In Spring of 2002, the TAMU Recycling Program kicked off its first pilot residence hall recycling program in Legett Hall, an all-female hall on the north side of campus. At a series of floor meetings, the program was introduced to residents and small individual containers were distributed to each room within the hall. The residents of Legett collected all types of paper, cardboard, and ink cartridges for recycling. A central collection station was set up in the hall’s basement lounge where residents could empty their room containers.

Step 2: Hobby Hall Pilot Recycling Program

Due to the success of the program, the Recycling Program was proud to continue the in-house recycling program in Legett Hall during the 2002 – 2003 academic year. We also decided to initiate another pilot program in a hall with a much different style than Legett to determine if it would be just as successful. When Hobby Hall, a co-ed modular-style hall also on the north side, had its sprinkler system installed, it became our choice. Again our program was a success; Hobby collected 2,592 pounds of paper and 4 ink cartridges in 8 months.

Step 3: Expansion to Mosher and Schuhmacher Halls

Based on our past residence hall recycling programs, in the 2003 - 2004 academic year, we chose to continue our expansion of the program to include Mosher and Schuhmacher Halls. These programs will operate in the same way as the Legett and Hobby Hall programs. We hope to one day offer in-house recycling to all residence halls on campus!

Track the progress of the four current TAMU Residence Hall Recycling Programs. If you have questions about the program, please contact Susan Russell at srussell@ppgw.tamu.edu.

Hobby Hall
Number of Residents: 238 Location of Collection Station: First floor TV lounge Part of official recycling program since: October 2002

Monthly Collection Totals (in pounds)
September	n/a	February	190
October	524	March	563
November	432	April	383
December	716	May	648
January	0	Grand Total	3,456