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Recycle!RECYCLING AT ALBION COLLEGE

Residential Students
Students living on campus are provided with the opportunity to recycle plastic, glass, metal, office paper, magazines, newspapers, cardboard, and boxboard.

Locations of Recycling Stations
Each residence hall, annex, and some fraternities have recycling stations in a central location.

  •      Annexes- Place separated recyclables near regular trash.
  •      Briton Apartments- Place separated recyclables near regular trash.
  •      Burns Apartments- Inside building entrance
  •      Dean Hall- Place separated recyclables near regular trash.
  •      Fiske House- Main floor near front entry
  •      I House- Main floor near vending area
  •      The Mae- Laundry room
  •      Porter Street Hall- Main floor dining room
  •      Seaton Hall- Ground floor lounge
  •      Twin Towers- Ground floor lounge
  •      Wesley Hall- First floor near entry
  •      Whitehouse- Ground floor lounge
  •      Fraternities with recycling have central locations on the ground floor in the
         kitchen area.

Recycling Guidelines
You must rinse your glass, plastic, and cans.  We cannot accept recyclables with food in them

Do not use recycling bins as trash cans.  Trash in the bins contaminates the entire bag and it will be thrown out. 

If you cannot recycle properly do not ruin this opportunity for others who do want to recycle.

We accept

  • Plastic: Any plastic with “PETE” or “HDPE” stamped on the bottom. Rinse container, remove lid, remove label, and flatten.  Place in bin labeled “Plastic.”

  • Glass: Any color glass container.  Rinse container, remove lid and place in bin labeled “Glass.”

  • Office paper: any white or colored paper, windowless envelopes, postcards, “post-it” notes, manila folders.  Staples and paper clips are O.K.   Place in bin labeled “Office Paper.”

  • Magazines, catalogs, and newspapers:  stack next to Office Paper bin.

  • Cardboard and box-board:  Flatten and stack on floor next to bins.

NO PIZZA BOXES!

We do not accept

  • Light bulbs

  • Drinking glasses

  • Phone books

  • Comic books

  • Paint or aerosol cans

  • Frozen food or juice boxes

  • PIZZA BOXES!

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