Waste Recovery Services collects and disposes of waste on the Twin Cities Campus. We recover material resources from the solid waste stream and prevent the disposal of hazardous materials. We manage ReUse, Recycle, Zero-Waste, infectious waste and follow Minnesota's waste management hierarchy.
The practice of giving materials a chance to be utilized by someone else before sending out for disposal.
Composting organic waste into a soil amendment.
Materials collected on campus are hand-sorted and sent to be manufactured into new products.
Unrecoverable non-hazardous waste is incinerated for energy recovery.
Removing, transporting, separating, consolidaing and storing potentially hazardous materials and chemicals.
Waste Recovery Services Team
Key Locations
Key Waste Recovery Locations
Como Recycling Facility
612-625-6481
recycle@umn.edu
ReUse Warehouse
612-626-9152
See Hours
reuse@umn.edu
Waste Recovery Services Team
Assistant Director
Nick Kluge
ntkluge@umn.edu
Zero Waste Manager
Todd Tanner
tanne166@umn.edu
Recycling Coordinator
Ahnika Seifert
hesbj001@umn.edu
Operations Supervisor
Gary Vasko
gvasko@umn.edu
Executive Associate
Patti Storm
pstorm@umn.edu