Recycling
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Sustainability
Northwestern recycles more than 1,800 tons annually, which represents 30 percent of the campus waste stream. Items recycled include paper, corrugated cardboard, cans, glass and plastic bottles, laser toner and ink jet cartridges, fluorescent lamps and computer equipment. A clothing and food drive is coordinated during student move out which diverts significant quantities to local charities. All landscape waste is composted.
You can make a difference, too:
- Recycling two aluminum cans saves the equivalent energy needed to power a PC for one workday.
- 5 plastic soda bottles are enough to make the fiberfill to insulate one ski jacket.
- Recycling one glass jar saves the equivalent energy needed to light a 100-watt bulb for 4 hours.
- Every ton of paper recycled saves enough energy to heat and air condition the average American home for at least 6 months.
what you can recycle at NU
Questions?
If you have questions or need additional recycling bins, please contact NU Recycling at NUrecycle@northwestern.edu 847-467-1374.
