Waste Management

What to Recycle:  CLEAN AND DRY

  • Bottles/jugs – plastic or glass
  • jars – plastic or glass
  • any aluminum/metal cans
  • any clean paper products

DO NOT RECYCLE:

  • any containers still with food/liquid
  • coffee cups (hot or cold)
  • plastic bags or any filmy plastic
  • plastic utensils or straws
  • snack wrappers

 

What To Compost:

  • meal leftovers
  • fruit peels
  • fish or meat bones
  • dirty paper napkins
  • compostable containers from The Commons
  • plant trimmings

DO NOT COMPOST

  • any plastic, glass, aluminum, or colored paper products
    • ( use the recycling or trash!)

 

When in doubt, throw it out!

The following items are trash:

  • Plastic utensils in The Commons
  • dirty snack wrappers
  • plastic bags
  • coffee cups  (Dunkin, Starbucks, etc)

In an effort to reduce unnecessary waste UMBC has implemented the following strategies:

  • Multiple filtered hydration stations located throughout campus to encourage the community to use reusable bottles
  • Point of sale discounts for reusable mugs/cups
  • Ozzi reusable to-go containers
  • Printers and copiers are set to draft mode to save ink/toner and automatically print double-sided
  • Bulk item collection and reuse (e.g. furniture) through Facilities Management
  • Office supply reuse through Retriever Exchange
  • Annual events to collect electronic waste
  • Robust waste education for students and employees