UMSL Recycling Bin - North Campus

On campus there are some items that you can and can’t throw into the recycling bins.
Paper items go into the blue bins near buildings around campus. This items include:
-Any type of light-weight paper
-loose-leaf paper
-notebooks
-notepad paper
-envelopes
-brochures
-staples, paper clips, rubber bands, tape
-computer paper
-magazines
-newspapers

However, does not include:
-cardboard
-phone books
-large metal clips
-metal three-ring binders
-construction paper
-brown packing paper

As for plastic items they go into the large white plastic bins around campus.
Plastics that can go into the bins:
Plastic #1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 and clean plastic grocery and shopping bags (Most plastic items will say if they are#1-7 plastic)

However you can throw in:
Plastic # 6 (Beware: some of the to-go containers in the Nosh are #6)

Aluminum and Glass can be placed in the large white bins.

Items that can go into the bins:
Any aluminum cans, aluminum foil, or aluminum packaging, and glass containers.

Items that cannot go into the bins:
Tin or steel, so for example any soup cans or tuna cans.

Please note: Containers to be recycled need to be relatively clean. No food waste PLEASE! For bottles, please leave the cap on if the bottle has not been rinsed out.