Campus Facilities

Solid Waste Management & Recycling

MU Waste Stream Facts (2008)

  • Solid waste generated per year: 8,042 tons
  • Solid waste recycled per year: 1,942 tons

Each day, MU discards more than 44,000 pounds of trash and recycles 24 percent of it. Recycling saves MU more than $104,000 per year in hauling and disposal costs.

Image: Top view of a waste basket with crumpled paper inside, overlaid with a pie chart showing 44,066 pounds of trash are generated at MU each day, and 24 percent of that is recycled.

Please recycle and help reduce MU's environmental impact!

Recycling Programs

Recycling by the numbers

Contact Information


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