Missouri State University

Recycling & Sustainability

Here at the Missouri State Bookstore, we're doing our part to help the planet.

  • Since Janurary 2009 We recycle approximately 50,000 lbs of cardboard and paper!

  • We are currently working on new initiatives for our 2009 year of recycling, let us know what we can do to improve.

For Resale to Our Customers
  • Remanufactured computer/printer ink
  • ECKO Flash drives that are packaged by 100% recyclables
  • Entire selection of Apple computers are considered “Green” www.apple.com/environment/
  • We carry some computer notebook bags that are made from recycled material
  • T-shirts made from recycled material (i e. Plastic Bottles)
  • Coffee Mugs
  • Recycled drinking containers (water bottles)
  • Recycled/biodegradable Pens and pencils
  • Recycled “Blue Books” used for testing in the classroom
  • Notebooks made from recycled paper (our computer lab paper books)
  • Always looking for more items…

Bookstore items

  • Our Missouri State Bookstore shopping bags are domestic plastic and biodegradable plastic bags
  • Our Textbook Reservation bags are also biodegradable.
  • We send in our ink cartridges from all our printers back to HP (our provider) to be recycled and then resold.