Yale Recycles

newspaper
white paper
colored paper
glossy paper
magazines
catalogs
envelopes*
manila folders
notecards
magazines
books
sticky notes
paperboard (thin cardboard)
Telephone Directories

* Envelopes are OK
with or without plastic windows
Staples in Mixed Paper are OK

Do not Include:

food service paper
wax paper
paper cups
carbon paper
thermal fax paper
copy paper wrappers
paper clips

Cans and Bottles

Please rinse everything before recycling.

Include:

glass bottles and jars
metal cans
aluminum trays
pie plates
aluminum foil
plastic bottles
#1, #2 soda bottles
detergent containers
Pipet tip boxes

Do not Include:

food or beverage residue
lids, caps, corks
plastic bags
light bulbs
window glass
dishes
lab glass

Printer Cartridges

Recycle all printer cartridges through Yale's office supply vendor, Corporate Express. To have your cartridges picked up call CE using the phone number you receive once you have placed an order for supplies. The customer service staffer will then add on a pick-up request to your delivery request.

Include:

cartridges for laser printers
cartridges for inkjet printers
cartridges for fax machines
cartridges for copiers

Do not Include:

toner and toner containers
(these are not the same thing as cartridges)

Cardboard

All boxes should be collapsed, flattened, and left next to trash or recycling receptacle.

Include:

corrugated cardboard

Do not Include:

Paperboard
(recycle with Mixed Paper)

Plastics

Plastic bottles used for food, beverages are recycled in Cans&Bottles bins if they are made of #1 or #2 plastic.

Plastic pipette tip boxes may also be recycled in the Cans&Bottles bin.

If you have bubble wrap or "packing popcorn", we suggest you donate to stores which might use them (such as Book Trader Cafe on Chapel Street). Or, check out our bins page for the nearest packing material recycling bin.

Note: Block foam, such as you might receive with a computer, is not currently recyclable.

Call us at 203.432.6852 to make arrangements for plastic collection.

SNET Telephone Directories

When you receive your new SNET directory, place your old one in the area location indicated by the custodial staff for your building. In the Central and Science Areas this is generally the location to which your new directory was delivered. In the School of Medicine leave next to a recycling bin.

At other times of the year please recycle your SNET directory by placing it next to a recycling bin.

Technoscrap

Batteries and small electronics such as pagers, PDAs and cell phones are regulated waste and must not be discarded in the trash. To make collection of these items easier in your department or on-campus residence please request a TechnoScrap box from Yale Office of Environmental Health and Safety by checking the appropriate box on the Electronics/Universal Waste form. It is available in the Waste Management section of yale.edu/oehs. Incandescent lightbulbs go into the trash. Lightsaber-like fluorescent bulbs are collected by Facilities and given to Safety. Compact fluorescent bulbs should be placed in a cardboard box of matching size and labeled "compact fluorescent." The box should then be given to Recycling or Safety. You can also call either to come pick it up. Batteries should be recycled in appropriate battery bins.
	Include: non-alkaline batteries, e.g. rechargeable batteries; cell phones pagers mice cables PDAs

Electronics

Computers and all other electronics used for entertainment or data storage/transfer are Universal regulated waste and must be collected for recycling. Do not discard any of these items in the trash. Please contact the Yale Office of Environmental Health and Safety (OEH&S) to have your on-campus electronics collected free of charge.

Fill out the "Universal Waste/Used Electronics Form" available on the OEH&S web site. Fax it to 432-6148 or email to waste.requests@yale.edu.

For further information contact the OEH&S Waste Request Line at 785-3551.

Styrofoam

Donate Styrofoam packing peanuts to local shipping companies at the post office.

Office Items

Good quality, usable office furniture: goes to resale and redistribution at Yale. Call Traffic, Receiving, and Stores at 203.764.9309.

Include:

chairs
desks
tables
filing cabinets
partitions

Fair quality, usable office furniture, equipment, supplies: for donation to needy Yale or local programs and charities, Call the Yale Recycling SWAP Program at 203.432.6852.

Include:

chairs
desks
tables
filing cabinets
supplies
electronics
office supplies

Miscellaneous Used Items

Call the Yale Recycling SWAP program at 432-6852. Items are donated to local charities and non-profits or collected and donated as part of Yale affiliated Reach Out alternative spring break and humanitarian trips.