Waste Management

PULLMAN, Wash. – Recyclables at Washington State University are collected in 1,600 recycling bins, moved and processed every day.

You might think chaos reigns if you’ve been out to the public recycling center on Grimes Road lately.   Just look for the newspaper bin. It doesn’t exist. Instead, newspapers are dumped into every bin, along with milk jugs and tuna cans, shampoo bottles and egg cartons. But there’s a method to the madness, said […]

WSU’s Materials and Resources Management unit was awarded a 2007 Governor’s Award for Pollution Prevention and Sustainable Practices in a ceremony at the state capitol on Oct. 9.  The award recognizes the accomplishments of WSU Central Stores, University Recycling, Surplus Stores and Compost Facility. Four organizations, including WSU’s Materials and Resources Management, received special recognition […]