Recycling
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Why Recycle
General Recycling Facts
UMass Amherst Recycling Facts
Recycling Do’s and Don’ts
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Why Recycle
Every time you
throw an item away, it must either be buried or burned. Both methods
of dealing with rubbish have become extremely problematic
in the present. Landfill space has become limited and burning
rubbish releases toxins into the air.
Recycling, on the other hand,
allows the materials to be manufactured again to make more useful
products. Recycling avoids the costly
side effect of burning and burying rubbish, reduces the amount
thrown
into landfills, cuts back on emissions, and reduces disposal
and production costs.
UMass Amherst, through recycling
efforts by student and staff, annually conserves 45,000 gallons of
oil, saves
20,000 trees
and avoids $200,000
in disposal charges.
As a member of the UMass
community, help make our university a leader in the effort to recycle
and protect
the environment.
General Recycling Facts
There are specifics for recycling.
Not everything in the universe can be recycled. Here is a quick
guide to recycling at UMass Amherst:
The Red Bins: |
| Acceptable: |
Unacceptable: |
| Generally: food and beverage containers (glass, plastic or
metal) |
Mirrors, auto and safety glass, broken glass |
| Glass bottles and jars |
Light bulbs/tubes |
| Aluminum foil and trays |
Ceramics |
| Tin/steel cans |
Styrofoam |
| Plastic bottles, jars, tubs and trays |
Plastic bags/film |
| Juice and drink boxes |
Aerosol cans |
| |
Motor oil or chemical containers |
The Blue Bins: |
| Acceptable: |
Unacceptable: |
| Newspaper |
Tyvek or composite postal packaging |
| Magazines |
Pizza Boxes |
| Paperbacks/phone books |
Egg cartons |
| Junk mail – including plastic window |
12-24 pack beverage cartons (plastic coated) |
| Notebook, computer and copy paper |
Tissues and toweling |
| Brown paper bags |
Paper cups or plates |
| File folders |
Frozen food boxes |
| Brown clasp envelopes |
Foil or plastic box liners |
| Dry good boxes, tissue, gift boxes |
Waxed cardboard |
| Corrugated boxes (place next to blue bins if no cardboard recycling
exists) |
Carbon paper or blueprints |
