Specialty Items

Lafayette is committed to achieving a 40% diversion rate from the landfill by 2030 and 60% by 2035. Not all items can go in the traditional recycling waste stream, but that doesn’t mean they have to go to the landfill. Through partnerships with various TerraCycling programs, Lafayette offers recycling for the following items:

Writing Utensils
Oral Waste
Snack wrappers
Candy wrappers

What specialty items are accepted and where do I put them?

There are separate boxes for each category of waste; please make sure to place your waste in the correct container.

Category	Description	RISC Outside of Rm 203	Lower Farinon
Writing Utensils	Pens, pencils, markers, highlighters	X And select department locations.
Oral Waste	Tooth brushes, toothpaste tubes, floss containers	X
Snack Wrappers	Chip bags, granola bar wrappers, etc.	X	X
Candy Wrappers	Chocolate bar wrappers, hard candy wrappers, etc.	X	X During October

Where can I go for more information?

https://www.terracycle.com/en-US/
https://www.rubicon.com/trick-or-trash/
Reach out to sustainability@lafayette.edu
Would your department like to host a bin for writing utensils? Any box/bin can be used and when full, contents can be brought to the RISC 203 collection box for recycling.