MIXED PAPER

RECYCLE - White and colored paper, newspaper, magazines, cardstock (e.g. fliers and paper bags), paperboard (cereal boxes and other thin, non-corrugated cardboard), envelopes.

DO NOT RECYCLE - Anything contaminated with food, corrugated cardboard (packing boxes), wax-coated papers (e.g. some instant dinner boxes), or envelopes with plastic windows.

ALUMINUM & TIN

RECYCLE - Soup cans, soda cans, aluminum foil. Empty and rinse all cans before recycling them.

DO NOT RECYCLE - Aluminum or tin that is contaminated with food. Please rinse all cans before recycling them, otherwise the they attract pests and will be thrown away instead of recycled.

PLASTIC

RECYCLE - All #1 or #2 plastics (the # is usually on the bottom of containers). This includes most soda bottles, plastic grocery bags, milk jugs, and shampoo bottles. Empty and rinse all bottles before recycling them.

DO NOT RECYCLE - Any #3, #4, #5, #6 plastics. Cup lids and solo cups are usually not recyclable. Rinse all bottles before recycling them, otherwise they attract pests and will be thrown away instead of recycled.

PRINTER CARTRIDGES

Small white boxes containing pre-paid mailing bags can be found at most reeve desks and at the Rec Center. Simply place your cartridge in a bag and drop it in the mail.

Individuals and departments who are interested in participating in our free cartridge or toner recycling programs should contact recycle@vanderbilt.edu

CARDBOARD

RECYCLE - Any corrugated cardboard (this is the thick cardboard made of two flat layers and a sandwiched spacing layer, e.g. packing boxes).

DO NOT RECYCLE - Any cardboard that has been contaminated with food (e.g. pizza boxes).

NOT ACCEPTED

Glass, styrofoam, #3 - #6 plastics, food-contaminated items, trash.