{"id":9146,"date":"2025-01-14T14:02:17","date_gmt":"2025-01-14T19:02:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/sustainability\/?page_id=9146"},"modified":"2026-08-14T08:54:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T12:54:15","slug":"move-in-programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/sustainability\/events\/move-in-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Move-In Recycling Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":0,"parent":286,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"class_list":["post-9146","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"lead_in":"","display_title":"","subtitle":"A temporary recycling program for carboard boxes and Styrofoam packaging during first-year move-in that occurs during move-in at the start of each fall semester","call_to_action":"","hero_image_placement":"right_image","hero_media":"images","hero_pattern_option":"","hero_video":"","hero_image_landing":9186,"hero_image_landing_two":"","hero_image_landing_three":"","content_modules":[{"acf_fc_layout":"text","anchor":"","css_class":"pt-15 mt-0","title":"","content":"When students move in to campus, there is an influx of cardboard boxes and packaging material. This program helps to ensure that boxes are properly recycled and offers an option to recycle foam temporally. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/reslife\/first-year\/opportunities.html\">EcoReps<\/a> are here to help during first-year move-in.\r\n\r\n<strong>2026 Move-In Recycling Program Dates:<\/strong> Monday, August 24 and Tuesday, August 25.\r\n<h2>What is recyclable during this event?<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Clean, flattened cardboard boxes. Tape is okay.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Block or molded Styrofoam material only. No glue or tape.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nStyrofoam is only recyclable through special collection programs. During student move-in, the University partners with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thermalfoams.com\/\">Thermal Foams<\/a> to recycle Styrofoam collected during this time period.\r\n<h3>Unaccepted materials<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Water, grease, paint, or chemicals<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Packing peanuts, rolled foam, or other materials<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>How do I recycle materials during this event?<\/h2>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Remove any material from inside cardboard boxes.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Flatten cardboard boxes.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Bring flattened cardboard and Styrofoam to the lounge on your residential hall floor.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>EcoReps will help bring the material to where it needs to go.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>","background_color":"#ffffff","width":"width-medium"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","anchor":"","css_class":"","title":"<h2>Where does the material ultimately end up?<\/h2>","content":"Get details by material type below.\r\n<h3>Styrofoam<\/h3>\r\nEcoReps will help bring Styrofoam to the locations below. From there it is delivered to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thermalfoams.com\/\">Thermal Foams<\/a> to be recycled. Please note this is happening on August 24 and August 25, 2026, only.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><strong>Sue B:<\/strong> Basement, Loading dock<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Gilbert:<\/strong> 1st Floor, Community Room<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Tiernan:<\/strong> 1st Floor, Community Room<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Hoeing:<\/strong> 1st Floor Lounge<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Genesee:<\/strong> 3rd Floor, Common Lounge<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3>Cardboard<\/h3>\r\nEcoReps will help bring flattened cardboard to these temporary collection locations:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><strong>Sue B:<\/strong> Loading dock in the back of the building (Take elevator\/stairs to the basement and use door straight ahead)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><strong>Genesee Hall:<\/strong> On sidewalk in front of building<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Gilbert\/Hoeing:<\/strong> Behind Goergen Athletic Center (On Faculty Rd., across the street from Gilbert\/Hoeing)<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Tiernan:<\/strong> On Fraternity Rd. business parking spot (In front of Sig Ep)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h5><strong>Additional locations for Upperclass students<\/strong><\/h5>\r\nWhile assistance from the EcoReps is only available in first-year student housing, upperclass students moving in should flatten and recycle their cardboard as well. Additional\u00a0 temporary collection containers are located here:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><strong>Hill Court: <\/strong>There is one container between Munro and Slater and another on the hill in front of Chambers.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Jackson Court: <\/strong>On Towers Road, at the Sage loading dock (near Wilder Tower)<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Residential Quad:<\/strong> In addition to the container behind Goergen Athletic Center (see above), there is another container located in the parking spots in front of The Bridge Area Office (Sigma Epislon House) on Fraternity Road.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","background_color":"#f4f4f4","width":"width-medium"}]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Move-In Sustainability Programs - 糖心传媒<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn about cardboard and foam recycling options during move-in dates at the University of Rochester dorms.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/sustainability\/events\/move-in-programs\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Move-In Sustainability Programs - 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