Hamilton College - Recycling at Hamilton

We hope this site will foster not only awareness of our recycling program, but also pride and interest in its maintenance and improvement.

All information on this website can be accessed via the links in the left column. For information on what you can recycle, please click here. For current Recycling Task Force projects, please click here.

Let us know how we can make this system work better for you! Questions, comments, and suggestions can all be directed to:

The Recycling Task Force
Jennifer Kleindienst '09, Coordinator
jkleindi@hamilton.edu

FACT:

Hamilton pays $72.15 for every ton of garbage we produce in the community, but disposing of recyclables is free. Please reduce, reuse, and recycle whenever possible!

UPDATE:

Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Authority has recently changed its recycling guidelines and no longer accepts plastic #6, which includes Styrofoam containers, Solo cups, most plastic cups, and Opus cups.

TIPS:

The container group includes plastics #1-5 (look on the bottom of most containers for the recycling symbol).
Cups from McEwen and the Diner are not recyclable! Commons cups (only the ones that have "Bon Appetit" on the side) are recyclable if they are rinsed out.
Use the blue bin in your room or office to make recycling easier.
Use a travel mug or water bottle instead of paper cups.