Recycling
Recycling varies from city to city. Here's what we can and can't recycle on the GVSU Allendale campus.
We can recycle:
- Plastics 1-7
- Aluminum Cans
- Glass
- Cardboard
- Paper Products
We can not recycle:
- Dirty Recyclables
- Pizza boxes
- Plastic bags
- Bagged recyclables
- Foil
Compost
Students, faculty, and staff have access to compost off-campus at the Sustainable Agriculture Project. The farm is located just off campus at 4539 Luce St, Jenison, MI 49428. Here is what you can and can’t compost!
What can compost:
- Food waste
- Paper products
- Cardboard
- Pizza boxes
We can not compost:
- Commercial compostables such as campus compostable Pepsi cups, compostable cutlery, and compostable bag.
Commercially compostable products can be composted in dining halls only
Landfill
Landfill bins are reserved for most items that can not be recycled or composted.
Landfill:
- Foil wrappers
- Non-recyclable plastic
- Styrofoam
- Rubber
Do not landfill:
- Batteries
- Medication
- Electronics
Hazardous Waste
Hazardous waste is comprised of all waste that can hold a risk to the environment or our health when disposed of in a landfill. These items need to be disposed of at specific locations so that they are processed properly.
- Medication can be dropped off at GVSU Police Departments.
- Electronics can be dropped off at Goodwill locations through the Dell Reconnect program.
- Batteries can be put in battery buckets in most buildings on campus.
Waste Disposal Locations On and Off Campus
Disposal on Campus:
- Housing buildings have assigned waste disposal locations, these are either outdoor dumpsters or compactors or they are 1st-floor recycling rooms.
- In academic buildings, you can find recycling and landfill.
- At dining locations, you can find compost, landfill, and sometimes recycling.
- Battery recycling can be found at other recycling facilities in most buildings
- Additional recycling can be found at the Office of Sustainability Practices at 260 LMH for foil wrappers and markers.
- The Grand Valley Police Department will dispose of medications at their Allendale and Pew campus drop-off boxes.
Disposal Off Campus:
- At Goodwill Locations you can recycle electronics through their Dell Reconnect program.
- At Meijer, you can recycle plastic bags and plastic film.