RECYCLING POCKET GUIDE
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sustain.iu.edu/commitment/resource-recycling and recycling initiatives, visit us online at visit us online at initiatives, and recycling we’re working to sustain IU through resource use use resource IU through sustain to working we’re If you’re interested in learning more about how about how more in learning interested If you’re is recyclable and what isn’t so we’ve got your back. your got we’ve so isn’t and what is recyclable We know it can be confusing to know exactly what exactly know to confusing be it can know We most commonly asked questions about recycling. recycling. about questions asked commonly most reduction success, we’ve complied a list of the of a list complied we’ve success, reduction To help you contribute to our collective waste waste collective our to contribute you help To everyone’s support! everyone’s waste by 2020—a big goal that will need that will need big goal 2020—a by waste IU is making strides to divert 50% of campus campus of 50% divert to strides IU is making Hello Fellow Hoosier, Fellow Hello RECYCLING
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bins, which can be ruined by food and moisture. and moisture. food be ruined by which can bins, sparkling clean. The main concern is actually the paper in single stream in single stream the paper is actually The main concern clean. sparkling should suffice many items, don’t worry about getting your containers containers your getting about worry don’t items, many should suffice with cheese stuck on, then it should be trashed. However, a quick rinse rinse a quick However, it should be trashed. then on, stuck with cheese Small amounts of food are acceptable. If you have a greasy pizza box box pizza a greasy have you If acceptable. are food of Small amounts How much do I need to clean out recyclables? out recyclables? clean much do I need to How
location. Curbside recycling is single stream. recycling Curbside location. City of Bloomington recycling is sorted differently depending on the differently sorted is recycling Bloomington of City
glass/aluminum into a second bin a second into glass/aluminum RPS recycling is dual stream: Paper is sorted into one bin and plastics/ into is sorted Paper stream: is dual recycling RPS Campus recycling is single stream: All recyclables into the same bin the same into recyclables All is single stream: Campus recycling How is recycling sorted on and off campus? on and off sorted is recycling How gogreendistrict.com for more information. more for gogreendistrict.com trash bins. The city of Bloomington has several recycling locations. Visit Visit locations. recycling has several Bloomington of city The bins. trash Look for recycling bins around campus, they are usually placed with placed usually are they campus, bins around recycling for Look Where do I take my recycling? recycling? my do I take Where RECYCLING as IU SURPLUS STORE IU SURPLUS initiative through the campus the campus through initiative Got Smalls Got
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Warehouse facility (2931 East Tenth Street, Bloomington). Bloomington). Street, Tenth East (2931 facility Warehouse Service couriers will pick up your small items and deliver them to the IU them to and deliver small items your up will pick couriers Service deposit it in your department’s campus mail pick up location. IU Mail up location. mail pick campus department’s your it in deposit the recipient, place your unwanted small items in the envelope, and in the envelope, items small unwanted your place the recipient, mail. Grab a campus mail envelope, mark mark mail envelope, a campus Grab mail. through the IU Surplus Store the IU Surplus through Small office supplies (pens, staplers, power cords, etc.) can be upcycled can be upcycled etc.) cords, power staplers, (pens, supplies Small office at surplus.indiana.edu to schedule a pick up. a pick schedule to at surplus.indiana.edu office items. Please call IU Surplus at 812-855-2475 or visit their website website visit their or call IU Surplus at 812-855-2475 Please items. office The IU Surplus Store will take all IU-owned items including furniture and including furniture items IU-owned all will take Store The IU Surplus What about furniture and office supplies? supplies? office and furniture What about
but make sure that the bottle is completely empty before recycling it. recycling before empty is completely the bottle that sure but make likely to be incorrectly sorted. It is best to leave caps attached to bottles, bottles, to attached caps leave to best It is sorted. be incorrectly to likely Bottle caps are so small, once it is removed from the bottle it is more it is more the bottle from it is removed once small, so are caps Bottle placing them in the recycling bin? the recycling them in placing Should I remove plastic bottle caps before before caps bottle plastic I remove Should RECYCLING recyclable!) recyclable!) recyclable!) IS ARE section of sustain.iu.edu to download signage to to signage download to sustain.iu.edu of section
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organic materials. organic refrigerant CFCs, anti-freeze, motor oil, wooden pallets, and most and most pallets, wooden oil, motor anti-freeze, CFCs, refrigerant Facility Operations recycles tires, automotive batteries, all metals, all metals, batteries, automotive tires, recycles Operations Facility Tissue and Toilet Paper Toilet and Tissue Paper Towels (used or unused) (used Towels Paper Styrofoam (if it is labeled Plastic #6, it #6, (if it is labeled Plastic Styrofoam Straws Hot Beverage Cups (lids and sleeves and sleeves (lids Cups Beverage Hot Plastic, Non-Biodegradable Silverware Non-Biodegradable Plastic, Aerosol Cans Aerosol
Please avoid putting the following materials in your recycling bin. bin. recycling your in materials the following putting avoid Please Are there items that can’t be recycled? be recycled? that can’t items there Are affix or place near your recycling bin. recycling your near or place affix Visit the Visit Where can I find signage for a recycling bin? bin? recycling a for I find signage can Where RECYCLING
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FOOD FOOD PAPER PAPER amount of time each item will remain in a landfill. in a landfill. will remain item time each amount of The list below contains items commonly used on campus, and the campus, on used commonly items contains below The list means we can all play a part! all play can we means behaviors changes can contribute towards 50% waste diversion by 2020 2020 by diversion waste 50% towards contribute can changes behaviors We understand not everything can be recycled, but knowing that small that but knowing be recycled, can everything not understand We Waste diversion is key to a sustainable future! future! a sustainable to is key diversion Waste