Recycle Services
What do I recycle?
- All glass beverage and food containers
- Aluminum and steel cans
- Plastic containers #1 (PETE) or #2 (HDPE)
- All grades and colors of paper
- Empty printer cartridges
Where do I recycle?
Each room/apartment is supplied with a blue recycle bin. These bins can be
emptied into larger bins marked for these commodities throughout campus .
Aluminum and metal cans, plastics (#1 & #2) and glass are commingled
within the same. These bins can be found in front of buildings, near vending
areas, close to residence halls and close to or within trash enclosures.
Mixed paper bins are located in all classrooms and offices. In addition, bins for mixed paper can be located close to residence halls, apartments and next to or within trash enclosures. Please remove any metal or non-paper bindings or clips. Staples are OK. Please deposit mixed paper in the proper bin.
Bulk cardboard can be deposited within the 40 cubic yard roll off dumpster at university center loading dock or call the general services office ext. 4536 for assistance. Please flatten all boxes before depositing into our bins.
Empty printer cartridges can be recycled by coming to the Mission Crossroads building and picking up a free postage paid envelope, placing the empty cartridge in the envelope, and then placing the envelope in a mailbox.
Mixed paper is:
- Computer
- Stationary
- Envelopes
- Telephone books
- Books
- Magazines
- Newsprint
- Cardboard
- File folders, etc.
Mixed paper is not:
- Thermal fax paper
- Blueprint paper
- Paper towels
- Food wrappers or pizza cartons
- Waxed paper or cartons
- Foam boards
Mixed Office Paper
- The most valuable paper to recycle is white office paper and computer printout.
- Recycling printing and writing paper saves 33 percent of the energy needed to make it from trees.
- One ton of recycled white paper saves 7,000 gallons of water.
- One ton of any grade paper saves 17 trees.
Newspaper
- If we recycled half of our newspaper every year, we'd need 3,200 fewer garbage trucks to collect our trash.
- Recycling a 36-inch tall stack of newspaper saves the equivalent of about 14 percent of the average household electric bill.
Glass
- Today, every new glass bottle and jar made contains an average of 30 percent recycled glass.
- One recycled glass bottle saves enough energy to run a 100-watt bulb for four hours.
Cans and Plastic
- 20 recycled aluminum cans can be made with the same energy it takes to make one new aluminum can
- Five recycled PETE bottles make enough fiberfill to stuff a ski jacket.
Note: Data provided by National Recycling Coalition (NRC)
