Recycling at Ohlone College
Recycling Procedure for the Fremont Campus
Help our under-staffed Facilities personnel keep our campus beautiful and environmentally sustainable by following these steps:
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Recycling is single stream, so paper, metal, glass, and plastic all go in the same bin.
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Little blue office bins* are not emptied by custodial staff. You are responsible for emptying your own small bin into the large, 50-gallon blue bins in the hallways.
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Share your knowledge with your office mates and students!
* If you need a recycling bin in your office or hallway, please email Facilities at facilities@ohlone.edu.
Recyling at the Newark Campus
Newark campus recycling is by blue office bins** or recycling stations in the first and second floor lobby.
** If you need a recycling bin in your office or hallway, please email Facilities at facilities@ohlone.edu.
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle Facts
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Re-using mugs or bottles every day reduces waste and saves more energy than recycling. -
Plastic bottles are made from petroleum and increases our dependence on oil.
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Plastic bottles contribute to a garbage patch in the Pacific Ocean the size of Texas. (Great Garbage Patch)
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Plastic bottles leach chemicals. It was recently discovered the chemical BPA is absorbed by our bodies and does not leave.
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Only approximately 12% of plastic bottles make it to the recycle bin.
Recycling at Home
Get is a list of what can be recycled at your home: Go to StopWaste.org Recycling Wizard and select your city from the "What Can I Recycle Curbside?" drop-down box.
This information is brought to you by the Ohlone College Sustainability Committee (contact Jeff Watanabe at jwatanabe@ohlone.edu to join).
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