Recycling

Williams collects paper, newspaper, cardboard, plastic, glass and metal containers, and batteries for recycling. Recycling from residence hall common rooms go into the central Waste Rooms (often labeled Trash Rooms), which are typically in basements. Recycling containers for paper, glass, plastic, and metal are available in public areas across campus. Individual offices have paper recycling containers, as do classrooms.

  • Our campus Recycling Team pick up the recyclables once a week and take them to certain locations around campus until our recycling hauler, Casella (formerly T.A.M.) hauls it to their recycling center in Pownal, VT.  From there, the co-mingled plastics, tin, aluminum, and glass go to Casella Auburn MRF (Material Recovery Facility) in Auburn, MA to be separated.  The scrap metal goes to Brownell’s in Wallomsac, NY.  Paper and cardboard is processed and baled at the Casella facility in Pownal then taken to Westrock in Syracuse, NY.  The final destination of plastic and glass varies.

 

Mask Recycling

The college has partnered with TerraCycle to collect and recycle disposable masks, i.e., the N95s, KN95s, and other varieties we’ve been relying on for the past weeks. Help us collect and properly recycle them so that they don’t end up in the landfill, on the sidewalk, or in the ocean. Collection boxes are located in:

Don’t throw your used masks away anymore, bring them to a collection box near you. Thank you for your support!