Since 1994 we have recycled over 40 tons of phone books. According to U S West Dex, over 71,000,000 phone books have been recycled by U S West Dex since 1991. That would equal enough old phone books to fill a hole the size of a football field more than 251 feet deep. The campus-wide white paper recycling program currently involves over 100 academic buildings and residence halls. Bins are also in multi-user areas such as labs and computer rooms and the dens and kitchenette areas in the residence halls.
Participation is voluntary and designed to make our campus community more environmentally conscious.
Those who choose to participate simply sort their white paper to their individual bin. At their convenience, participants empty their individual bin into the large collection bins. To help promote recycling, each building has a recycling volunteer who serves as a liaison between the building occupants and the recycling office. Once the large bins are empty, the custodian returns them to the centralized locations within the building. High volume buildings have weekly collection on Tuesdays.