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At the University of Rhode Island, we
collect our recyclable materials in two streams, each
identified by a color;
• GREEN
for PAPER
• BLUE
for CANS & BOTTLES
PAPER
Paper: White
paper, fax paper, colored paper, computer paper, newspaper,
Post-It notes, manila paper (file holders, etc.),
paper bags, packing paper
Mail, etc. : magazines
(glossy paper, etc.) catalogues, junk mail, envelopes
(plastic windows, too!)
Books, etc. :
telephone books, paperback books, notebooks (metal spirals,
too!),
hardcover books (must remove covers).
Cardboard, etc. :
corrugated cardboard,** paperboard (cereal boxes, etc.)
Special dumpters for flattened corrugated cardboard
are located throughout campus.
*paper clips, staples, and binder clips are
acceptable.
*no pizza boxes
*****picture of
corrugated cardboard container****needed
Cans
& Bottles
Glass: unbroken clear, green, and
brown glass.
Plastics: look on the bottom for
the number in the triangle
#1 PETE plastics (water bottle, soda bottle,etc.)
#2 HDPE plastic (milk jugs, etc.)
Aluminum, Steel, etc. : aluminum (soda
cans, etc.), steel
(empty aerosol cans, etc.),
tin cans.
Drink Cartons: juice boxes, milk cartons.
Non
Recyclables
No Styrofoam
No garbage bags
No wax paper
No plastics numbered #3 - #7
No unlabeled plastic (i.e. no number in a triangle on
the bottom)
No ceramics
No plexiglas
No broken glass
No greasy or food-soiled items
No pizza boxes
If you have any questions about whether or not something
is recyclable,
call 401-874-2840, or click here
to email our knowledgeable staff.
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