What Does Arcadia Recycle?
- Light bulbs.
- Computers and associated parts.
- Clay from the pottery studio—reprocessed and reused.
- Diseased and/or hazardous tree removal, limbs and their associated leaves are ground up and used for mulch.
- Tree transplanting—in lieu of cutting down trees, Arcadia has transplanted (moved out of harm’s way) many large-caliber trees to other parts of campus.
- Building materials.
- Blacktop.
- Concrete.
- Office paper to include all shredded documents.
- Corrugated boxes.
- All automobile oils and fluids.
- Refrigerant oils and CFC refrigerant.
- All elevator oils.
- Cooking oils.
- Motor oil.
- Batteries.
- Silver nitrate is recovered from photographic developing processes.
- Toner cartridges.
- Tires.
- Commingled bottles, cans and plastic.
- Scrap metal, stainless steel, copper, iron and steel.
- Residence hall furniture and mattresses are donated to those in need.
- Classroom desks and furniture are donated to various organizations.
- Clothing and personal items left behind by students are sold as a fund-raiser for community service or donated to various organizations.