 ASI Recycling Center - Part of the Solution Since 1970
The Associated Students, Inc. Recycling Center at CSULB
The Associated Students Recycling Center at CSULB is an award-winning, State-certified drop-off facility and redemption center. It manages beverage container and University Student Union recycling, and provides a convenient location where students and community members can donate recyclable materials and redeem their CA Redemption Value beverage containers.
In an average month the Recycling Center collects and processes over 110,000 pounds of material that might otherwise be disposed of in landfills. This includes approximately 300,000 beverage containers. The aluminum cans recycled at the center in one month save the equivalent of 7,488 gallons of gasoline or enough energy to operate a television 24 hours per day for 55 years. The soda and water bottles recycled each month conserve 88,000,000 BTUs. The paper recycling each month conserves 213,500 gallons of water and 518 trees. One month’s glass recycling saves 3,650 pounds of mining waste.
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Hours of Operation:
Closed on ALL Tuesdays. Closed most major holidays.
For DROP OFF, we are open on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm and on Saturday and Sundays from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.
For BUY BACK, we are open Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday from 10:00 am to 4:30 pm and on Saturday and Sundays from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.
Recycling Center Location:
The Recycling Center is located at the northwest point of the campus at approximately 5800 Atherton Street, across the parking lot from the Pyramid. At this location the Associated Students, Inc. operates both as the community drop off program and the CRV program. CAMPUS MAP.
The Recycling Center consists of an elevated circular drive-up ramp, sunken containment area for roll-off collection bins, and a materials handling/storage yard.
History:
Ecology-minded students started a recycling program in 1970. As they identified a need for a campus-recycling facility, the Associated Students Recycling Center was established in 1971.
In the early days the students worked as volunteers and the Center consisted of a couple of 55-gallon drums that separated different glass, newspaper, and aluminum cans. When the drums got full, the students rented a truck with a lift gate and took them to a recycling facility. Any money they made usually paid for the rental of the truck.
The existing recycling center at 5800 Atherton Avenue was built in 1976 with funding from Associated Students, Inc. and the City of Long Beach.
Today, the ASI Recycling Center is one of the largest transfer stations on a college campus in the State of California
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