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For issues or questions related to recycle pick-up
Phone: 206-281-2330
Email: recycling@spu.edu
About Ecovive Recycle
Seattle Pacific first instituted a formal recycling program in 1991. Within two years, 15% of campus waste was being diverted from the landfill.
Since then, Ecovive has grown into a comprehensive recycling network responsible for recycling the following items:
| Paper Plastics Glass Aluminum cans Packing peanuts Books & Magazines Cardboard |
Computers & Monitors (CIS) Printer cartridges Grass clippings Flowerbed material Leaves & Tree branches Surplus furnishings Motor oil & filters |
Anti-freeze Batteries Scrap metal Appliances Fluorescent light bulbs Used Freon |
Every office space and dorm room on campus is provided with a recycling receptacle, which can be emptied into central collection bins located within each office building or residence hall floor. Student workers empty these centralized bins into vendor-serviced dumpsters.
In addition to this year-round program, expanded recycling services are offered at the beginning and end of each academic year to assist in handling the added volume of materials associated with student move-in and move-out.
Now in its 18th year of operation, Ecovive owes its success to the coordination of campus community members, student employees, Building Maintenance staff, and multiple haulers.
Our last waste audit revealed that Seattle Pacific recycles 52% of its waste stream (by weight), putting us on track to meet the City of Seattle's goals of a 60% recycle rate by 2012 and a 72% recycle rate by 2025.