Summarize:Purpose and method of this report West Coast's recycling programme was created to fulfil the College's social responsibility as an educational institution as well as to meet the demand of legislation requiring individuals and organisations to recycle. The purposes of this report are to: determine the amount of awareness of the campus recycling programme recommend ways to increase participation in the programme. We conducted a questionnaire survey to learn about the campus community's recycling habits and to assess participation in the current recycling programme. A total of 220 individuals responded to the survey. Since West Coast College's recycling programme includes only aluminium, glass, paper, and plastic, these were the only materials considered in this study. Findings and conclusions Most survey respondents recognised the importance of recycling and stated that they recycle aluminium, glass, paper, and plastic on a regular basis either at home or work. However, most respondents displayed a low level of awareness of the oncampus programme. Many of the respondents were unfamiliar with the location of the bins around campus and, therefore, had not participated in the recycling programme. Other responses indicated that the bins were not conveniently located. The results of this study show that more effort