• Ittakesover1000yearsforaninkcartridgetodecomposeinalandfill.

•Morethan2pintsofoilisneededtocreateanewtonercartridge.

•Morethan1.1billioninkjetcartridgesareusedannuallyaroundtheworld.Laidend-to-endthiswouldbe129timesaslongastheGreatWallofChina.

• 70%ofusedinkcartridgesthroughouttheworldgounrecycled,theyarethrownaway!

Notsurewhattodowithyourusedprintercartridges?TakethemtotheMailroom!

Why?Becausetheyrecyclethem,alltypesandsizes.TheMailroomalsorecyclesgoodqualityprinterpaperboxeswithlids.Whensomeoneoncampusneedsaniceboxformoving,mailing,orstoringitems,theMailroomwillhavearecycledboxtomeetyourneeds.

TheMailroomHoursisinsidetheMedicalandTechnologyBuildinginRoom190,andisopen8:00amto5:00pm.Telephone549-3132.

Statement of Non-Discrimination: Pueblo Community College is an equal opportunity educational institution and does not discriminate on the basis of age,

race, religion, color, national origin, sex, or disability in its activities, programs, or employment practices as required by Title VI, Title IX, Section 504, Age

Discrimination Act, and Title II of the ADA. The College has designated the Director of Human Resources as its Affirmative Action Officer with the responsibility to coordinate its civil rights compliance activities and grievance procedures. For

information, contact the Director of Human Resources, 900 W. Orman Avenue, telephone and TDD (719) 549-3220; or the Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department

of Education, Region VIII, Federal Office Building, 1244 North Speer Boulevard, Suite 310, Denver, CO 80204, telephone (303) 844-3417.

ADA Notice: Reasonable accommodations will be provided upon request for persons with disabilities. To make a request, please notify the PCC Disability

Resources Team at 719-549-3449 or Disability.Resources@pueblocc.edu at least four working days before the event.

The Mailroom Does More Than

Deliver Mail!Recycle?

Some Facts About Ink Cartridges...

•Americansgothrough2.5millionplasticbottleseveryhour.

• TheaverageAmericanuses650lbsofpaperperyear.

•Recyclingreducesgreenhousegasesandpollutants.

• Thepaperindustryisoneofthelargestwaterpollutersintheworld.

•Atthecurrentrateofdestruction–95acresperminute–wewillcompletelyeradicateallrainforestsbytheyear2050.

PURSUE CAMPUS CLEANLINESSDoyourpartandberesponsible.

Make a Difference!

PURSUE CAMPUS CLEANLINESS!This brochure was printed on recycled paperby the PCC Print Shop

Why Should We

CAMPUSRECYCLINGPROGRAM

ursue

leanlinessPRIDE

PCCisexpandingourrecyclingprogram!Indesignatedareasinandaroundcampustherearerecyclingcontainersforcardboard,paper,tin&aluminum,andglass&plastic.Students,staffandfacultyarehighlyencouragedtoparticipatebyputtingpaperandotherrecyclablematerialsintoproperrecyclingpodsinsidecampusbuildings.ThosewhowishtoparticipateinthisbeneficialcausecanalsobringinbulkrecycleditemsfromhomeMondaythroughFridayfrom8:00amto12Noon.

RecycleBin?

What Can I Put Inside A

PAPER RECYCLING BINS:• All white, colored, and coated (shiny) paper• Newspapers, including inserts• Envelopes-manila, coated, colored, even if they have

tabs or metal strips• Photocopy, typing paper, and computer printouts• Self adhesive notes (post-it)• Adding machine tapes and receipts• All Junkmail• Brochures, pamphlets, and magazines• Posters• Legal, Steno, scratch, message, memo pads • Wire and plastic spiral notebooks

COMMINGLE RECYCLING BINS:• Aluminum food/beverage containers• Glass food/beverage containers: brown, clear or green• Food (Iron) Cans• Plastic containers with symbol #1(food trays) • Natural Plastic containers with symbol #2 (milk and

water bottles)• Pigmented containers with symbol #2 (detergent,

shampoo, and bleach bottles)• Plastics with symbols #3 (clear food packaging and

medical tubing), #4 (frozen food bags and squeezable bottles), #5 (ketchup and yogurt containers), #6 (egg cartons), #7 (juice bottles).* Look for symbols on bottom of containers.

CARDBOARD RECYCLING BINS:• Corrugated cardboard• Cereal boxes• Any old boxes without wax lining

* Boxes must be flattened. NO plastics orpacking materials.

What NOT to Put in a Recycling Bin:Do Not Include These Items in

Paper Recycling Bins:

All styrofoam products are TRASH! Please do

not put styrofoam in any recycling bin on campus.

Do Not Include These Items inCommingle Recycling Bins:

• Carbonpaper• Paperlunchbags• Napkins&papertowels

• Tissuepaper• Candywrappers

• WaxedPaper• PaperPlates&Cups• Cardboard• Phonebooks• Tape

• Styrofoam• Mirrors• Lightbulbs• Allunnumberedplastics

• Plasticbags• Tires• Electronicequipment

• Coathangers