RECYCLING GUIDELINES (2016)
PAPER:
Newspapers (all sections), magazines, phone books, junk mail, cardboard including cereal and similar boxes (flattened)
CORRUGATED CARDBOARD:
Flattened and put NEXT TO paper recycling bins
RECYCLABLE CONTAINERS (food, beverage, detergent):
Must be rinsed clean. Cans, glass, plastics #1-7, milk cartons and soup and juice boxes
COMPOSTABLES:
Biodegradable take-out food containers from Dining (e.g. cups, soup and "clam shell" containers) are to be rinsed then placed on the conveyor belt in the Langston Dining Room for composting.
REUSABLE:
Return to Langston for reuse:
FLUORESCENT LIGHT BULBS and LEDS(including compact):
In buckets in trash room (incandescent bulbs are trash)
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS (e.g. corrosives, flammables, toxics) and ELECTRONICS (e.g. computers, TVs, microwaves,cell phones):
Place on floor of trash room for appropriate disposal by Facility Services. Call them with questions and/or assistance with large items.
BATTERIES:
Rechargables to Facilities Services. All other batteries are trash.
PACKAGING MATERIAL: Bring to GINKO downtown:
Corrugated cardboard boxes, ‘peanuts’, bubble wrap, Styrofoam sheets. NOT: molded Styrofoam or air pillows.
ORAL CARE MATERIALS: Bring to Oberlin City Hall 85 S. Main Street
Used toothbrushes, toothpaste tubes, floss containers and their packaging.
USEFUL WEBSITES
www.greenenergyoh.orgwww.epa.gov/recycle
www.cityofoberlin.com
www.loraincounty.us/platform/cms/files/2015/Collection-Center-Acceptable-Materials.pdf
Unwanted Mail:
- Direct Marketing Association www.dmachoice.org or (212-768-7277
- Telemarketing: Do Not Call Registry www.donotcall.gov or 888-382-1222)
- Catalogs: www.catalogchoice.org