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Rockefeller University

Sustainability at The Rockefeller University

 

Recycling
Campus Grounds
Food Services
Energy Conservation
Construction
Other Efforts
What You Can Do
Info for Bicyclists

For more than 100 years, The Rockefeller University has been dedicated to the pursuit of science for the benefit of humanity. The University is equally dedicated to protecting and preserving the environment by integrating principles of sustainable development into all daily operations, process, and decisions whenever possible.

Dining in the CRC
The Collaborative Research Center, housing many of Rockefeller's laboratories, is a LEED certified green building.
Construction for new River campus
All new construction on the Rockefeller campus strives to minimize environmental impact. Wherever possible, recycled materials are used in construction.
Down in the basement inside Rockefeller
Recirculation and salvage technology recycles water needed in equipment and reduces nitrous oxide emissions from building gas boilers.
Biking on Rockefeller campus
Bicycle racks are provided for use by the Rockefeller community in several locations around campus.
View of the river and the construction
View of the construction for the new River campus
Dining in Weiss cafe
Dining spaces on campus, including Weiss cafe, encourage the use of reusable china and silverware over disposable products

Services and locations for recyclable items

Learn more about where you can recycle different types of items such as:

  • Alkaline and non-alkaline batteries
  • All computers and computer peripherals
  • Fluorescent bulbs
  • All inkjet and laser toners
  • Paper, cardboard, cans, bottles, cartons, metal and foil
  • Mercury and silver
  • Clothing

Bicycle rack locations

Bicycle racks are provided for use in several locations around campus:

  • 66th Street Gate parking lot
  • At the end of the 68th Street parking lot under the tennis court (by the staircase in the back)
  • To the right of the Bronk Laboratory entrance (on the plaza next to the Graduate Students Residence)
  • Behind Bronk Laboratory on the Peggy Rockefeller Plaza (for students only)
  • In front of the Greenberg building