAmerica, Towson's recycling provider and a leader in single stream sorting technology. The video below shows how RecycleAmerica separates and processes Towson's recyclables. Please note that due to chemical substances there are separate processes for recycling electronics, batteries, printer cartridges and light bulbs.

Recycling Locations

Our campus contains more than 3,500 single-stream recycling containers that accept nearly all standard recyclables, including paper, cardboard, aluminum, glass, and any numbered plastic. The general locations of campus recycling containers are:

•Lobbies of academic and administrative buildings
•Entrances to dining halls
•Trash chute rooms of residence halls
•Campus offices
•Stairwell entrances to parking garages
•Campus exteriors, near trash cans

Central Recycling Drop Off Location

Towson University has formed a central recycling drop-off location for commuter students, faculty and staff to quickly and easily drop off large quantities of recyclables. Any standard recyclable (such as paper, plastic, aluminum, glass and cardboard) can be recycled in either of the two purple recycling drop off cubes located in the back corner of lot 14 near Unitas Stadium. The cubes are situated next to the dumpsters in what is the back left corner of the lot, closest to Sheppard Pratt. Commuter students, faculty and staff who do not have recycling at their residences are encouraged to bring their recycling to campus and drop it off at this location on their way to class or work. Lot 14 can be located on the interactive campus map.

• Interactive Campus Map

Electronics Recycling

Electronics recycling containers are located in the lobby of every campus residence hall. All electronics—from computers to curling irons—can be placed in the containers. Before recycling, remove any batteries in the electronics and recycle them separately in the bins inside the residence hall community centers. For your safety, you should also wipe electronics of any data prior recycling them. When the bins are full, they will be picked up by campus housekeeping and stored for pickup by CDM, an alumni-owned e-cycling provider.

Battery Recycling

Used non-vehicular batteries can be recycled in specific battery buckets at the locations listed below or mailed to the office of Environmental Health and Safety via campus mail. Please note that batteries should be discharged and/or placed in plastic bags prior to recycling.

Battery Recycling Locations

Used non-vehicular batteries can be recycled in specific battery buckets in the community centers of every campus residence hall, as well as the locations listed below. Small batteries can also be mailed to the office of Environmental Health and Safety via campus mail. Please note that batteries should be discharged and/or placed in plastic bags prior to recycling.

• 7400 York Road Building, Environmental Health and Safety Office, suite 301

• 7800 York Road receptionist's desk, suite 216

• Administration Building Fourth Floor Kitchen - AD 440

• Administration Building Procurement Department, room 410

• Burdick Hall Rec Sports service counter

• Center for the Arts Resource Room, room 2028

• Center for the Arts Theather Arts Department, room 3037

• Child Care Center main lobby receptionist desk

• Cook Library OTS Main Office, room 28

• Cook Library Media Services, room 202G

• Cook Library Technical Services, room 322

• Cook Library Circulation Desk, third floor

• Enrollment Services Occupational Therapy Department, room 245

• General Services truck well, adjacent to Materiel Management roll-up

• General Services copy machine, adjacent to Work Control

• Hawkins Hall Ed Tech Center, room 210

• Media Center room 007/008

• Psychology Building room 200

• Smith Hall hallway adjacent to room 581

• Smith Hall Physics Electronics Shop, room 417

• Smith Hall Biology Stockroom, room 322

• Smith Hall second floor vending machine room, room 238

• Stephens Hall stairwell, across from room 112

• Towson Center Athletic Department Grounds Shop, room 150

• Towson Center Kinesiology Department, room 200

• University Union Information Desk, second floor

• University Union E&CS Tech Support Office, room 394

• Van Bokkelen Speech & Language Clinic, room 01

• Ward Hall lobby, first floor

• Battery Recycling Information

Fluorescent Light Bulb Recycling

Any type of undamaged compact fluorescent light bulb can be recycled in the community centers of every campus residence hall, as well as at the information desk on the second floor of the University Union. Give your bulbs to the attendant any time during operating hours, which are Monday through Thursday, 7 a.m. to midnight; Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 a.m.; and Sunday, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Printer Cartridge Recycling

The university recycles laser and inkjet printer cartridges through the Funding Factory. Each item recycled in the program gives the university points that are used to purchase equipment for the Child Care Center. To recycle a printer cartridge, drop the cartridge in one of the RecycALL plus containers located in every residence hall lobby, or one of the octagon-shaped green and white collection boxes at the locations listed below. If there is not a collection box in your area, contact Leslie, the university's Funding Factory Associate, at 888-883-8237 to have a collection box and free return shipping label mailed to you.

Printer Cartridge Recycling Locations

Printer cartridges can be recycled in any of the dedicated RecycALL Plus bins located in the lobbies of all campus residence halls, or any of the octagon-shaped green and white collection boxes at the locations listed below. If there is not a collection box in your area, contact Leslie, the university's Funding Factory Associate, at 888-883-8237 to have a collection box and free return shipping label mailed to you.

•7800 York Road Building lower level near Print Services

•Administration Building hallway outside of room 108

•Center for Fine Arts loading dock area near room 3022ME

•College of Liberal Arts first floor

•Cook Library loading dock near recycling mondos

•Enrollment Services hallway near outside doors facing Osler Drive

•General Services building truck well

•Newell Dining Hall Dining Services Office

•Newell Hall Housing & Residence Life Office

•Psychology Building charging station (outside)

•Smith Hall second floor

•Stephens Hall inside back doors near dumpster area

•Towson Center loading dock

•University Union second floor information desk

Recycling reports

Our 25-year-old recycling program is constantly evolving to meet the needs of our growing campus community. There are more than 3,500 single-stream RecycALL containers on Towson’s campus, as well as dedicated electronics, battery, light bulb and printer cartridge recycling containers in every campus residence hall. Our goal is to make campus recycling as easy and accessible as possible.

• Maryland All StAR State Agency Recycling Report - 2012 (DOC)
• Maryland All StAR State Agency Recycling Report - 2011 (PDF)
• Maryland All StAR State Agency Recycling Report - 2010 (PDF)
• Maryland All StAR State Agency Recycling Report - 2009 (PDF)
• Maryland All StAR State Agency Recycling Report - 2008 (PDF)

For questions about recycling or to request bins, contact

Tracie Rusnak
Facilities Support Services Manager
General Services, Room 116
Phone: 410.704.6371
E-mail: trusnak@towson.edu

Office of Sustainability
General Services Building, Room 132A (map)
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Phone: 410-704-3409
Fax: 410-704-6248
Email: gogreen@towson.edu