With over 1000 bins on campus to choose from, recycling at UNC Charlotte is easy.  Just get it in the right bin.

Residence Halls

Most residence halls have indoor bins.  When you move in, you should have received an 18 gallon bin for your room.  It is your responsibility to empty those into the larger bins located in the building.  Housekeeping will then bring the recycling to the loading dock and we'll take if from there.

If you live in an apartment style building (i.e. Hunt Village or Phase V) it is your responsibility to get it into our large recycling center bin.  We accept aluminum, glass, plastic, chipboard and paper.

Academic Buildings

We have bins located throughout the buildings on campus.  Although the styles vary, they are easy to find.

Office Recycling

If you work in an office on campus, you should have an small blue recycling bin for paper.  If you don't have one, please contact us.  At your convenience, we ask that you empty your paper bin into the larger "slim jim" bins located nearby.  Our recycling team will collect the paper from there. 

We collect two different types of paper.  Office Blend and News Blend.  Office Blend consists of:  White and Colored printer paper and manilla folders.  News blend consist of:  Newspaper, magazines, slick brochures etc.  We collect them in separate bins because the univiersity receives money for the higher quality office blend paper while the news blend is taken to the local recycling facility for processing into insulation.

                     Deskside Bin                                                                  Slim Jims

Please break down cardboard and place it near the recycling bins.  We'll get it from there.

We also recycle batteries.  If you need a battery bin, give us a call.

Other things that you can recycle:  bottles/cans, toner, shred (bagged), styro (bagged), ink jets, cds, and vhs tapes.

Recycle outdoors

While outside, just look for these bins that are partnered with trashcans.