Campus Facilities

Solid Waste Management & Recycling

MU Waste Stream Facts (2007)

  • Solid waste generated per year: 7293 tons
  • Solid waste recycled per year: 1919 tons

Each day, MU discards more than 30,000 pounds of trash. More than 8,000 pounds — 4 tons — of that trash could easily be recycled! Recycling saves MU $103,000 per year in hauling and disposal costs.

Please recycle and help reduce MU's environmental impact!

MU Campus Recyling Information

Image: Top view of a waste basket with crumpled paper inside, overlaid with a pie chart showing 30,000 pounds of trash are generated at MU each day, and 27 percent of that is recyclable material.

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