Recycle at OU

Battle of the Greens 2019!

Welcome to the new fall semester, bobcats! We, here at Campus Recycling, are excited to announce the start of Battle of the Greens Move-In event! This is a competition between the Greens to see who can be the greenest out of all greens! The winning hall will win free pizza, so get your gameface on and recycle!

NO Foods, NO Bags, NO Liquids

China recently stopped accepting plastic products from other countries, creating a global plastic crisis. Athens Hocking Recycling Center can no longer accept plastic bags and film plastics as a recycled product. In order to lessen the usage of plastic bags, Campus Recycling is asking for the public to stop using plastic bags and start bring your own bags. Click here to learn more about Campus Recycling's new initiative.

Be smart and reuse, reduce, recycle.

Easier than Ever:

Mixed Recycling: Ohio University and Athens City have gone Single-stream -- a newer and more efficient method than previous practices. All clean paper, cardboard, cartons, glass bottles and jars, metal cans, aluminum foil, #1 and through #7 rigid plastic are now recycled together in a single container! Learn more

80% Sustainability Goal

Ohio University has set a goal of recycling 80% of all waste generated. Campus Recycling is responsible for maintaining, monitoring, troubleshooting and upgrading the recycling and solid waste at all campus buildings and grounds areas. Within these areas are 4,000 recycling units in residence halls consisting of 16,000 bins; 350 bins in apartments; and recycling containers in all offices and other areas in academic, administrative and support areas.