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OUS RECYCLES

Go Green to Help the Environment and Your University

Look for the blue recycling containers placed throughout the campus.

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Place any of the following items into the blue containers:  

-office paper
-copy paper
-magazines & books
-cardboard
-paperboard
-newspaper
-metal cans
-plastic bottles
allowed

-food waste
-styrofoam cups
-styrofoam plates
-computer equipment
-batteries*
-light bulbs*
-medicinal  waste*
-laboratory waste*
not allowed

Recycling containers and bins will be emptied on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Office trash cans will be emptied on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

Public area recycling and waste will be picked up daily.

* Batteries, light bulbs and medicinal or laboratory waste generated on campus is recycled through our main campus bulk recycling program.

OUS is not a public drop-off location for these items. Such items generated on campus should be brought to the OUS Facilities Management Department located in the Collins Building.

To find out more about recycling in our area, visit http://lsswmd.org/