PSU Recycles!PSU Recycles!

PSU Recycles! is a team within Facilities & Planning that services over 50 buildings on the Portland State University Campus and continues to. PSU Recycles! is dedicated to creating a sustainable campus by reducing waste, expanding recycling opportunities, and increasing campus recycling and composting rates. During 2006, PSU Recycles! was responsible for successfully diverting from landfills over 500 tons of paper; 30 tons of plastic, glass, and aluminum; 200 tons of materials such as Styrofoam, scrap metal, and yard and food composting. Moreover, PSU maintained an average recycling rate of 29.33%.

Recyclemania Competition: Final Results are in   

PSU competed for its third year in Recyclemania, a ten-week nation-wide recycling competition among colleges and universities across the United States. PSU competed against other schools to produce the least trash and maintain the highest average recycling rate.

Final Results

Stats

Recyclemania Event

Rank

Recycling diversion rate

22.46 %

Grand Champion

48th out of 88

Recycling per Person

10.31 lbs

Per Capita Classic

122nd out of 180

Pounds of waste per person

45.93 lbs

Waste Minimization

20th out of 95

Pounds of per person

2.66 lbs

7.18 lbs

Food Service Organics

Paper 

30th out of 45    

66th out of 163      

Submit a Work Order Request

Submit a work order request and we will help you with the following:

Special Events Recycling: Is your group hosting a special event? Would you like to have recycling containers at your event? PSU Recycles! can make it easy to recycle.

Office Clean-Out/Move-Out: If someone or several people in your department are moving or cleaning out offices, PSU Recycles! can provide you with recycling receptacles BEFORE you get started.

Contact Us

E-Mail: recycles@pdx.edu / Phone: 503-725-4300

Location: Second floor of PSU's Koinonia House, on the northeast corner of SW Broadway and Montgomery.

Please contact us with questions or comments regarding campus recycling. We welcome your participation in reducing PSU's waste stream and increasing the percentage of materials diverted from landfills.

Mailing Address:
Office of Facilities (FAP)
Post Office Box 751
Portland, OR 97207-0751

Mission

  1. Reduce the total amount of garbage and recyclable materials PSU generates.
  2. Eliminate recyclable materials found in the garbage through student, faculty, & staff education.
  3. Increase departmental participation in campus recycling.
  4. Efficiently collect and transport recyclable materials from buildings to collection sites.