To learn about federal and state regulations related to waste management, check out the EPA and WI-DNR sites related to waste management and reduction.
Contact the Sustainability Coordinator if you have any questions about waste disposal and recycling on campus: sustainability@ripon.edu
Items which can be recycled or donated for reuse right here on campus!
(information about waste in the City of Ripon can be found at the bottom of this page; please scroll down)
Single-Stream recycling containers throughout campus can contain
Plastic (#1-#7)
Paper
Glass
Metal
Cardboard
In the residence hall bathrooms or at the end of each hall:
Empty personal care containers 
In the Lane Library printer room or at the Student Activities Office
MP3 players
Inkjet cartridges
Cell phones
Webcams
Computer mice
Laptop computers
Campaigns throughout the year
- clothing
- non-perishable food
- furniture
- books
- school supplies
Ripon College is one of the ten top campuses in the US recycling personal care containers (shampoo, conditioner, body wash, etc.) Student members of the Environmental Group of Ripon (EGOR), collect these containers in each of the residence hall bathrooms. The contents are periodically collected, boxed, and mailed to TerraCycle. TerraCycle uses these products and others it collects to make new items. In exchange, EGOR receives credit points they have used to support development projects in underserved communities in this country and abroad.
Look for TerraCycle bins in the bathrooms or at the end of your hall. In The Quads, the collection boxes are near the trash and recycling bins.
Have you seen this poster around campus and wondered what it means? Both recyclables and solid waste destined to the landfill in Berlin are collected by Waste Management at Ripon College. Conveniently, recyclables can be commingled, or mixed together, in one recycling container. Single-stream recycling means all recyclable materials pictured above (and in the posters above recycling containers on campus) can have empty plastic, glass, metal and paper placed in them!
In Spring 2013 we sorted trash from Storzer Gym and found that nearly 90% of the "trash" was actually recyclable.
Recycling is better for our environment, because it keeps reusable items out of landfills where they are lost forever. Recycling allows reusable items to be sold on the commodities market, contributing to our state's economy.
Recycled materials don't decay then release climate changing greenhouse gases.
Recycling is 60% cheaper for the college collecting and disposing waste headed to the landfill!
Now that you know, don't throw.
To see how all the Single-Stream recyclables get sorted, look at the video below from Waste Management's sorting facility in Germantown, WI.
The information above can be found in a handout shared with incoming students and parents during Summer Orientation.
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City of Ripon waste management
Information regarding waste off-campus in the city of Ripon can be found at the City's Department of Public Works website:
Recycling
COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS/CELL PHONES:
Grants Pack-N-Ship, 117 Watson St. 920-273-3044 all electronics
Ripon Public Library, 120 Jefferson St. 748-6160 small electronics
TELEVISIONS:
Grants Pack-N-Ship, 117 Watson St. 920-273-3044
TIRES:
Cliff’s Tire, 1049 W. Fond du Lac St. 748-6432
Payless Tire Service Center, 400 Blackburn St. 748-3333
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS:
Valley Trails Landfill, N9101 Willard Rd. Berlin 920-361-4995
MICROWAVE/DEHUMIDIFIER/AIR CONDITIONER
REFRIGERATOR/FREEZER:
Bluemke’s in Rosendale 1-800-236-2133
FLUORESCENT LIGHT BULBS:
Ace Hardware, 1085 W. Fond du Lac St. 748-3360
Ripon Electric, 510 Aspen St. 748-6606
ALL BATTERIES:
Grants Pack-N-Ship, 117 Watson St. 920-273-3044
Kutz Home Inprovement, 646 E. Oshkosh St. 748-6836
Ace Hardware, 1085 W. Fond du Lac St. 748-3360
OIL BASED PAINT/HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS:
Items only accepted once a year during Clean Sweep
WATER BASED/LATEX PAINT:
LATEX PAINT is not a hazardous material. To dispose of properly, open the lid, let the paint
dry out or solidify the paint by mixing with cat litter or sawdust. Once dry, the can and lid can
then be disposed of in the regular trash.
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