Save the earth: Recycle your stuff

Each month, MCC generates 62 tons of waste that goes to the landfill – but not for long. An expanded districtwide recycling program aims to reduce MCC’s footprint by making it easier for students and employees to recycle.

The expansion effort, coordinated by the MCC Green Initiatives Committee, means you’ll have more accessible and convenient ways to recycle, including small bins for individual office use and large bins in common areas.

The large bins will not only be easier to find – there are 215 new bins districtwide – but they will also allow for co-mingling of materials, which means you can toss all recyclables in one place.

Specifically, items collected in the bins include:
• newspaper
• catalogs
• ad inserts
• magazines
• phone books
• brochures
• office paper
• manila folders
• junk mail
• aluminum cans
• plastic containers numbered #1 through #7 (water bottles, yogurt tubs, takeout containers)
• carrier stock cardboard (soft drink cartons)
• chipboard (cereal boxes, shoe boxes)
• NOTE: corrugated cardboard (shipping boxes, paper-ream boxes) is NOT accepted in the co-mingled bins. Separate receptacles are used for this; check with your custodial service department to find out where.

For more information on materials that are and are not accepted, click here.

This recycling program is done in conjunction with Deffenbaugh Industries and is implemented by MCC custodial services.