Recycling is a very important way to educate students on their impact on this planet. We provide one recycling bin in each room as well as larger containers in the common spaces of each hall. Review the below list of items that can be recycled in the halls.
Glass
- Clear and colored glass bottles
Paper
- Newspapers
- Brown Paper bags
- Magazines and Catalogues
- Copier and writing paper
- Mail– envelope windows and labels are OK
- Other paper– pamphlets, brochures, file folders, card stock, etc.
Plastic
- All plastics, numbered 1 thru 7. Examples include
- Soda and water bottles
- Shampoo and detergent bottles
- Disposable Cups and plates
- Yogurt containers
- Frozen dinner trays
- All items should be rinsed and free of food before being placed in the recycling
- Plastic bags have their own container and should not be placed in the regular recycling receptacles
- Plastic film is not recyclable on campus
Tin
- Steel/tin cans (think tuna, soup, etc)
- Non-hazardous aerosol cans
Aluminum
Special Container- Cardboard
- Flattened cardboard
- Pizza box lids (if not contaminated with grease)
**Use the cages in outdoor recycling locations for cardboard
Special Container- Plastic Bags
**All other plastic bags (think thicker, opaque like the Bookstore bags) can not be recycled in the plastic bag recycling locations
At your Hall's Front Desk- Specialty Items