recycling on campus

last updated August 19, 2005

what gets recycled and where?

Aluminum and tin cans Glass jars and bottles (clear, brown, green) Plastics #1 and #2 (PETE and HDPE)	Many academic and administrative buildings	Caution: Recycle bins for these items often look similar to trash cans. We are hoping to get this changed.
Newspaper	Farinon, Gilbert's, other locations
Mixed office paper	Farinon mail room	Not recycled here: cardboard, newspapers, magazines/glossy paper. A noticeable presence of these items will cause the entire recycle bin to get trashed instead of recycled.
White office paper	Skillman Library, the tunnel between Hugel and Kunkel Halls, most computer labs and copy rooms in AEC, some computer labs and copy rooms elsewhere, some locations in Farinon	Not recycled here: colored paper, and everything else noted above. White paper only.
Corrugated cardboard	Farinon and Marquis food service areas	Not recycled: boxes that are wax coated or have oil on them, including pizza boxes

If you have questions about recycling or suggestions about how we can improve the program, the recycling committee would like to know!