Bottles, cans and paper all go in one bin - red, green or blue. UMass is a single stream recycling system. No need to separate your recyclables.
Bottles and Cans: Acceptable
Clean Metal, Glass and Plastic: bottles, cans, jars & tubs (drain & rinse)
Labels, caps & lids can stay on.
- Clean aluminum foil & trays
- Clear plastic clamshells
- Empty aerosols cans (food, personal care or laundry)
- Clear plastic cups (no lids or straws)
Bottles and Cans: Not Acceptable
- Colored plastic or paper cups
- All utensils
- Milk and juice cartons & drink boxes
- Liquids (pour out please!)
- Plastic bags or films
- Ceramics, light bulbs, test tubes
- Styrofoam of any kind
- Hazardous chemical bottles
Mixed Paper: Acceptable
- News/Magazines/Junk Mail
- Copy/Notebook Paper
- Boxboard (cereal, office supplies)
- Spiral notebooks
- Clean pizza boxes
- Phonebooks, catalogs & paperback books (covers ok!)
- Manila envelopes
- Stickies, index
Mixed Paper: Not Acceptable
- Egg cartons
- Frozen or refrigerated food boxes
- Paper napkins,tissues & towels
- Paper cups & plates
- Beer & soda cartons
- Padded mailer envelopes
- Hardcover books