Recycling

Austin Community College recycling procedures:

Large recycling containers are located throughout the buildings (duplication centers, breakrooms, and student lounges). Smaller, blue, deskside recycling bins are provided for all faculty/staff offices, these blue deskside bins are for PAPER ONLY.
Custodial staff collects the contents and deposits to larger exterior facility containers. The recyclable materials are then collected by a contracted company and transported to a recycling center.

The Facilites & Operations department is responsible for oversight and coordination of the recycling program. Please contact via e-mail dcaraway@austincc.edu , should you have any questions.

Recyclable Items:

Paper: newspapers, magazines, catalogs, junk mail & office paper
Aluminum, steel, and tin cans
Plastic bottles (#1 and #2) -- no other shaped plastic containers than bottles*
Corrugated cardboard

Please place these items in the appropriate recycling bin. Paper is to be kept separate from aluminum cans and plastic bottles.

Rinse your cans and plastic bottles and put the lids in the garbage. Aluminum cans and plastic bottles are to be kept separate from paper. Please place these rinsed items in the appropriate recycling bin.

You can recycle corrugated cardboard boxes by writing "RECYCLE" on them and placing next to a recycling bin.

PLEASE DO NOT PUT TRASH IN A RECYCLING BIN!

All other items go in trash or are subject to
Universal Waste Procedures.

NOT RECYCLABLE
(These items go in the trash):

Paper towels, napkins, toilet paper
Yogurt & margarine tubs
Candy wrappers
Plastic bags, packaging, Styrofoam
Phone books
Microwave trays
Any thin "cardboard" box (technically known as pasteboard, paperboard or boxboard) which includes cereal boxes, soda cartons, shoe boxes, the cardboard backing on pads of paper
Disposable plates, cups & utensils
Wrapping paper, tissue paper, greeting cards and envelopes, ribbons, bows, tinsel, gift boxes, bagged packaging peanuts, bubble wrap, film canisters and ornaments
Containers used to hold bakery products, produce, or take-out food
Aerosol Cans
Motor oil bottles
Lids
Pizza boxes

* What Plastic is Recyclable?

Only plastic bottles can be recycled. If the neck isn't smaller than the bottom, it can't be recycled. Check the bottom for a number with the recycling arrows around it. Only bottles made from #1 or #2 plastic can be recycled. The lids are NOT recyclable, please throw the lids in the trash.

If the bottle contained motor oil, bug spray, weed killer, adhesives, paints or solvents, it cannot be recycled no matter what type of plastic it was made from.

Examples of Recyclable Plastic:

Water, soda and juice bottles

Milk jugs

Shampoo, conditioner & liquid soap bottles

Detergent bottles

Bleach and all-purpose cleaner bottles