Outdoor

What We Recycle

We accept aluminum and #1 and #2 plastic only. You can recycle plastic bottles, including coke bottles, milk jugs, and detergent bottles. You cannot recycle plastic cups, yogurt cups, or plastic tubs. Please do not put paper, glass, or trash in the bins. Also, please help us by emptying out your beverage before recycling it; full beverages make a mess for our volunteers. Bottle caps can't be recycled, so you can throw those away.

How the Program Works

The program is a partnership between the Campus Environmental Center, UT Facilities Services, and student and staff volunteers. We have 25 big blue barrels outside on campus and a variety of bins inside UT buildings. Volunteers empty their recycling bins twice a week and then a student worker picks up the recyclables and delivers them to a local company.

Recycling Bin Locations

• Rec Center - 20th and San Jacinto bus stop

• San Jacinto Residence Hall - 21st and San Jacinto

• East Mall Fountain - below the fountain at the bus circle

• ART - 23rd and San Jacinto

• Jester - 21st and Speedway

• Gregory Gym - Gregory Plaza

• PCL - PCL Plaza

• East Mall - Speedway @ East Mall

• East Mall - between MLK statue and JGB

• ACE - at O's cart on Speedway

• 24th and Speedway - at Seattle's Best cart

• RLM - RLM plaza, east side

• SSB - Dean Keeton and University Ave.

• KIN - KIN entrance on Whitis

• Quad - University Ave. @ Littlefield Cafe

• CMA - 25th and Whitis

• GEA - 24th between GEA and BIO

• Hogg Auditorium - HMA entrance

• FAC - FAC entrance on West Mall

• Welch - between WEL and WCH

• GAR - Inner Campus Triangle

• Littlefield Fountain - between Fountain and BEN

Volunteer with us!

Each of our recycling bins is adopted by a volunteer; if you would like to adopt a bin, contact Outdoor@UTenvironment.org.