Recycling Program
Susquehanna’s recycling program has grown significantly since 2005. What started as a student service project is now a campus employment program with a staff of more than 30. University Assistantship student and earth and environmental sciences major Melissa Hartley ’11 directs the program, assisted by faculty recycling coordinator Katherine Straub, Ph.D., associate professor of earth and geological sciences.
Recycling bins are located in every campus building, and are emptied and sorted by student workers. Recycled materials include plastic, glass, aluminum cans, mixed paper (including paperboard), newspaper, batteries, cell phones and inkjet cartridges. In addition, electronics are collected and brought to the HandUp recycling facility in Milton.
Susquehanna has a cooperative recycling agreement with the Borough of Selinsgrove. The university deposits its recyclable plastic and glass into the borough’s recycling containers on Sassafras St., and in exchange, Susquehanna student recycling workers staff the borough’s twice-monthly Saturday community recycling drop-off event.
The following are guidelines for what can and cannot be recycled:
| Item | What to Recycle | What not to Recycle |
| Plastic |
#1 (clear) and #2 (opaque) plastic bottles |
Plastics #3 - #7 Styrofoam, plastic bags, or any plastic not in a bottle shape |
| Glass | Clear, green, or brown glass Please remove caps and empty liquid |
Drinking glasses, light bulbs or anything not in a bottle shape |
| Aluminum | All aluminum cans Please empty liquid |
Steel or tin cans can be recycled in the box above the recycling bins in the hallway to the right of the dining hall |
| Newspaper | Newspapers Glossy inserts from newspapers |
Any other kind of paper (please put this in the paper bin instead) |
| Paper | Office and notebook paper Magazines, catalogs Books, phone books Construction paper Plain envelopes |
Envelopes with a plastic window Napkins or paper towels Paperboard (cereal boxes) |
| Cardboard | Corrugated Cardboard only Please set next to a trash can |
Paperboard (cardboard like cereal boxes, etc are made of) |
| Batteries | Recycle batteries in the Campus Center, in the box above the recycling bins in the hallway to the right of the dining hall | |
| Ink Cartridges & Cell Phones |
Ink cartridges and cell phones can be recycled in the collection boxes located on the first floor of every building. | |
| Plastic Bags | Plastic bags can be placed in the collection container in Degenstein Campus Center outside of Benny's Bistro. |
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