What to recycle?
Aluminum Cans
Newspapers and Magazines
Plastic Bottles
Glass Bottles
Cardboard Packaging (Be sure to break these down)
Metal Cans
NOTE: Make sure to clean everything you recycle so that there is no organic waste or liquids in the recycling! If you aren't sure if you can recycle it THROW IT OUT.
What not to recycle?
Plastic Bags
Food
Liquids
Styrofoam
Food Wrappers (You might be able to teracycle these)
Aluminum Foil
Straws
Plastic
Where to recycle?
Hall recycling bins
Personal recycling bins (Near the PEC dumpster)
Other places on campus
What to compost?
All food waste
Paper that doesn't have a plastic coating
Napkins/paper towels
Plants
What not to compost?
Metal or plastic (silverware)
PFM pizza boxes
Condiment packets
Plastic wrappers
Snack bags and wrappers
Where to compost?
Currently the compost bins are in the PFM.
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If you don't feel like walking down to the PFM to compost after eating some fruit in your dorm, you can always freeze the scraps and any other food waste in your dorm freezer! Take a freezer safe container, add in your food waste, and bring it all down to the PFM whenever it gets full