RECYCLING OPPORTUNITIES
Universal and E-Waste Collection
CCNY's Facilities Management and Planning and Environmental, Health and Occupational Safety Departments re-accept all college-owned monitors, computer components, and other electronic devices to prevent e-waste dumping in landfills and prevent leakage of such devices' toxic chemicals and acids from leaching into disposal sites.
The campus electronics are recycled year-round. Check list below for an overview of accepted electronic items & equipment that can be responsibly recycled.
If you have e-waste to be recycled, please submit a work order request to get it picked up.
Accepted Electronic Items for Recycling:
- Batteries
- Business Machines
- Cables & IT accessories
- Cameras
- Computer peripherals (mice, keyboards, webcams, speakers, microphones)
- Computers
- Copiers
- Electronics Scrap
- Fax machines
- Fluorescent lamps
- Gaming devices
- GPS units
- Lab & medical electronics
- Laptops
- Mainframe / midrange
- Mobile devices (cellphones, tablets, PDAs, MP3 players)
- Monitors
- Networking gear
- Phone systems
- Power supplies
- Printers & plotters (ink, toner, & cartidges)
- Routers & switches
- Scanners
- Scientific equipment
- Security equipment
- Servers & server racks
- Stereo equipment
- Storage devices (external hard drives, solid state drives, SD cards, memory cards, card readers)
- Telecommunications equipment
- TVs
- Terminals
- Typewriters
- UPS
- Video & audio equipment
- Wiring & cabling
Standardized Waste & Recycling Stations
We are looking into standardizing our waste stations to reduce confusion, promote better recycling behavior, and minimize campus plastic usage.
More details coming soon.
Lab Plastic Recycling
We've partnered with Polycarbin to help close the loop on the college's labs' most persistent waste stream - lab plastics! Right now, this is a pilot program, with limited availability. If your lab generates a consistent amount of lab plastics, and you would like to recycle them please reach out to us via [email protected] .
Below is Polycarbin's dashboard for recycled plastics from one of our labs:
COMPOSTING OPPORTUNITIES
CCNY's composting program turns your food scraps and organic waste into rich, finished compost - right on campus. Our two-bin system is managed by our Sustainability Coordinator, Benny's Urban Garden leads, and volunteers who weigh incoming organics, turn compost piles, and sift the finished product. Want to get your hands dirty? Email us to get involved.
Benny's Urban Gardens
Benny's Urban Gardens is located at the northside of the Bernard and Anne Spitzer Building, between the building and the stone wall. The compost bins are located near the eastern most beds. There will be signs above it explaining how to compost.
Garden Compost Dos:
Add:
- Browns (leaves, ripped/shredded cardboard, newspaper, untreated wood chips and sawdust, soil)
- Greens (kitchen scraps, lawn cuttings, disease-free plant material)
Garden Compost Don'ts:
Do not add:
- Bindweeds (any weeds with seeds)
- Dairy
- Diseased plant material
- Greasy food
- meat
- metal
- plastic
For more info, visit their website.
Sustainability Bio-Lab
Lab Compost Dos:
Add:
- Browns (leaves, ripped/shredded cardboard, newspaper, untreated wood chips and sawdust, soil)
- Greens (kitchen scraps, lawn cuttings, disease-free plant material)
Lab Compost Don'ts:
Do not add:
- Bindweeds (any weeds with seeds)
- Dairy
- Diseased plant material
- Greasy food
- meat
- metal
- plastic
Last Updated: 05/21/2026 11:35