Donation Drive Thru Event: Donate and Recycle to help the SU Community!

Join us on May 3rd from 7:00am-3:00pm at 105 Power Street for our Donation Drive Thru Event (look for the Blue Recycling Banner). We will be collecting any gently used items, please view the list above. Got any obsolete/broken/unwanted electronics and small appliances? Bring them along! We are dedicated to responsible recycling and diverting materials…

Help Make a Difference and Clean Up Our Beach – Volunteers Needed!

Join Salisbury University’s Recycling Program on Saturday, September 14th from 9-11am as we invite SU affiliated students and employees to our Coastal Cleanup Event at Assateague State Park, MD. This is a chance to make a positive impact and earn some community service hours in the process. As this is a fantastic way to give back…

New Recycling Initiative in Staff and Faculty Offices

Hello SU Staff and Faculty, Welcome back to campus!  The Spring ’24 semester has begun and the students have returned with high energy and excitement!  I hope that everyone has another fantastic semester at SU.  As classes start once again, I want to provide an update on our new recycling initiatives in our major academic…

2024 Campus Race to Zero Waste 8-week National Competition

Last year, Salisbury University placed in the top 25 percent in the 2023 Campus Race to Zero Waste National 8-week Competition. SU competed in the “Per Capita Classic” with an estimated 13.109 lbs per capita of recycling. The 2023 national competition cut out approximately 205 million pounds of waste that got donated, composted, and recycled….

Need to declutter or clean out your office?

Getting ready for winter break? Cleaning out your office? Retiring? We are here to help! Submit a  Physical Plant Work Order for any office clean outs or moves. We have large, temporary recycling bins, trash cans, and locked shred bins to assist with your clean out. You fill them up and we sort it! If…

New Recycling Initiatives Beginning Spring ’24 Semester

In a cross-department collaborative effort, Salisbury University will be implementing new recycling initiatives starting Spring ’24 semester.  Working together SU’s Office of Sustainability, Horticulture-Recycling Program, and Physical Plant-Facilities Services have identified multiple ways the campus community can work together to increase SU’s recycling rate, decrease the amount of waste SU sends to the landfill, and…

“Questions about SU Recycling?”

Pictured above are accepted recyclable items at SU. SU’s recycling goes to a Material Recovery Facility in Delaware for sorting and processing. You can find a video tour along with other SU Recycling information on our webpage. Please submit any recycling questions to Recycling@salisbury.edu and follow us on Instagram to see what the Recycling Staff…

Give & Go Donation Drive-Through for Students and Employees, give your stuff a new life!

On December 8th from 7am-2:30pm the Recycling Department will be hosting their Give & Go Donation Drive at the SU Recycling Facility, 105 Power Street. This donation drive is available to all SU employees and off-campus students to participate by donating gently used items and recycling any broken/unwanted/obsolete electronics and appliances. This will be a…

Recycling at Salisbury University

Salisbury University’s Recycling Program has been expanding! New programs are being introduced every semester, some of which are the well-known Give & Go, Food Waste Challenge, and the Zero Waste Starter Kits. The Recycling Department would like to share that the University’s Recycling Policies & Procedures have been updated, which can now be found on…

SU Celebrates International Coastal Cleanup Day

By SU Public Relations SALISBURY, MD—Salisbury University volunteers flocked to the beach for International Coastal Cleanup Day.  The inaugural beach cleanup event, sponsored by SU’s Recycling Department, drew over 100 students, employees and alumni volunteers to Assateague State Park, where they collected more than 115 pounds of trash.    For freshman environmental studies major Brynn…