Separating Materials for Recycling

• White paper from printers and copiers
• White plotter paper (uncoated only)¹

Note: Metal staples and paper clips are okay.

¹Check with manufacturer to determine if the paper is the uncoated type.

• Blueprints (Trash)
• Coated plotter paper (Trash)
• Cardboard (See Mixed Paper)
• Food-contaminated paper (Trash)
• Napkins and tissues (Trash)
• Hardback books (See Mixed Paper)
• Newspaper (See Newspaper)
• Stringy shredded white paper (See Mixed Paper)
• Waxy or plastic type papers (Trash)

Note: No rubber bands, plastic paper clips, or plastic wrapping

• Cardboard or paperboard (cereal boxes)
• Colored paper
• Computer (blue line) paper
• Envelopes (sticky labels and window okay
• File folders
• Glossy paper
• Hardback books
• Junk mail
• Magazines
• Newspaper
• Paper bags
• Paperback books
• Paper board (e.g., paper pad backs)
• Ream wrappers
• Stringy shredded paper
• Telephone books
• White paper

Note: Metal staples and paper clips are okay.

• Blueprints (Trash)
• Coated plotter paper (Trash)
• Confetti paper² (Trash)
• Corrugated cardboard (See General Guidance)
• Food-contaminated paper (Trash)
• Napkins and tissues (Trash)

Note: No rubber bands, plastic paper clips, plastic wrappers, or plastic or wax coated paper.

²Confetti paper from cross-cut shredders must be bagged and placed in the trash.

• Newspaper
• Newspaper Inserts

• Blueprints (Trash)
• Books (See Mixed Paper)
• Magazines (See Mixed Paper)
• Mixed paper (See Mixed Paper)
• Paper bags (See Mixed Paper)
• Telephone books (See Mixed Paper)

Note: Remove and place plastic caps in the trash. Empty beverage containers and rinse for indoor collection locations.

³Aluminum and other metals from work areas are managed as scrap metals, check with Property Control/Salvage Warehouse  (ext. 2329)

⁴Look on the bottom of the container for a number inside "chasing arrows."

• Aerosol containers (Trash)
• Drinking glass
• Frosted glass (Trash)
• Mirrors (Check with Waste Management ext. 2399)
• Plastics #'s 3 through 7⁴ (jar-like containers or bottles without necks)
• Plastic bags (Trash)
• Plate glass (Trash)
• Laboratory glass (Trash, if clean. Otherwise check with Waste Management, ext. 2399)
• Styrofoam blocks or beads (Trash)
• Scrap metal³