Recycling Guide

We recycle in the residence halls. Here's what you need to know. For more information on recycling on campus, contact UND Facilities Recycling Office at 777-4878. ARH funded recycling containers in each residence hall room; now it's even easier to reduce your carbon footprint!

PAPER
Acceptable: White & colored paper, envelopes (windows ok), newspaper, magazines, junk mail, post-it notes, phone books.
Unacceptable: Carbon paper, food wrappers, hard cover books, paper towels, Kleenex.
Preparation: Remove any plastic or metal spines. Remove clasps and clips. Staples need not be removed. Place in container marked “Paper”.

PLASTIC BOTTLES
Acceptable: Plastic containers numbered or labeled #1-7.
Unacceptable: Toys, plastic bags, pipe, hard plastics.
Preparation: Rinse and remove any caps or lids. Place in container marked “CANS & PLASTIC”

ALUMINUM AND TIN/STEEL
Acceptable: Soda & food cans, scrap metal, screw-on lids, aerosol cans, & paint cans (all cans must be empty and clean)
Unacceptable: Dirty containers.
Preparation: Empty, rinse, and place in container marked “CANS & PLASTIC”.

CARDBOARD
Acceptable: Corrugated & paperboard (i.e. cereal), & paper bags.
Unacceptable: Plastic coated boxes, styrofoam or bubble packaging.
Preparation: Remove packaging, flatten, and place in the outdoor cardboard container or place behind hallway containers (preferably at day’s end). For large quantities, please make arrangements with the Building Services staff or Recycling Office.

BATTERIES
Acceptable: Rechargeable batteries (look for recycling seal). Nickel Cadmium, button cell, lead-acid, nickel hydride.
Preparation: Send to Facilities Recycling Office, Box 9032

PRINTER CARTRIDGES
Acceptable: Laser and ink jet printer cartridges.
Unacceptable: Toner tubes
Preparation: Send to Facilities Recycling Office, Box 9032

SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
Padded mailing envelopes and Tyvek® Envelopes: 100% FLASHSPUN HDPE (HIGH-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE) makes a Tyvek® envelope recyclable. Do not put in paper recycling. Send to Facilities Recycling Office, Box 9032.

**Don’t put sharp objects (needles, syringes, lancets,etc.) in anything that will be recycled or the regular waste. This will contaminate the recycling process. Contact Student Health Services for special medical waste containers.