A History of Yale Recycling

Did you know that Yale Recycling's first efforts began 39 years ago on Earth Day, 1970?

Find out more about our great program by reading its history!

The Secret Life of Paper

Where does paper go when you recycle it? Why should you change your paper habits? What can you do to reduce your paper footprint? This great video answers all these questions and more.

The Story of Stuff

The internet sensation that tells the story of the materials economy - that enormous, intricate, and essentially flawed system that brings everything we purchase into our lives and homes.

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Spring Salvage is back! After last spring’s 60-ton collection, student workers and Yale Recycling are gearing up for a new round of Yale’s annual Spring Salvage event. Blue recycling drums will be placed in dorm and residential college entryways throughout move out week, and from May 7th through May 28th, student workers will collect the items left behind by Yalies to recycle and reuse through donation to local and international charitable organizations.

Items ranging from furniture, clothing, books and school supplies, linens, and electronics can be donated to Spring Salvage during move out. Visit Spring Salvage's home page for additional information on the Spring Salvage process, items suitable for donation, and the history of the program!

RecycleMania 2009 Results:

Yale Comes in 4th Among Ivies in RecycleMania Finals

The good news is that Yale finished in 4th place among the Ivy League schools participating in the judged section of RecycleMania. The bad news is that, in the final tally, there were only 5 Ivy League schools participating in that arena of the contest. The really bad news is that a certain school in Cambridge beat us by nearly 10 percentage points.

The percentages given are the recycling rates for each school over the 10-week period of RecycleMania.

1st Harvard 29.63%
2nd Princeton 28.82%
3rd UPenn 21.36%
4th Yale 20.92%
5th Brown 18.06%

In overall scoring the big honors went to schools outside of the Ivy League.

1st California State University – San Marcos 78.09%
2nd Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering 64.22%
3rd New Mexico State – main campus 64.02%
4th Mass. Maritime Academy 63.29%
5th Kalamazoo College 63.28%
6th Rutgers University 60.01%
7th College of William & Mary 59.05%
8th Tacoma Community College 56.68%
9th MiraCosta College 55.38%
10th Colorado State University 54.08%

Contact Yale Recycling (recycling@yale.edu/ 203-432-6852) with any questions about how you can help Yale out and recycle right!