Recycling around campus:
There are 485 recycling bins throughout TCC's campus. Do "your" part!

Yellow Bins:

* Newspapers (with glossy ad inserts)
* Magazines & Catalogs
* Hard and Soft Covered Books
* Envelopes & Junk Mail
* Pizza Boxes (emptied)
* ‘To Go’ Boxes & Paper Bags
* Cardboard Boxes
* Computer Paper
* Office Paper

Blue Bins:

* Plastic Milk Containers
* Soft Drink Bottles
* Shampoo Bottles
* Laundry & Detergent Bottles
* Plastic #1 and #2
* Food Beverage Bottles & Jars

Green Bins:

Aluminum Beverage Cans (Emptied)

Where does the recycled materials go?

Norcal Waste Systems, Inc. is a leader in recycling material. Norcal provides pick up services each month at all the designated recycling points. Each year California awards companies for their outstanding efforts to reduce waste and protect the environment. It's called the Waste Reduction Awards Program (WRAP), and is sponsored by the California Integrated Waste Management Board - the state's primary recycling agency and part of the Environmental Protection Agency. Norcal Waste Systems, Inc. has been recognized as a company that strives to reduce, reuse, recycle and buy recycle-content products as part of their environmentally preferable business practices.

2nd Place Recycle Mania 2008
RecycleMania is a friendly competition among university recycling programs in the N orth America. During the 10-week period from late-January to early-April, schools compete to see which institution can collect the largest amount of recyclables from residence halls, on-campus apartments and dining halls. Schools report measurements on a weekly basis in pounds recycled per student living on campus. TCC took 2nd place at this years' Mania event. Thank you for doing your part!