Advancing Waste Management Towards Zero Waste
Lehigh recognizes the role that eliminating, reducing, reusing, and recycling serves in decreasing the consumption of virgin resources and enhancing the sustainability of campus operations and maintenance. The more Lehigh faculty, staff, and students reduce, reuse, and recycle, the more Lehigh contributes to a sustainable environment.
What Are The Different Streams On Campus?
Trash
Lehigh is implementing innovative trash and recycling operational changes. These changes are increasing efficiency, saving money, and building a campus community for the 21st century!
Recycling
At Lehigh, clean and empty plastic bottles (no caps), glass, paper, and aluminum can be placed in the blue container. Cardboard should be placed next to the blue bin.
Plastic Film
Lehigh collects and recycles plastic film (plastic grocery bags, bread bags, case overwrap etc) separately from single stream recycling.
Batteries
Lehigh has a battery recycling program coordinated by Environmental Health & Safety and the Office of Sustainability. Two
Ink Cartridges
Lehigh collects certain types of ink cartridges from offices throughout campus and sends them to the Funding Factory for recycling.
Electronic Waste
Lehigh collects and recycles electronic waste (e-waste) at any time during the year.
Water Bottle Refill Stations
Since 2014, Lehigh has installed over fifty water bottle refill stations on campus. These stations have eliminated the use of over one million plastic water bottles. Click here to view a map of all the water bottle refill stations on campus.
Questions?
Contact Dan O'Brien, Associate Director, Custodial, Grounds and Athletics (djo318@lehigh.edu).