The Office of Environmental Health & Safety is responsible for Slippery Rock University's Recycling Program. Since its inception in 1989 the Slippery Rock University Recycling Program has been committed to making SRU a cleaner and more environmentally friendly campus for everyone. During the past nine years the Recycling Program has diverted over 3.6 million pounds of recyclable material from the university waste stream.

As a result of these efforts the Recycling Program has received the Pennsylvania Waste Watchers Award the past two years for the institutional recycling collection program category. This annual award started in 1998 is sponsored by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), Public Recycling Officials of Pennsylvania (PROP), and Pennsylvania Waste Industries Association (PWIA) to help encourage recycling statewide. Slippery Rock University is one of five colleges across the state to receive the award including one of two schools in the State System of Higher Education. It is the only school besides Penn State to receive it two years in a row.

The success of the SRU Recycling Program is just one example of the many successful environmental programs at the university that exemplify the university's commitment to the environment as stated in its mission statement. Through the cooperation of students, faculty, and staff the goal of the recycling program is to continue to increase the recycling effort on campus, and to make the program more efficient and convenient for everyone.

The SRU Recycling Program encourages any suggestions or comments that may help achieve these goals in order to continue the university's commitment to a healthier environment. For more information on the university's recycling program, you can contact the Office of Environmental Health & Safety at 724-738-2465.