SINGLE STREAM - RECYCLING MADE EASY!!!

Containers:

• Milk/Juice Cartons
• Plastic food & beverage containers marked #1-7
• Soda/Juice/Water Bottles (glass or plastic)
• Milk Jugs
• Bleach/Detergent
• Shampoo Bottles
• Food containers (cottage cheese/margarine/yogurt)
• Glass Bottles/Jars (any color)
• Aluminum (pie plates/trays/foil)
• Metal Cans (tin/steel/aluminum)
• ALL CONTAINERS should have the lids removed, be emptied of liquids and rinsed!!

Paper:

• Newspapers
• Magazines
• Catalogs
• Telephone Books
• Soft Cover Books
• Junk Mail/Envelopes (all types)
• Paper (all colors, staples/paperclips are okay)
• Paperboard (cereal, shoe boxes, tissue, cracker boxes)
• Mixed paper includes white and colored papers
• Brown Paper Bags

Cardboard:

Stuff with the wavy layer between two flat layers - is placed separately. Pizza boxes must be free of food residue, otherwise they should be discarded. Place next to the paper collection containers and Physical Plant will dispose of properly.

Compost:

Compost at Lesley University comes from food scraps and food waste collected in the kitchen and White Hall Dining Commons. Save Our Stuff picks up our kitchen waste from White Hall and brings it to a local composting where it is then turned into fertilizer and sold to local farmers.

What NOT to include:

• No Plastic Bags (or recyclables in Plastic Bags)
• No Unmarked Plastics (laundry baskets/chairs/toys)
• No Windows
• No Light Bulbs
• No Dishes
• No Pyrex
• No Ceramics
• No Foam Packaging
• No Styrofoam
• No Aerosol Cans (paint/hairspray/cleaners)
• No Recyclables Containing Food Waste

Items that need special attention:

Fluorescent bulbs (which contain mercury) should be wrapped in a replacement container or some protective covering (bubble wrap, newspaper), marked 'recycle' and contact your CA or Physical Plant to coordiante disposal.

Broken computers, televisions, all metal items, refrigerators and freezers need a work order for disposal. Please see your CA or administrative assistant for more information.

Hazardous Waste:

Most hazardous wastes on campus are those generated in the print studios and science center. Many of the cleaning supplies purchased by students are also considered hazardous waste, unless you purchase a non-toxic, naturally derived product. Try to buy only what you need, consider giving unused portions to others who can use it, look for non-hazardous cleaning materials.