Recycling in Residences

ACCEPTABLE:

• All food, including meat
• Disposable coffee cups
• Coffee grounds and tea bags
• Dryer lint
• Chartwells clamshell containers
• Microwave popcorn bags
• Food-soiled paper of any kind
  • paper bags
  • paper towels
  • napkins
  • tissues
• Plants
• Compostable plastic bags

NOT ACCEPTABLE:

• Plastic bags

ACCEPTABLE:

• Computers and computer parts (keyboards, mice, monitors, hard drives, optical drives- CD, Blu–ray, DVD, HD-DVD), printers and photocopiers
• Radios and TVs, cameras, video recorders
• Cell phones, pagers and answering machines
• Audio and video players and recorders (MP3, cassette, digital), speakers

NOTE: You may leave your e-waste on any recycling station on campus with a note stating: ‘please recycle’.

ACCEPTABLE:

• Newspapers, flyers and magazines
• Cereal and cracker boxes (liners removed)
• Fine paper, Post-it notes, file folders and envelopes
• Brown paper bags (unsoiled)

NOT ACCEPTABLE:

• Disposable coffee cups
• Milk & juice cartons
• paper soiled with food and pizza boxes
• Paper towels

• Cardboard: flatten and place beside recycling bins or bring to waste room recycling bin
• Clothing and household goods can be donated in red donation box on CRX 1st floor under the stairs (For the Free Store)
• Ink cartridges, used writing instruments, hard Styrofoam (laptop or t.v. packaging foam) & Brita filters : bring to the Free Store
• Food donations: contact St.  Joe's Supper Table

ACCEPTABLE:

• Plastic containers, tubs and lids: #1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7
• Aluminium and tin cans
• Aluminium paper (clean)
• Milk and juice cartons
• Glass bottles

NOT ACCEPTABLE:

• Plastic wrapping
• Plastic bags
• Plastic film
• ceramics
• Ziploc bags

• Plastic wrapping of any kind
• Gum
• Incandescent light bulbs