TCU Sustainability Program

Welcome to TCU’s Sustainability
web site! Here you can find information
on TCU's efforts to create a more sustainable culture and campus. With many sustainable initiatives established, TCU is demonstrating its mission of “Think Purple, Live Green!” Browse our website for information, events, and how you can get involved.

Be sure to like our Facebook page, "Sustainability at TCU" to stay updated with the latest sustainability happenings and feel free to contact us at sustainabilitytcu@gmail.com if you have ideas, questions, or concerns. Thank you!

What CAN be recycled into the tan dumpsters on campus:

Clean paper and cardboard: flattened cardboard, newspapers, inserts, magazines, phonebooks, paperback books, mail
Paper food containers: clean paper cups, milk and juice cartons, juice boxes, frozen food boxes

Glass bottles and jars: all colors and sizes
Plastic containers: plastic cups, bottles, jugs, plastic jars
and tubs
Cans: Aluminum, tin, and clean scrap metal, empty
aerosol cans, scrap metal and small metal appliances

What NOT to put in tan dumpsters:

Food-soiled paper towels, napkins and non-coated paper plates • Computers, TVs • Fluorescent bulbs & tubes
Motor Oil • Hazardous Waste • Liquid Paint • Ceramics Hoses• Needles, syringes • Yard trimmings

Concrete, rocks, dirt • Propane Tanks • Cooking oil

Loose or hot ashes • Loose cat litter • Loose packing pellets

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