Recycling Guidelines

At LSU, we use a dual-stream recycling system. Here are the guidelines to follow when depositing waste and recyclable materials:

  • Do:
    • Bag trash. All trash items must be bagged.
    • Deposit acceptable materials such as the following: plastic bags, utensils, straws, clamshells, black plastic, beverage cups, food, napkins, and soiled paper.
  • Do Not:
    • Deposit bulky waste. If you have bulky waste that must be disposed of, please contact us at sustainability@lsu.edu
    • Deposit prohibited materials such as the following: appliances, furniture, pallets, construction debris, or scrap metal.

  • Do:
    • Flatten loose, clean, and dry cardboard before depositing.
      Bag shredded paper in clear bags only.
    • Only use the side doors to deposit material.
  • Do Not:
    • Use the top lid to deposit material.
    • Deposit prohibited contaminants such as the following: coffee cups, napkins, food, soiled paper, foam/plastic packaging, hardcover books.

  • Do:
    • Deposit acceptable materials such as the following: metal cans and plastic bottles/jugs.
  • Do Not:
    • Deposit prohibited contaminants such as the following: plastic bags/utensils, plastic clamshells/cups, food or liquid, paper, or glass.

 

student carrying glass recycling bin

Specialized Recycling

Used alkaline or rechargeable batteries can be recycled in the following centralized locations on campus. (Lead-acid batteries should be picked up by Environmental Health & Safety - 225-578-5640)

  • Student Union – Information Center
  • Middleton Library – Room 126
  • UREC – Admin. Copy Room
  • Patrick F. Taylor – Atrium
  • Energy, Coast & Environment – First Floor Lobby
  • Frey Computing Services – 2nd Floor Admin. Area
  • Vet School – Various Locations
  • U-STORES – Lobby
  • Renewable Natural Resources – Lobby
  • Life Sciences Building - outside of Rm. 104
  • Life Sciences Annex
  • Digital Media Center - Lobby
  • Animal Science (Dalrymple)
  • Property Mgt (River Rd. Annex)

Desk-sized and larger printer toner and ink cartridges can be recycled at University Stores, or by emailing sustainability@lsu.edu

Vegetative debris and loose wood pieces may be brought to the Landscape Services roll-off lot and placed in the 30-yard roll-off container designated for the appropriate size of the vegetative debris.  The roll-offs are separated into larger pieces of debris (large branches, stumps, and logs) and smaller vegetative waste (leaves, grass, tiny branches), all of which gets reused as mulch.

Pallets can be picked up by the Recycling Office by emailing sustainability@lsu.edu

Scrap metal may be brought to the Landscape Services roll-off lot and placed in the 30-yard roll-off container designated for scrap metal.  This must be PURE scrap metal, and any equipment must have the fuel/oil completely drained out of it.

All electronics (including computers, cell phones, etc.) issued by LSU must be returned to Property Management when it is no longer needed (Property Management 578-6921).

LSU partners once per semester with the CACRC and LSU Property Management to hold an E-Waste recycling event for faculty and staff to bring electronic items to be given to Property Management and then recycled/reused in the future.

Please check our social media periodically or contact our office (sustainability@lsu.edu) for information on the next E-Waste collection event.

  1. Renewable Natural Resources (RNR) 
  2. 1st Floor - Lobby next to the elevator 
  3. Woodin Hall 
  4. 1st Floor- Outside room 106 
  5. Human Ecology Building 
  6. 1st Floor
  7. LSU Student Union 
  8. 2nd Floor- Column near the information desk
  9. French House 
  10. 1st Floor - Lobby or Student lounge 
  11. Howe-Russell Complex
  12. East Building - Inside doorway of atrium 
  13. AG Chemistry Building 
  14. 1st floor by elevator 
  15. Annie Boyd Hall 
  16. Evangeline Hall 
  17. Highland Hall 
  18. Energy, Coast and Environment Building 
  19. 1st Floor - near rotunda next to auditorium entrance 
  20. 1st Floor by elevator 
  21. 2nd Floor by elevator 
  22. Foster Hall (Museum of Natural Science) 
  23. Basement - East Side of basement 
  24. Sea Grant 
  25. Vet Med 
  26. Main Building
  27. 1st Floor Break Room 
  28. LADDL 
  29. Stephenson Clinic 
  30. 1st Floor Break Room