The Department of Facilities Management
Custodial Services manages the recycling and solid waste management program.
Collection containers are distributed throughout
buildings and grounds.
Individuals are responsible for getting their
recyclable materials to a collection container. Building custodians
collect the materials and consolidate them at outdoor locations
where an outside company picks them up and processes them for
delivery to market.
If you have questions about the program, or require
a collection container, please contact Recycle-at-Brown.edu.
A Brown instructional video on what can be recycled and how to do it can be found at YouTube
A poster that describes the materials that are
recyclable is available for download here: Dormitory Recycling Poster
Material
Yes, you can
recycle these items
Please do not
include these items
MIXED CONTAINERS
Aluminum & tin cans, glass bottles, plastic
(#1 and 2), plastic bags, milk & juice cartons, aerosol cans (Remove all lids and rinse off food residue)
Ceramic or glass dishware,
Pyrex, Styrofoam
NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES, and GLOSSY
Any paper can go in this container. Colored paper, newspaper,
magazines, glossy paper, boxboard, books, notebooks (staples, paperclips, envelopes w/plastic windows
okay)
Tyvek, Ream wrap
OFFICE PAPER
Sorted or Mixed
Mixed copier and printer output, colored, mail, envelopes.
Tyvek, Ream wrap, glossy, newsprint Anything that is not white paper.
WHITE PAPER
If a containers is available in offices
White, non-glossy, printer and copier paper - if a container
is available in offices.
Anything that is not white paper.
CORRUGATED CARDBOARD
Corrugated Cardboard, Shipping Boxes, Computer Boxes, Manila Envelopes,
Brown Paper Bags, File Folders (Remove packing, flatten and place next to bins)
Soiled or waxed cardboard.
MISCELLANEOUS MATERIALS
Metal, Wood,, items not on this list, or general questions (contact Recycle-at-Brown.edu)
