Kaplan University Recycling Site

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Multi-Material Recycling Site

Newspapers
Acceptable:

• Inserts/ads
• Paper bags

Not Acceptable:

• No other paper.

Cardboard Boxes
Acceptable:

• Flatten cardboard and paperboard (i.e. cereal boxes.)
• All boxes must be flattened and placed inside recycling containers.

Not Acceptable:

• No packing material.
• No waxed cardboard.

Cans
Acceptable:

• All food and beverage cans.
• Rinse, clean and flatten aluminum and tin cans and place in separate recycling compartments.

Not Acceptable:

• No aluminum foil.
• No pie pans.
• No metal cookware.
• No metal parts.

Glass Bottles and Jars
Acceptable:

• All food and beverage glass.
• Green, brown, and clear glass with labels are OK.
• Rinse, clean, take off lids, separate by color, and place in separate recycling compartments.

Not Acceptable:

• No drinking glasses.
• No window glass.
• No light bulbs.
• No lids.

Plastic #1-5 Containers
Acceptable:

• All #1 through #5 plastic bottles and containers with labels are OK.
• Take off lids and flatten containers.

Not Acceptable:

• No motor oil containers.
• No plastic toys.
• No other plastic bottles - no #6 or #7 plastic.
• No plastic sacks.
• No polystyrene packaging.
• No plastic lawn chemical bottles.
• No plastic syringes.

Residential Mixed Papers
Acceptable:

• Mail
• Magazines
• Office and school paper
• Telephone directories
• Shredded paper

Not Acceptable:

• No tissue paper.
• No milk cartons or juice boxes.
• No paper plates.
• No newspaper.

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