Campus Recycling

Things that can be recycled in BLUE BINS (plastic, glass, and metal):

• cans (empty aerosol cans, dried out paint cans, etc.)
• aluminum foil wrap and trays (clean); anything with a lot of food waste goes in the garbage
• household metal (wire hangers, pots, tools, knives)
• glass bottles and jars
• plastic bottles and jugs
• milk cartons and drink boxes (rinsed)

Do NOT put in BLUE BINS:

• deli containers and yogurt containers, silverware, cups, straws, plastic wrap, coffee cup tops etc. (if it's not a bottle or jug, DON'T put it in the recycling bin)
• mirrors
• light bulbs
• styrofoam (cups, food trays, etc.)
• batteries
• plastic bags

Things that can be recycled in GREEN BINS (paper and cardboard):

• white, colored, and glossy paper (staples are OK)
• mail and envelopes (window envelopes are OK)
• wrapping paper (remove ribbon and tape)
• smooth cardboard (clean food boxes, shoe boxes, tubes from paper towel and toilet paper rolls, cardboard from product packaging)
• paper bags
• clean cardboard trays
• newspapers, magazines, and catalogs
• phone books, soft cover books (paperbacks, comic books, etc.; no spiral bindings)
• corrugated cardboard (flattened boxes)

Do NOT put in GREEN BINS:

• hardcover books
• napkins, paper towels, or tissues