A complete list of what can and cannot be recycled on campus

Paper and Books

YES

·         all office paper

·         white paper

·         colored paper

·         newspaper (bags and strings removed)

·         magazines (all types)

·         catalogs (all types)

·         phonebooks (all types)

·         junk mail

·         paperboard

·         tissue boxes

·         heavy weight folders

·         paper towel and toilet paper rolls

·         food packaging (unwaxed only please)

·         shredded paper (in plastic bag to minimize blow-away potential)

·         paper milk, juice and soy milk cartons (should be empty)

·         books: all soft cover, hard covers should be ripped off

·         empty paper coffee cups (plastic lids removed)

NO

·         napkins

·         tissue paper

·         paper towels

·         wax paper

·         wrapping paper

·         any paper product which has the potential to be contaminated with bodily fluids

Cardboard

ALL cardboad boxes must be broken down.

YES

·         pizza boxes (food and wax paper removed)

·         corrugated cardboard

·         brown paper bags

·         boxboard (i.e. shoeboxes, gift boxes, cereal boxes)

NO

·         cardboard lined with plastic (i.e. bubblewrap boxes)

·         waxed/waterproof cardboard

Metal

YES

·         metal and tin beverage containers

·         metal and tin food containers

·         aluminum foil

·         aluminum take-out containers

·         aluminum pie plates and trays

·         kitchen cookware: metal pots, pans, tins and utensils

NO

·         motor oil cans

·         metal and cardboard containers

·         paint cans

Glass

YES

·         All colors glass bottles and jars

·         clear glass

·         green glass

·         brown glass

·         blue glass

·         glass food containers

·         beer and wine bottles

NO

·         light bulbs

·         mirror glass

·         window glass

·         ceramic

·         crystal

Plastics

YES

·         All plastics numbers 1-7 (NO styrofoam, which is sometimes labeled #5)

·         food and beverage containers

·         screw top jars

·         deli-style containers

·         clam-shell take-out containers

·         plastic cups (lids and straws removed)

·         milk jugs

·         soap bottles

·         clean grocery and retail plastic bags (no other type accepted)

·         plastic jugs/bottles: soda bottles, laundry detergent jugs

NO

·         plastic" baggies"

·         plastic tableware

·         Styrofoam containers