recycling in residence halls

what gets recycled?

• Cans

  Aluminum beverage cans, tin cans

• Glass

  Clear and colored bottles and jars, no broken glass

• Plastics - #1 and #2 only

  Soda bottles, milk jugs, laundry detergent bottles, etc.

• Paper

  White office paper only, no glossy paper

• Newspaper

Paper and newspaper are recycled separately on the first floor of your building, near the exits.

Please rinse out containers if they have anything gooey inside.

when things go wrong

• Don't put trash in recycle bins. (Duh.)
• If you see a student or faculty member putting trash in a recycling bin, say something to him or her about it.
• If you see a custodian throwing away the contents of a recycle bin, ask him or her about it. If you believe the custodian is not following recycling policies, please let the recycling committee know. We don't want to get anyone in trouble, but we want to make sure custodians are doing their job to recycle right.

As a rule, if you don't put trash in the recycle bin, the custodians won't put the recycle bin in the trash.

what to look for

• There should be a blue recycle bin next to every large trash can.
• All recycle bins should be using clear plastic bags to differentiate them from trash cans.
• All residence halls should have paper and newspaper recycling bins on the first floor near the exit doors.

If you have questions about recycling or suggestions about how we can improve the program, please email them to the recycling committee. We want to have a recycling program that works for everyone!

Please recycle - you make the difference!