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Walla Walla Curbside Recycling 525-1482
RECYCLABLE ITEMS | FIRST: REDUCE or REUSE | THEN:WHERE TO RECYCLE | WHAT TO RECYCLE | WHAT NOT TO RECYCLE |
Ledger Paper And Computer Paper |
-use both sides |
-blue trash cans all over campus -at the Outhouse |
-all paper | -plastic windows |
Envelopes |
-fold paper and send without envelope |
-with white paper | -white envelopes without plastic windows | -plastic windows -self-adhesive stamps |
Newspaper | -share subscriptions -use the libraries -read on-line |
-at the Outhouse -Walla Walla curbside recycling -bins in residence halls |
-newspaper -phone books -tissue paper -catalogues printed on newsprint |
-wet newspaper |
Magazines |
-collages and other art projects |
-bins at Reid Campus Center -at the Outhouse -bins in residence halls -Walla Walla curbside recycling |
-catalogues -magazines -glossy paper |
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Cardboard |
-use both sides-cut up for other uses like art projects | -in or near bins in residence halls -at the Outhouse -Walla Walla curbside recycling |
-flattened corrugated and non-corrugated cardboard -card stock -construction paper -poster board -brown paper bags -file folders -manila envelopes |
-waxed cardboard, ie, milk cartons, juice boxes, or coffee cups |
Aluminum Cans | -carry beverages in insulated mug or water bottle | -bins in residence halls -at the Outhouse -Walla Walla curbside recycling |
-all aluminum cans -clean aluminum foil and pie pans |
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Steel and Tin | -bins in residence halls -at the Outhouse -Walla Walla curbside recycling |
-rinsed, flattened food cans, with or without label | ||
Glass | -buy bulk when possible -wash out and reuse |
-bins in residence halls -at the Outhouse -WW curbside recycling (brown and green OK) |
-clear and lightly tinted glass, labels okay-food and beverage containers, rinsed | -brown or green glass -light bulbs-windows-broken glass-drinking glasses |
Electricity | -shut lights, computers, stereos, etc. off when not in use | |||
Plastic | -use containers as water bottles -put left overs in them |
-bins in residence halls |
-rinsed #1 and #2 containers | -no lids -no plastic bags (they can be donated to Goodwill) |
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