Administration and Facilities

DOCUMENT SHREDDING/RECYCLING

Dates: October 16, 2026 through October 27, 2026

Overview of Event:

The University has set up a program so the community can have documents, that are no longer needed, shredded/recycled. If a department requires bins to assist with the recycling of these items, they will be able to request from Facilities, via work order, a Bin to be deployed to their location from October 16^th to October 27th. Facilities will pick up the Bins from the departments on starting on October 27^th through Wednesday November 3rd. There are 80 secured bins that will be deployed on a first come first serve basis.

Secured bins are locked bins so that confidential and sensitive documents can be shredded.

The process for obtaining Recycling Bins is as follows:

Campus Departments have to submit a Work Order to Facilities to get a recycling bin by Thursday October 15th. There are 80 secured bins available for deployment on a first come first serve basis.
Facilities deploy bins to departments on October 16^ththrough October 20^th.
Departments have until the end of the day, Tuesday October 27th, to fill bins.
Facilities pick up bins from departments from Tuesday October 28^th through Friday October 30^th.

Questions Point of Contact:

Michael LaGrassa
Associate Vice Chancellor of Administrative Operations and Compliance
mlagrassa@umassd.edu
508-999-9180

Frequently asked questions

No, this is open to the entire campus community.

Can be shredded: Paper documents of all sizes, magazines, paperclips, staples, manila
folders, hanging folders, small paper clamps.

Cannot be shredded: Text books, x-rays, any media items, large paper clamps or larger
spiral notebooks, 3 ring binders. Anything with thicker metal on them.

Three-ring binders cannot be recycled and shredded. Please take all documents out of the three-ring binder that are to be shredded. The three-ring binder can be either saved or thrown out as regular solid waste.

All bins that are to be deployed are locked bins, so confidential documentation can be put in the bins to be shredded.

Please see the Commonwealths Records Retention Schedule Quick Guide.

No.

At this time, if a file cabinet is empty, please keep it in its location. Once it is determined how empty file cabinets are going to be managed, there will be a communication to the community.

A&F departments

Administrative Operations & Compliance: Provides a variety of services to the campus community: contract compliance, property control, one card services (UMass Pass), campus mail services, parking services, receiving and distribution, student mail services, transportation and risk management.

Athletics: Corsair student-athletes continue to excel in competition, in the classroom, and in the campus community.

Campus Master Planning/Capital Projects: Provides planning, design, and oversight services for new construction and renovation projects.

Facilities Services: With more than 150 employees, Facilities is responsible for the operation and maintenance of all university-owned buildings and grounds including utilities, cleaning, safety, and security.

Information Technology (CITS): Computer & Information Technology Services are available to faculty and staff using university-owned computers, to students using university IT resources for academic pursuits, and to resident students for general network connectivity.