Recycling, Composting, and Waste
Through policies adopted by Butler’s Operations/Facilities and Building Services departments, the University is able to save materials that would be sent to the landfill:
- Butler University utilizes a single-stream recycling program that recycles all paper products, plastics #1 and #2, aluminum, and glass. Items are collected at more than 90 recycle stations located throughout various campus building hallways and outdoors.
- Butler’s Building Services collects used batteries, light fixtures and ballasts, empty toner cartridges, laptops, tablet batteries, and electronic cabling from offices, departments, and residence halls on an as-needed basis and recycles them. (To recycle batteries, please interoffice mail them to Tim Downs, Service Center, Room 118/Operations or drop them off in Gallahue Hall, Room 118, M–F 8:00 AM–5:00 PM).
- Used and outdated furniture is donated to Indianapolis’ local branch of the St. Vincent DePaul Catholic Charitable Organization.
- Any usable older computers, printers, fax machines, copiers, and monitors are sold through Christy’s Auction House.
- All landscaping waste is kept out of campus waste receptacles.
- As required by LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) for new construction and renovations, 90 percent of construction debris is diverted from landfills, including scrap metal, bricks, and old/unused wood.
- All old carpeting removed during building renovation is recycled.
- Hinkle Fieldhouse seats were salvaged during the renovation project and sold to the public.