Student Room Trash
Removal of trash from rooms is the responsibility of the room resident.

• Trash from your student room should be disposed of in the large trash barrels located in the trash room for your floor.
• If the trash barrels are full or you live in Parklawn or Mayflower Hall, dispose of trash in the building dumpster.
• Do not put trash in the hallway, toilet room, stairway, or any area other than the designated trash room.
• Do not place broken glass directly in a trash barrel; place it in a cardboard box or separate container, label, and leave in the trash room.
• Needles, syringes, and other potentially infectious sharps should not be placed in the trash barrel (refer to section about "How to Dispose of Syringes and Needles" below).
• University Housing will not dispose of large trash items, such as sofas or other furniture, TV sets, rolls of carpeting, etc. These items must be disposed of by the resident or they may be removed to the designated drop-off point at the end of the school year where they will be disposed of at no charge.

Recycling in the Residence Halls
Recycling is an option that is greatly encouraged in the residence halls.

• Students wishing to recycle newsprint or office paper may do so by placing these materials in the designated recycling container in your building.
• Several buildings have recycling drop-off barrels or stations located in the laundry rooms.
• Burge has a large, outdoor roll-off container for recycling.
• For the exact location of recycling containers in your building, contact your resident assistant or 24-hour desk.
• Note that for health and safety reasons, recyclable materials may not be collected in floor lounges, hallways, foyers, trash rooms, restrooms, or any space other than the designated recycling location.

How to Dispose of Syringes and Needles
Disposal of hypodermic needles requires special steps which the residence halls are available to help with.

• Syringes, hypodermic needles, and other sharps which may be considered infectious are not to be disposed of in any building trash container or dumpster.
• All such waste must be disposed of by the user in a designated sharps container.
• Sharps containers are available at the building information desks at no cost to residents who may need them.
• The person who generates the sharps waste is responsible for returning the full container to the building information desk.