What To Recycle
You can download an Excel spreadsheet of our Recycle Right chart here:
Paper Products:
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white and colored paper
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file folders (all colors)
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envelopes
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self-adhesive notes
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card stock (poster board, soda cartons, manila)
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adding machine tape
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fax paper
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books (soft and hardcover)
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newspaper
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magazines and catalogs
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spiral notebooks (please remove spiral binding)
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junk mail
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shredded paper (bag and place beside roll-carts, not inside of them)
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Phone books
Cardboard boxes:
(Please remove Styrofoam packaging and all other contents, and break down boxes.)
All Empty Food Containers:
(Free of food waste)
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Empty plastic containers #1-7's
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Plastic margarine tubs
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Yogurt cups
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Tin Cans
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Steel Cans
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Glass Containers
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Aluminum Cans
Large Toner Cartridges: (Please have toners in original packaging.)
Currently we pick up toners weekly from the following locations:
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LBJ Student Center
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Alkek Library
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Nueces Building
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The Print shop
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JCK Building
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Hines Building
If you would like your toner cartridges picked up:
Please call us or fill out a Pick Up Request Form.
Batteries, Ink Cartridges, & Phones:
Environmental Health, Safety & Risk Management will accept
- Used Batteries
- Ink Jet Cartridges
- Cell Phones
Unacceptable Items
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Kitchen and food waste – includes pizza boxes, paper plates, cups, and food wrappers
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Bathroom waste (paper towels and tissues)
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Plastic grocery bags
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Plastic eating utensils
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Plastic rings from 6-packs
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Plastic packaging
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Bubble wrap
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Styrofoam
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Tyvek envelopes and other Tyvek products