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IUP Recycling Guidelines
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

What To Recycle - Click on a Category to learn more about it.

• Aluminum and Metal Containers
  • All aluminum and metal beverage and food containers may be collected together
  • Aerosol containers
• Corrugated Cardboard
  • Any corrugated box which is not wax coated may be collected
• Glass Products
  • All colored glass bottles or jars from food or beverage products can be collected together. If in doubt whether a container is clear or colored, consider it colored.
  • Clear glass containers need to be separate from colored glass.
• Magazines
  • Magazines will be collected separately from office paper and newspaper.
  • Catalogs printed on glossy paper.
• Newspapers
  • All newspapers, including inserts, will be collected.
  • Telephone books and IUP directories can be recycled with newspapers. Covers should be removed
• Office Paper
  • Copy and typing paper - white or colored, including letterhead.
  • Computer paper - white or green bar.
  • Envelopes - plain, with cellophane windows or mailing labels.
  • Wrappers from reams of paper
  • Adding machine tapes
  • Pamphlets, brochures and advertisements made form copy type paper
  • NCR invoices
  • Scratch and message pads, post it notes and yellow tablet paper.
  • Accounting ledgers
  • Tabulating and time cards
  • Posters
  • Manilla and colored file folders
  • Glossy Office Paper
• Plastics #1 and #2
  • Any #1 or #2 plastic container with a tapered neck. Please remove lids.

What NOT to Recycle

• Carbon Paper
• Gray tablet paper
• Blueprint paper
• Hazardous material containers
• Wax coated corrugated cardboard
• Mirrors, windows, drinking glasses, dishes, light bulbs, or heat resistant glass

How to Recycle

• All office paper products can be collected and recycled together. The Custodial Services department staff will provide a hanging recycling box for each office wastebasket for paper collection.
• Remove paper clips and rubber bands from paper. Removal of staples is preferred but not required
• Any suitable container may be designated as a collection box, but is must be clearly marked recycling, including what is to be recycled in that container.
• a recycling collection box should be placed near each departments copier or printer.
• Corrugated cardboard can be given to the housekeeping staff.
• Glass and plastic containers need labels removed and should be rinsed
• routinely, housekeeping staff will gather recyclable items from office collection containers and moved to a central collection site.
• Collection sites for plastics, newspapers and magazines will be identified for each building

Related Links

• Why recycle
   
• Indiana County Solid Waste Authority
   
• More Links