GMU Recycling Acceptable Materials
Acceptable Materials  General 

Cardboard 

Green, Brown and Clear Glass Bottles

Plastic #1 and #2 Containers

Aluminum Cans

Steel Cans

White Paper

Mixed Paper

Newspaper 

Telephone Books 

Hard and Soft Cover Books 

Laserjet Cartridges

Fax Cartridges

(We no longer accept plastic bags or three-ring binders for recycling)

 Metal 
 
 

Pipe

Metal desks

Chairs

Auto Parts

Ovens

Refrigerators

Bed Frames

Filing Cabinets

Hot Water Heaters

Cable

Wire

 

 Automotive Shop 
 
 

Auto Tires

Auto Batteries

Auto Oil

Auto Parts

Auto Anti-Freeze

Grounds Maintenance 
 
 

Yard Debris: Grass, Leaves and Mulch

Fallen Trees: Fire Wood

HVAC Shop

Refrigerator Coolant
 
 

Paint Shop

Paint Solvents and Varsols

 OTHER
 
 

Wood Cargo Pallets

Fluorescent Tubing

Electric Light Ballast

Cooking Grease

Asphalt

Fuel Tanks (removed "in-ground" tanks)

Chipped Wood (land clearing for new building, mulch around campus)
 
 
 
 

SEE BELOW FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ON RECYLCLABLES!!!

 Information
 
 

Please place all recyclables in appropriate containers. Please be sure cans and bottles are clean and dry and completely empty. 

Call Ron Baxter at 993-3671 with any questions

Or 

rlim2@gmu.edu

rbaxter1@gmu.edu

HELP US!

Please do not put napkins, paper cups, styrofoam cups, container caps, cigarette butts, and packing peanuts into recycling bins. THANK YOU!

Cardboard

ALL corrugated boxes and most other cardboard containers (i.e., cereal boxes, clean pizza boxes, etc.) 

Please be sure they are clean and flat. Place with blue recycling containers. If you have a large amount, please call 993-3671 for a special pick up or send an email to rbaxter1@gmu.edu

Glass Containers 

ALL colors accepted and need not be seperated. Please place in containers marked for glass, plastic, or cans.

Please empty out all remaining fluids and rinse when possible. Do not place in paper containers! 

Metal Cans

aerosol cans aluminum cans paint cans steel food cans 

ALL cans must be clean, dry, and empty. Please place in containers labeled for cans!

Plastic Containers 

#1 (PETE): includes soft-drink bottles #2 (HDPE): includes milk & juice bottles and detergent jugs 

CHECK THE CODE ON THE BOTTOM OF YOUR CONTAINER, IT MUST READ #1 or #2



 
 

Newspaper

any newspaper quality paper (i.e., moving paper, packaging paper, etc.) 

class catalogs

White Paper

all white paper any color ink computer paper: green bar striped included white calendar sheets

white copy machine paper white index cards 

Remove rubber bands, paper clips, and cellophane. Staples are ok.



 
 

Mixed Paper

ALL envelopes (white, window, colored, etc.)  ALL glossy paper (white and colored) 

christmas wrapping paper fax paper forms with multiple colors (i.e., travel forms, purchase req., etc.) 

magazines manila folders pink telephone message notes Post-Its three-ring manila binder dividers 

yellow legal pad paper 

LaserJet Toner Cartridges

Please place on or near blue recycling bins.

Telephone Books 

Including GMU telephone books

Please place on or near blue recycling bins
 
 

Hard and Soft Cover Books

Place in the mixed paper recycling bins. For large amounts of books, call 993-3671 to schedule a special pickup.

HELP US!

Please do not put napkins, paper cups, styrofoam cups, container caps, cigarette butts, and packing peanuts to recycling bins. THANK YOU!