Housing Recycling
Operations
RESIDENCE HALLS
Service Overview
Recycling service includes the collection of glass, metals, plastic, drink
boxes, paper and newspaper.
- 7 dormitory-style residence hall complexes operated by UO Housing
- recycling sites serviced by foot and van crews
- residents deposit recycling at exterior sites (5 complexes) and interior sites (2 complexes)
Foot crews:
- sort and centralize recycling from interior sites to centralized storage areas
- maintain exterior collection area cleanliness and organization
- maintain signage and containers at recycling areas
- keep exterior cardboard collection containers organized
*Foot crew labor typically totals around 55 hours per week.
Van crews:
- pick up recycling from residence hall exterior collection areas
- pick up recycling from kitchens at loading dock areas
- record residence hall and kitchen recycling totals on weekly tally sheets
- transport paper recycling to Campus Recycling Program warehouse
- transport glass, metals, plastic and drink box recycling to the BRING Recycling Center
*Van crew labor typically totals around 25 hours per week.
Flow of Recycling from Residence Halls
Recyclable materials deposited by residents at recycling collection sites
è Recycling sorted and centralized by
foot crew è Centralized recycling picked
up by student van crews è Recycling transported
to material processing facilities
Telephone Book Recycling
- generated and collected in large quantities twice per year in Housing areas
- Spring term at family housing areas (Westmoreland and Spencer View)
- Summer term at residence halls
- phone books accepted throughout the year at family housing area offices
ON-CAMPUS KITCHENS
Service Overview
Recycling service includes the collection of glass, metals, plastic, drink
boxes and low-grade paper.
- five on-campus kitchens operated by UO Housing
- four of 5 kitchens located within residence hall complexes
- recycling service includes kitchen and residence hall pick-ups upon same visit
- kitchen staff responsible for sorting recyclable materials into containers in loading dock areas
Van crews:
- pick up recycling from residence hall exterior collection areas
- pick up recycling from kitchens at loading dock areas
- record residence hall and kitchen recycling totals on weekly tally sheets
- transport paper recycling to Campus Recycling Program warehouse
- transport glass, metals, plastic and drink box recycling to the BRING Recycling Center
Flow of Recycling from Kitchens
Recyclable materials deposited by kitchen staff at kitchen sites (in loading dock areas) è Recycling picked up by student van crews è Recycling transported to material processing facilities
OFF-CAMPUS HOUSING
Service Overview
Recycling services includes the collection of glass, metals, plastic,
drink boxes, paper and newspaper.
- family and graduate student housing
- Westmoreland, Spencer View, East Campus and East Campus Graduate Village
- over 800 students and student families
- residents bring recycling and trash to central waste stations at each complex
- see Off-Campus Housing for specific complex recycling information
Van crews:
- pick up recycling from central waste stations
- record recycling totals from each housing area on weekly tally sheets
- transport paper recycling to Campus Recycling Program warehouse
- transport glass, metals, plastic and drink box recycling to the BRING Recycling Center
*Van crew service of the residence halls typically totals around 40 hours per week.
Flow of Recycling from Off-Campus Housing
Recyclable materials deposited by residents at area waste stations è Recycling picked up by student van crews è Recycling transported to material processing facilities
- located 3 miles west of the UO campus
- composed of 404 apartments and duplexes
- made up of neighborhoods, each with an exterior central recycling/waste station (17 stations total)
- accepts glass, metals, plastic, drink boxes ("GMP" materials), paper and newspapers for recycling at recycling stations
- accepts corrugated cardboard at 7 of 17 stations
- collects newspapers in laundry rooms for recycling (serviced by the Eugene Mission)
- area office collects phone books and paper recycling of office staff
- on-site staff maintains corrugated cardboard recycling containers
- serviced by recycling van crews four times per week
- located 1/2 mile from the UO campus
- composed of 272 apartments
- made up of color-themed neighborhoods, each with an exterior central recycling/waste station (11 stations total)
- accepts takes glass, metals, plastic, drink boxes, paper and corrugated cardboard for recycling
- collects paper and plastic laundry supply containers in laundry rooms
- on-site staff responsible for emptying laundry room recycling to central stations and maintaining corrugated cardboard containers
- serviced by recycling van crews four times per week
East Campus
- located just east of UO campus
- made up of four housing clusters each with one central recycling/waste
area:
- Moon Lee Court - 6 units
- Columbia Terrace - 10 units
- Moss Street Apartments - 6 units
- Agate Street Apartments - 20 units
- accepts glass, metals, plastic, drink boxes, paper and corrugated cardboard for recycling
- serviced either by recycling van or bike crews twice per week
 Moon Lee |
 Columbia Terrace |
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Moss St |
 Agate St |
East Campus Graduate Village
- located on the east edge of UO Campus
- made up of 72 studios and apartments, divided between two buildings
- accepts glass, metals, plastic, drink boxes, paper and corrugated cardboard for recycling
serviced by recycling crews twice per week 
