Where to Recycle

Washington and Lee University’s recycling program is a separate stream operation which means that participants must separate the recyclable materials at the collection stations. Please remember that the contents of recycling containers that are contaminated with other recyclable materials or trash will not be recycled, they must be taken to the local landfill. For a description of the materials that we recycle, see the how to recycle page.

Upperclassman Housing - Fraternities, Sororities, Woods Creek, Gaines

Off Campus Housing

Academic Buildings

FRESHMAN HOUSING

Graham-Lees Recycling

The following materials are recycled in all dorms: mixed paper, aluminum cans, glass containers and plastic #1 - #7. Detergent bottles and other plastics are also recycled in the laundry rooms. For more information on how to recycle these items and more, please see how to recycle. There are collection stations for each material located at the breezeway of Baker Dorm and the tunnel at Graham-Lees Dorm. Residents may request the use of a crate for their room to collect and transport recyclables to the station. These crates (20" x 24" x 13" high) must be left in your room at the end of the year. Contact your RA or DC or Facilities Management for a crate or to have a crate picked up.

Gaines Hall Recycling

UPPERCLASSMAN HOUSING - FRATERNITIES

Davidson Park Aluminum Can Recycling (Behind Phi Psi Fraternity)

Each fraternity is responsible for establishing a recycling program for the house. Aluminum cans, mixed paper, newspaper, plastic containers #1 - #7, cardboard and tin cans may be recycled but there is no glass recycling available for the fraternities. For more information on how to recycle these items and more, please see how to recycle. Containers, signage and help with program establishment are provided by Facilities Management. There may also be someone in the house who will volunteer to be a recycling advocate. This person could be a a brother, cook or custodian. An advocate educates the house community about recycling and helps facilitate the house program.

UPPERCLASSMAN HOUSING - SORORITIES

The following materials are recycled at the sorority houses: aluminum cans, mixed paper and plastic containers #1 - #7. Dining services recycles cardboard in the dumpsters behind the house as well as tin cans. For more information on how to recycle these items and more, please see how to recycle.

UPPERCLASSMAN HOUSING - WOODS CREEK

Woods Creek Central Recycling

The following materials are recycled in Woods Creek Central: aluminum cans, mixed paper, plastic containers #1 - #7 and glass containers. Detergent bottles and other plastics are also recycled in the laundry rooms. For more information on how to recycle these items and more, please see: how to recycle. Residents may request the use of a crate for their room to collect and transport recyclables to the station. These crates (20" x 24" x 13" high) must be left in your room at the end of the year. Contact your RA or Facilities Management for a crate or to have a crate picked up.

UPPERCLASSMAN HOUSING - GAINES

Gaines Hall Recycling

The following materials are recycled in all dorms: mixed paper, aluminum cans, glass containers and plastic #1 - #7. Detergent bottles and other plastics are recycled in the laundry room. For more information on how to recycle these items and more, please see how to recycle. There are collection stations for each material located in the trash rack. Residents may request the use of a crate for their room to collect and transport recyclables to the station. These crates (20" x 24" x 13"high) must be left in your room at the end of the year. Contact your RA or Facilities Management for a crate or to have a crate picked up.

OFF CAMPUS HOUSING

No recycling services are provided by the University for off campus housing. Rockbridge County operates three recycling centers for use by city and county residents. These centers are located at the College Square Shopping Center (at the first stop light north of the river on US Route 11 north, directions), Fairfield (directions) and Murat (directions). The following materials are recycled at these centers: mixed paper, aluminum cans, glass containers, plastic #1 - #7, cardboard, newspaper and tin cans. For more information on how to recycle these items and more, please see how to recycle.


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Fairfield Recycling Center
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Murat Recycling Center

ACADEMIC BUILDINGS

Clean mixed paper is recycled in all academic buildings. Faculty and staff can request a blue plastic desk-side can or crate measuring 20" x 24" x 13" for collection and transport of materials to recycling stations. Individuals are responsible for emptying these into larger blue collection cans located in the hallways. The regular pick up schedule for these cans is Tuesday and Thursday mornings.

"Clean mixed paper" includes computer and copier paper, hard back books, junk mail, newspapers and magazines. Staples do not need to be removed and an occasional paper clip is OK but metal or plastic spiral bound material is not. Please do not put corrugated cardboard, food containers or trash in the mixed paper bins. Many other materials are recycled on campus. For more information on how to recycle these items and more, please see how to recycle.

The following is a list recycling stations on campus and the materials accepted in addition to mixed paper:

DuPont Hall	Plastic, Aluminum, Glass
Science Center (Parmly, Howe and the Science Addition)	Plastic, Aluminum, Cardboard
Leyburn Library	Plastic, Aluminum, Newspaper
Huntley Hall	Plastic, Aluminum
John Elrod University Commons	Plastic, Aluminum, Newspaper, Cardboard
Law School	Plastic, Aluminum, Glass, Newspaper, Cardboard