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News on campus sustainability initiatives, emerging programs, rankings, awards, student initiatives, green teams, and more from across the Cornell University campus.

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Tompkins County Recycling and Materials Management now charges a fee for all televisions and monitors.

Green waste bin

Find out where you can sustainably dispose of recyclable goods, and odd items like electronics, your energy bar wrapper and much more!

Cornell University plastic bag recycling bin.

Campus plastic bag recycling bins are being phased out across Cornell effective this summer, 2019. Learn why this effort is a part of a positive change in New York State recycling and single-use plastic laws.

Cornell RecycleMania Logo

See this year's rankings from Cornell's participation in the six week RecycleMania competition. 2019 marked the 10th year of competition with other campuses nationwide to reduce waste, increase recycling, and collect compostable and electronic recycling materials.

Humph-Frees Exchange sponsored by FCS green team

A new office supply re-use station has opened for employees in Facilities & Campus Services.

Case of baked goods in a dining location without individual plastic

A pilot in three campus retail locations has focused on reducing single-use plastic waste from individual baked goods.

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Cornell dove into its 10th year of participating in the sustainability contest “RecycleMania” — a continent-wide, two-month-long tournament in which universities compete to generate the least waste and recycle the most.

Mixed recyclable goods sorted by plastic type

It has been a year since China’s “Green Wall” took effect. If you've been struggling to understand the impact of recycling changes, take a look at this helpful summary of the impact on recycling rules in our community and across the U.S.

Cornell logo

Cornell’s Procurement and Payment Services is advancing the capacity for users on campus and central administrators to track sustainable purchases from different types of organizations.  The new tracking efforts will help demonstrate the percentage of funds spent supporting sustainable business.

recycling poster summarizing new rules

Only #1, #2, #5 plastics can be recycled on campus. Share these posters to spread the word.