Office Recycling Guide

What can be recycled?

 RINSED Glass, plastic, & metal in green bins
&
UNSOILED Paper & cardboard in blue bins

The proper procedure when recycling is as follows:

• Wipe out and rinse all food containers: plastic, glass and metal.

• Empty out any liquids in sink before recycling.

• Flatten down cardboard boxes and packaging; stack up or fit inside each other.

What cannot be recycled?

• Cardboard milk cartons (you may be able to recycle these at home).

• Paper cups (including those from Campus food services).

• Waxed paper

• Soiled tin foil

• Tissues

• Candy wrappers

• Plastic bags: you can re-use these, donate them to the Elmwood Avenue Lexington Co-op or recycle them at your local supermarket.

• Pizza boxes

Separate recycling bins are available for printer cartridges, batteries, CDs, DVDs, and VHS/Audio tapes in each department.

Questions/Comments?  Contact EVERGREEN at 878-6835.

To download a printable recycling guide suitable for posting near your recycling bins, click here.  This document is in MS Word format.