Sustainability

Northwest participates in the univeristy's sustainability efforts.

Recycling

Harvard uses single-stream recycling, which means that all cans, bottles, paper, cardboard and plastics can go in the same bin. All offices, reception areas, classrooms, and meeting rooms should have a recycling bin as well as a trashcan. The bins will be emptied as needed. There are also compost bins for food waste in the café, as well as throughout the building. Items such as batteries and old keys should be dropped off in electronics recycling bucket in the trash room at the shipping area on L1. If you have large electronics to be recycled, please contact the Building Operations Office and we will arrange for pick-up. Please erase hard drives before recycling computers.

We recommend taking the FAS Recycling Quiz. It will only take a few minutes of your time, and you may learn a bit more about what we can recycle at Harvard: https://harvardofs.wufoo.com/forms/fas-recycling-quiz/

If you’d like to learn more about Harvard’s efforts to reduce energy use and save resources across the campus, visit the Office For Sustainability webpage.