Recycling Tips

•Staples,paperclipsandbinders

areacceptableinallpaper

recyclingstationsoncampus.

•EveryyeararoundEarthDay

thecampushostsanelectronics

recyclingstationdropoff.

Formoreinformationcheck

www.sustainability.utah.edu/

resource-center.com.

•Aglassrecyclingreceptacleis

availableoncampusintheSteiner

RecreationCenterParkingLoton

GuardsmanWay.

•AllUniversityownedequipment

andelectronicsmustbesentto

UniversitySurplusforre-purposing.

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R E C Y C L I N G G U I D E

“ReCYCLING IS SO HARD!”

Joshua James, Recycling Coordinator801-581-5173 • josh.james@fm.utah.edu

Our mission is to remove waste, keep campus clean and to reduce the campus’ environmental impact of our waste stream.

www.facilities.utah.edu/ facility-operations/u-recycling/

See how easy recyCLing

can be?

“YOU CAN EVEN RECYCLE OR REUSE THIS PAMPHLET!”

Sortingyourrecyclingoncampusmaybedifferentthanwhatyouareusedtoathome,buttherearemajorbenefitstoseparatingrecyclablessuchas:

1.Wesellmaterialsbacktodistributorsandmanufacturerstohelpfundthisprogram.

2. Oursortingmodelcutsdownoncontaminationthatplaguessinglestreammodels.

Corrugatedcardboardisusuallymadeofthreedifferentlayers,thetwoouterlayershavingasmoothsurfacewhilethecentralinnerlayeriscorrugated.

(CorrugatedCardboard)

Whenyouarerecyclingcorrugatedcardboard,pleaseremember:

•Nofoodwaste•Mustbebrokendown

•Mustbecorrugated

•Nopizzaboxes

Non-corrugatedcardboardbelongsintheMixedPackbins.

Mixed Pack Paper is anyheavilyinkedproductsuchas:

•Newspapers•Magazines•AdvertisingInserts

•Paperboard(i.e.frozenfoodboxes)

Office Pack paperisthepaperproductsyouimagineinmostworkenviroments,suchas:

•PlainWhitePaper•Pre-ShreadedOfficePaper•Envelopes•ManilaEnvelopesandFolders•BoundPaper(WireorPlastic)

Aluminumcansandfoilarecollectedinthealumninumbins.Tincansmustbecompletelyrinsedoutandplacedinaseparateplasticbag.

Printer&tonercartridgesmustbeplacedinaboxforpickup.Itdoesnotneedtobetheoriginalboxitcamein.PleasecollectafewbeforecontactingWasteManagementat801-581-5173.

Batteriescanberecycledoncampus.Bothendsneedtobetaped.EnvironmentalHealthandSafety(EH&S)isresponsibleforpickup.

TocontactortoschedulepickupwithEH&Svisittheirwebsiteatwww.ehs.utah.edu.

CHECk EVERY RECYCLING bIN fOR SPECIfICS ON WHAT CAN bE RECYCLED IN THAT CONTAINER.

Wedonotcollectplastics3–7atthistime,butwouldencouragestaff,facultyandstudentstotakethemhometoberecycled.Tofindoutwhattypeofplasticyouhave,lookonthebottomintherecyclingtriangle.Ifthereisnonumberitismostlikelya7.

Recycling ON CAMPUS must be sorted!

“RECYCLING IS SO EASY!”

CORRUGATED CARDbOARD ALUMINUM CANS & fOIL

PRINTER & TONER CARTRIDGES

bATTERIESPLASTICS 1 (PETE) & 2 (HOPE)

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