The Orbis

Issue date: 12/10/08 Section: News/Features

Comprehensive map of campus recycling locations at Vanderbilt University.

Website editor's note:
For a printable PDF map of Vanderbilt campus recycling and the information provided in this article, please see Page 7 of the "Print Edition in PDF" accessible by clicking this issue's cover (featuring the Statue of Liberty) on the left sidebar. - Evan Didier

With new recycling bins available in most dorm rooms and recycling collection sites located across campus, recycling is easier than ever. But take note - you can't recycle just anything.

Mixed paper

RECYCLE - White and colored paper, newspaper, magazines, cardstock (e.g. fliers and paper bags), paperboard (cereal boxes and other thin, non-corrugated cardboard), envelopes.
DO NOT RECYCLE - Anything contaminated with food, corrugated cardboard (packing boxes), wax-coated papers (e.g. some instant dinner boxes), or envelopes with plastic windows.

Aluminum and Tin

RECYCLE - Soup cans, soda cans, aluminum foil. Empty and rinse all cans before recycling them.
DO NOT RECYCLE - Aluminum or tin that is contaminated with food. Please rinse all cans before recycling them, otherwise the they attract pests and will be thrown away instead of recycled.

Plastic

RECYCLE - All #1 or #2 plastics (the # is usually on the bottom of containers). This includes most soda bottles, plastic grocery bags, milk jugs, and shampoo bottles. Empty and rinse all bottles before recycling them.
DO NOT RECYCLE - Any #3, #4, #5, #6 plastics. Cup lids and solo cups are usually not recyclable. Rinse all bottles before recycling them, otherwise they attract pests and will be thrown away instead of recycled.

Printer cartridges

Small white boxes containing pre-paid mailing bags can be found at most reeve desks and at the Rec Center. Simply place your cartridge in a bag and drop it in the mail.
Individuals and departments who are interested in participating in our free cartridge or toner recycling programs should contact recycle@vanderbilt.edu

Batteries

Vanderbilt Recycling Coordinator, Jennifer Hackett, collects them in her office, Bryan Building 125, behind Featheringill and the Black Cultural Center.

Cardboard

RECYCLE - Any corrugated cardboard (this is the thick cardboard made of two flat layers and a sandwiched spacing layer, e.g. packing boxes).
DO NOT RECYCLE - Any cardboard that has been contaminated with food (e.g. pizza boxes).

Not accepted
Glass; styrofoam; plastic numbered 3, 4, 5, and 6;
food-contaminated items; trash.

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