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Waste, Recycling & Composting at UNH

For more information about recycling everyday items like paper and comingled containers, contact UNH Facilities at (603) 862-1437.

UNH is conducting a trial of single stream recycling! Learn more.

What do I do with my...

  • Everyday recycleables like paper, containers made from plastic or metal, cardboard, etc.?
  • Lightbulbs?
  • Batteries?
  • Electronics or appliances like computers and TV's?
  • Toner & ink cartridges?
  • Cell phones?
  • CD's and DVD's?
  • Styrofoam?
  • Hazardous, radiological, or chemical wastes?

Waste at UNH...

  • Recyclable Materals
  • UNH Recycles brochure
  • UNH Integrated Waste Management Group
  • Who handles waste at UNH?
  • UNH waste data

UNH RECYCLING SIGNS

  • Paper
  • Commingled
  • Trash Only
  • Corrogated Cardboard
  • Pizza Boxes
  • Green Grin
  • Download all six (zipped file)

Useful Resources for...

  • UNH students
  • UNH employees

LINKS

  • RecycleMania
  • UNH-RENU
  • Trash-2-Treasure

RecycleMania 2010: UNH placed 46th out of 267 schools with a cumulative recycling rate of 39.34%. Learn more!

Primary links

  • Students
    • Internships: Summer and AY available!
    • Academic Programs and Courses
      • Dual Major in Sustainability
      • Dual Major in EcoGastronomy
      • Sustainability focused courses
      • Sustainability related courses
    • Sustainability tips
      • Campus Guide to Building a Sustainable Food Community
      • Graduate Student Sustainability Flyer
      • Undergraduate Sustainability Flyer
    • Study Abroad
    • Student Organizations
      • Organic Garden Club
    • Energy Challenge
      • Challenge Events
      • Energy Captains
    • Energy Discount for UNH Students & Parents
    • Moveout Recycling & Donations
    • Passport to Food Citizenship: Food Day 2011
    • RecycleMania
    • Virtual Energy Efficient Dorm Room
    • "What Sustainability Means to Me" Video & Image Contest
  • Parents
    • Alternative transportation to/from campus
    • Energy Star® Discount for Parents & Students
    • Energy Star® Residence Hall Rooms to Tour
    • Interactive map of UNH sustainability
    • Wildcat Transit routes and schedules
    • Zipcar for students
  • Alumni
    • Linked In Alumni Group
    • Survey: tell us how you are advancing in sustainability!
  • Faculty
    • Wildcat Commuter Challenge
    • UNHSA Faculty Fellows
    • Sustainability Research Collaboratory
      • Fall 2011 round tables
    • Culture & Sustainability Discussion Group
    • Request for Faculty Proposals 2011-2012: "Liberal Arts & Sustainability"
      • Co-curricular programming funds
      • Curriculum development funds
    • UNH Faculty Sustainability Research Inventory
      • UNH Sustainability-Related Research Programs, Centers and Institutes
    • Sidore Colloquium 2012: "Sustainability Unbound"
    • Sustainability Teaching Resources
    • UNH Programs, Centers and Institutes Related to Sustainability
    • UNH Engaged Scholarship
    • UNH Research Office
    • UNH Inclusive Excellence
  • Staff
    • Sustainability Tips & Resources
      • Dining & food
      • Energy saving tips
      • Environmental health & safety
      • Green computing
      • Printing & Paper
      • Transportation (biking, carpooling, transit, etc.)
      • Waste, recycling & composting
      • Water conservation & quality
    • Wildcat Commuter Challenge
    • Ecosystem Task Force
      • Meetings
      • Membership
      • Reports
      • Subcommittees
    • Energy Task Force
      • Meetings
      • Membership
      • Reports
      • Subcommittees
    • Food System Task Force
    • Sustainability Stewards
      • Meetings
      • Membership
      • Resources
      • Wildcat Commuter Challenge
  • Business
    • Green Launching Pad
    • Professional Certificate in Corporate Sustainability
    • Climate Counts
  • Policymakers
    • UNH Sustainability Research
    • Carbon Solutions New England (CSNE)
    • NH Farm to School
    • Food Solutions New England (FSNE)
    • Inter-campus collaboration
  • Media
    • UNH Media Relations
    • UNH sustainability in the news
    • UNH sustainability awards
    • UNH sustainability photos
    • UNH sustainability book
  • Campus Resources
  • E-News Signup
  • Social Media

Staff

  • Sustainability Tips & Resources
    • Dining & food
    • Energy saving tips
    • Environmental health & safety
    • Green computing
    • Printing & Paper
    • Transportation (biking, carpooling, transit, etc.)
    • Waste, recycling & composting
    • Water conservation & quality
  • Wildcat Commuter Challenge
  • Ecosystem Task Force
    • Meetings
    • Membership
    • Reports
    • Subcommittees
  • Energy Task Force
    • Meetings
    • Membership
    • Reports
    • Subcommittees
  • Food System Task Force
  • Sustainability Stewards
    • Meetings
    • Membership
    • Resources
    • Wildcat Commuter Challenge

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