Recycling at Colby

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Dormitories

Recycling Station Locations

Dormitories -- Alfond Apartments -- Academic/Administrative Buildings

Dormitories

Recycling stations consist of bins for trash, paper, and bottles/cans; cardboard should be folded down and placed behind or near bins.  Recycling stations are located on each floor of each dorm. Each recycling station should also have an informational poster.  If you are missing a poster or would like to download one, click here

 

For locations of recycling stations on each floor of each residence hall click here.

 

Below are pictures of the different types of recycling station set-ups in the dormitories.

 

Location:        AMS, Averill, Coburn, Foss, Johnson, Mary Low, and Woodman.

Description:   Trash, Paper, and Bottles/Cans have separate built in bins on each floor (Picture 1)

Notes:             In a few places in Mary Low, the trash and bottles are built in and there is a paper bin (blue) located near by (Picture 2).

 

Picture 1                                        Picture 2

 

 

Location:        Leonard, Marriner, Sturtevant, Taylor, and Williams

Description:   Separate trash (grey bin), paper (blue bin), and bottles/Cans (yellow bin) bins are set up in a row and located in both lounges on each floor (Picture 3).

Notes:             In East and West Quad, the bin set up is similar but there are also permanent signs on the walls; there are two recycling stations in each corridor on each floor (Picture 4).

 

 

Picture 3                                        Picture 4

 

 

Location:        Drummond, Goddard Hodgkins, Grossman, Perkins Wilson, Pierce, Piper, and Treworgy.

Description:   Trash (grey bin), Paper (blue bin), and Bottles/Cans (yellow bin) have separate bins set up in a row or near each other and are located in the halls or stairwell on each floor (Picture 5).

Notes:             These bins are being replaced with a new type of bins with permanent signs designating trash, paper, and bottles/cans.  This change can already be seen in Heights where a recycling station is located on each level (Picture 6).

 

Picture 5                                      Picture 6

 

 

Alfond Apartments

For locations of recycling stations on each floor click here.

 

Each recycling station should also have an informational poster.  If you are missing a poster or would like to download one, click here.

 

Recycling room with bins for paper, bottles/cans, tin cans, and cardboard is located on the first floor near the back entrance to the Alfond Apartments.  A bin for plastic containers is located in the laundry room.

 

Recycling Room (first floor)

 

 

Academic/Administrative Buildings

For locations of recycling stations on each floor of each building click here.

 

Each recycling station should also have an informational poster.  If you are missing a poster or would like to download one, click here.

 

Recycling stations with bins for trash, paper, and bottles/cans are located throughout the academic/administrative buildings.  Bins for plastic containers and tin cans are located in lounge/kitchenette areas.

 

Location:        Olin, Arey, Keyes, Mudd, Miller, Roberts, Garrison-Foster, Lovejoy, Eustis, Lunder House, SSW Alumni Center, and Bixler

Description:   Trash, Paper, Bottles/Cans have separate bins and are located on most floors of Academic/Administrative buildings (Picture 1)

Notes:             There are additional areas for recycling such as Miller Street where recycling bins for bottles/cans are built into the wall near the soda machines (Picture 2).
Cardboard can be flattened and placed next to bins or placed in one of the main collections sites.  Click here for a list of cardboard collection sites in Academic/Administrative buildings (see cardboard collection sites).


Picture 1: Ground Floor of Lovejoy  Picture 2: Miller Street
Lovejoy Grd FlrMiller Street

 

Location:        All computer labs, copy rooms, and offices in Academic/Administrative buildings.
Description:   Trash and paper have separate bins.
Notes:             Please make an extra effort to recycle paper in these locations.


Picture 3: Copy room in Roberts.    Picture 4: Office
Roberts Copy RmOffice