04/21/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/21/2026 13:12
Northwest's Recycling Center is located at the 1100 block of Icon Road and open to the community. (Northwest Missouri State University photo)
Northwest Missouri State University's Recycling Center will operate with limited hours during the summer months, beginning Monday, April 27.
The Recycling Center, located in the 1100 block of Icon Road, will open from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. The facility will be closed on Saturdays and Sundays.
Additionally, the Recycling Center's weekly document shredding service will be discontinued after Thursday, April 23. Until that date, shredding is available on Thursdays, from 8 a.m. to noon. The document shredding fee is 25 cents per pound.
The drive-through facility accepts cardboard, paper, glass bottles and jars, aluminum drink cans, metal food cans and No. 1 and No. 2 plastic bottles and jugs.
For more information about Northwest's recycling operations and the types of materials it accepts, visit https://www.nwmissouri.edu/services/sustainability/recycle.htm.