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View the Recycling Newsletter.
See the different receptacles available for recycling.
Get a list of recyclable materials and products.
View frequently asked questions about recycling.
View common myths & excuses people give for failing to recycle.
Harvard University is committed to a continuing effort to reduce campus waste. The FMO Recycling & Solid Waste Removal group provides the following services to our schools and departments:
Download the new Recycling Guidebook
Reducing, reusing, and recycling our trash at Harvard brings environmental and economic benefits. Waste reduction avoids consumption of virgin resources and the need to handle and transport products as trash or recyclables in the first place. Examples of waste reduction include using e-mail instead of paper documents, getting off "junk" mail lists, and sharing subscriptions. Avoiding consumption of one ton of paper from virgin fiber saves the fiber equivalent of 17 trees and prevents air and water pollution. Harvard purchases 2,000 tons of printing paper each year. This is the fiber equivalent of 34,000 trees! Buying paper from recycled fiber saves fiber and resources, but even this consumes fuel and generates de-inking clays and sludges which must be discarded.
Get printable labels for recycling and trash bins here »
For information contact Rob Gogan, Supervisor of FMO Recycling and Solid Waste Removal at 617-495-3042, or email rob_gogan at harvard dot edu
