Western Carolina University - Recycling at WCU

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WCU Facilities Management
Terry Riouff, Recycling Coordinator
(828) 227-2412

Did You Know?

In 2009 alone , WCU generated 2,522,284.8 lbs of trash.

WCU started recycling in 1990.

Last year, WCU diverted 438,233 lbs of paper, glass, plastic and aluminum from the landfill!

While cardboard and mixed paper are the heaviest of WCU’s recyclables, plastic bottles take up the most space.

WCU recycles ALL paper products except: soiled food or beverage containers (ex. used coffee cups and pizza boxes), carbon paper, and wax-coated cardboard.

Courtyard Dining Center recycles 90,000 lbs of food scraps a year! (Excess food is collected and stored by the cafeteria and a hog farmer from Macon Co. comes to WCU several times a week and collects it to feed his hogs.)

WCU’s recyclables are:

Collected daily and stored in roll-off containers near WCU’s Print Shop.

Once full, these bins are hauled off to the Jackson County transfer station where they are mixed with the recycling from the Staffed Recycling Centers (SRC’s) located around the county.

Jackson County ships all this material (including WCU’s recyclables) to be processed in Asheville.

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Recycling at WCU

Need a recycling bin in your area? Have a special request for pickup? Call 227-7442 or email triouff@wcu.edu.

WCU Recycles:

Paper
Cardboard
Aluminum
Steel
Glass
Plastics #1 & #2
Printer cartridges
Batteries
Cell phones & chargers
Fluorescent lamps
Food waste from Courtyard Dinning Hall

News & Announcments:

Western Encourages Recycling on Campus
From March 10, 2008 issue of The Reporter