Santa Clara University

Recyclable Items

• Co-mingle Containers

  Rinsed recyclable glass, plastic (#1-7), tin, and aluminum.
  These items should be placed in the containers labeled "co-mingle" in your residence hall's recycle/waste area.
  Learn about the recycling processes for aluminum, plastic, glass, and tin.
  

• Paper

  White/colored paper, junk mail, cereal boxes, shoeboxes, newspapers, and magazines.
  These items should be placed in the container labeled "paper" in your residence hall's recycle/waste area.
  Learn about the recycling process for paper.
  

• Cardboard

  Corrugated cardboard, including clean pizza box tops. Please flatten first.
  These items should be placed *FLAT* in the container labeled "cardboard" in your residence hall's recycle/waste area.
  Learn about the recycling process for cardboard.
  

• Electronic Waste

  Electronic waste is anything with an electric cord or a battery (except cell phones which are recycled in a different location).
  These items should be placed on the ground near the "e-waste" sign in your residence hall's recycle/waste area.
  Learn about the importance of recycling e-waste.
  

• Special Electronic Waste

  Cell phones, cell phone chargers (and other accessories), and ink cartridges.
  These items should be placed in the Universal Waste container at your residence hall's service desk.
  Learn about the importance of recycling e-waste.
  
  

• Universal Waste

  Batteries and compact fluorescent light bulbs.
  These items should be placed in the Universal Waste container at your residence hall's service desk.
  Learn about the importance of recycling batteries and ink cartridges.
  
  

• Not sure where an item goes?

  Look for signs and the instructional poster in your residence hall's recycle/waste area. If you're still unsure, or have a question, e-mail recycling@scu.edu