Waste Reduction

Recycling on Campus

Recycling stations are available in every building on campus, including every residence hall. The college recycles aluminum cans, plastic bottles (#1 & #2), office paper and newspaper through Min-kota Recycling, Moorhead.

Bins for plastic and aluminum are in nearly every building, with office paper recycling bins available in every computer lab and a few other campus locations. Magazines and catalogs can be recycled in the post office, and newspapers can be recycled near all newspaper stands.

Tin, corrugated cardboard, and batteries are also recycled on campus. Tin recycling is available in residence hall kitchens and near the ATM in Knutson Campus Center. Corrugated cardboard can be flattened and left for recycling near any garbage or recycling bin. Batteries can be recycled near the post office boxes or at the Mugaas Physical Plant.

Concordia students are leading the way with glass recycling. Because Min-kota currently does not provide pickup services for glass, Concordia students are transporting the recyclables themselves. Green, brown and clear glass recycling bins are located in Offutt Concourse, Brown Hall, Knutson Campus Center and the Bogstad apartments.

Trashcan-Free Classrooms

Garbage cans are no longer in classrooms in Old Main, Academy, Bishop Whipple and Grose Hall. Students and faculty are encouraged to hold onto their recyclable items until they leave the classroom and can recycle them at one of the college’s many stations with separate receptacles for garbage, plastics and paper.

Reduced Printing

Concordia has a UniPrint system in the residence hall computer labs and the library. The UniPrint system can track paper usage and manage printing.

Often, students accidentally print additional copies of their papers by hitting print by mistake or not realizing which printer they are using. UniPrint requires that students type in their username and password at the printer before the paper is printed – dramatically reducing paper waste. The reduction should save paper and ink, as well as associated costs.

Learn More:
Recycling Off Campus
Waste Working Group


For more information, contact:

Dr. Joy Lintelman
Waste Working Group Chair

Information For:

current students
faculty and staff		 parents
alumni		 high school students
admitted students