Help make a positive impact on the environment and free up space during the plastic pot recycling event that runs from July 7 through July 28. Facilities Operations and Development (FOD) and the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) are teaming up to collect your unwanted plant pots, cell packs, and trays so that they can be recycled. Help keep material out of the landfill and promote sustainable gardening practices like reuse.
Event Details:
- Date: Monday, July 7 – Monday, July 28
- Location: By Old Laundry Building (near dumpsters in parking lot near UniPrint), 2560 Kenny Road
- Instructions: Pots must be free of soil, brushed out and stacked neatly inside the recycling carts lined with orange bags for easy collection. Empty any soil in the nearby green compost toters.
- Please bring only plastic items for recycling. At this time, we cannot accept pots made from peat, pulp, or other biodegradable materials.
- Please Note: The drop-off site will not be staffed.
All collected materials will be recycled through the Hefty ReNew Program through the Rumpke Material Recovery Facility in Columbus, Ohio. Any items that have reached the end of their useful life will be responsibly recycled.
Interested in doing more? Sign up for the free faculty and staff compost drop-off program to continue your involvement throughout the year.