Spurred by the voluntary efforts of the Ecology Club, FMU has tried to be as environmentally responsible as possible through the years. FMU has an active campus-wide recycling program in place that was initiated in late 1995 in response to a call by the South Carolina legislature to reduce solid waste in the state. At that time, South Carolina residents were producing more than six pounds of solid waste per person per day.

The University recycles office paper, newspapers, cardboard, aluminum, plastic and glass. Of these items, paper creates the largest volume of recycling waste on campus. From the classrooms, to the offices to the residence halls, recycling is encouraged throughout campus, with readily available drop off points in all buildings.