Blue Bag

Recycling made easy

ASU will sunset the Blue Bag Program in the coming weeks and officially discontinue it as part of efforts to enhance the university’s sustainability initiatives. Please review the timeline below to prepare for this transition: 

• Nov. 3, 2025: Facilities Management will begin removing blue bags after completing requests to have them emptied.
• Dec. 1, 2025: Remaining blue bags will be collected, the service request form will be removed and the waste directory will be updated. 

If a blue bag near you is not removed by Jan. 1, 2026, please email Facilities Management. 

Learn more about the Blue Bag Program’s accomplishments, why it is being discontinued to deliver great environmental benefits and how to continue recycling common items.

The Blue Bag program complements the university’s widespread blue bin commingled recycling program. The following items are blue-bag friendly:

• Batteries - dry cell, non-rechargeable.
• Candy wrappers.
• Chip bags.
• Coffee pods, one-time use.
• Energy bar wrappers.
• Small eWaste such as calculators and MP3 players.
• Small toner cartridges.
• Spent pens and markers.
• Used plastic gift cards.
• Water filters.

How to recycle:

Blue bags are available free of charge to offices and departments on all ASU campuses. Request a blue bag for your kitchen, office suite or other common area.  

We currently have over 600 blue bags in service on Downtown Phoenix, Polytechnic, Tempe and West Valley campuses.

Read more about the Blue Bag program on ASU News:

• ASU Blue Bag recycling program expands beyond Tempe.

• ASU Blue Bag recycling program keeps trash out of the landfill.