Bin It To Win It 2025
Our annual recycling competition is here to challenge every dorm on campus!
The goal? Encourage proper recycling practices, reduce contamination, and foster a sense of community among residents. This initiative is a collaborative effort by Residential Education, Housing Sustainability, and Housing Marketing, ensuring a holistic approach to sustainability education and engagement.
Are you up for the challenge? Ask your RA how you can help your dorm to recycle right, recycle often, and win big! SIGN THE PLEDGE!
RECYCLING IN THE DORMS
Get Ready to Recycle!
Recycling is a little different everywhere, so it’s important to learn how we recycle here at U of A:
Always recycle these materials in your dorm's mixed recycling containers:
- Paper
- Paperboard (like a cereal box)
- Clean and dry cans
- Clean and dry plastic bottles and jugs
- ***All corrugated cardboard should be flattened and put in the specially marked outdoor cages***
Items not accepted in dorm recycling include:
- Food and liquids
- Bagged recycling (keep all recycling loose)
- Plastic bags (grocery, cereal, bread, etc.)
- Empty pizza boxes
- Soft plastics
- Chip bags
- Mail packaging
- Wrappers
- Napkins, tissues, and paper towels
- Mixed material items (like lined cartons or plastic-topped metal air fresheners)
- Glass
Move-In Cardboard Recycling
During Move-In Week, cardboard recycling is available at collection corrals located at each dorm. To view the cardboard recycling collection area for your assigned building, please click here*.
Recycling Locations
To find out where recycling is located in your building throughout the academic year, refer to the chart on the FAQ webpage or view each dorm's designated recycling area here*.
What's Recyclable on Campus [video]
Cats Optimizing Recycling Education (CORE) students share what's recyclable (and what's not) in the dorms:
Sort That Recycling!
How well do you know the recycling rules in U of A dorms? Test your campus recycling knowledge when you play our interactive game.
Still Have Questions?
If you have additional questions, please visit our Sustainability webpage or review Waste Management’s recycling website.
*FOR SECURITY AND SAFETY PURPOSES, STUDENTS MUST BE SIGNED INTO THEIR UNIVERSITY GOOGLE ACCOUNT IN ORDER TO ACCESS FLOOR PLANS.