Go Green

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.

• Complete List of Accepted Materials
• The Single Stream Recycling Process (Waste Management Video)

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

• 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

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.

• Campus Recycling Locations
• 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

Stacey Aikman
Recycling Manager
Burdick Hall, Room 003
Phone: 410-704-3824
E-mail: saikman@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