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RECYCLING/ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM - How Can You Help?
The mission of the University of Cincinnati Recycling/Environmental Program is to promote and foster environmental awareness by encouraging recycling and discouraging excessive energy use. The program is administered by the Facilities Management Department within the Administration and Finance Division.
We encourage all faculty, staff, students, visitors, and contractors of the campus community to participate in recycling activities.
Why recycle?
1. To conserve natural resources and reduce the amount of waste.
2. To redirect tons of waste away from landfills and incinerators.
3. To help reduce deforestation and the production of green house gas emissions.
How can you help?
- Use the recycling bins in your area and encourage others to recycle too.
- Turn off lights when not in use.
- Use both sides of the paper when copying.
- Reuse large mailing envelopes.
- Reduce paper mailings when possible by posting memos in shared spaces or using email.
- Purchase recycled or recyclable materials.
- Request that your name be removed from mailing lists, especially from companies that send multiple copies.
- Use ceramic mugs rather than throwaway cups.
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What to recycle?
- Mixed Office Paper: letter, legal pad, copy, fax and computer paper, message sheets, color or coated envelopes with windows or labels, color or coated manila folders, brochures (without glue bindings), index cards, carbonless forms, self-adhesive notes, adding machine tape, and colored paper
- Newspapers: newspapers including glossy inserts, magazines, telephone books, brown grocery bags
- Aluminum cans: aluminum/bimetal beverage cans, steel food cans, and empty aerosol cans
- Cardboard boxes and containers
- Types 1&2 plastics: soda, milk, shampoo, detergent, small-mouth drink bottles
- Glass: clear, brown, green or blue glass bottles and jars
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Where to recycle?
The University of Cincinnati has 117 ninety-gallon, wheeled toters located in 33 buildings throughout east and west campuses for mixed office paper. You can find these toters in hallways, dock areas, computer labs, copy rooms and near elevators. And you can find bins for co-mingle recycling 31 different buildings. You can also find cardboard recycling containers at the loading docks.
LINK TO VIEW THE UC CAMPUS RECYCLING LOCATIONS
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Where to purchase recycled products on campus?
Central Stores/Bookstore – This group offers the campus community 100’s of recycled products, ranging from 10-100% post consumer recycled material, and include:
- Calendar selections and planners - 59 products
- Office paper (copy paper/ drawing paper, binders, portfolios, index cards, envelopes, dividers, notebooks, display boards, newsprint, files etc) - 298 products
- Toilet/paper towel products - 16 products
- Banker/Cash Boxes - 26 products
- Plastic trash bags - 2 products
- Metal/fiberglass trash cans - 8 products
- Corrugated cartons, packing peanuts, cushion wrap, scissors, tape dispensers, pencils, paper clips
- 12 products
Facilities Management Building Services
This group uses recycled products supplied by our contracted vendors, including:
- Toilet Tissue - 4 products ranging from 40% to 70% recycled material
- Paper Towels - 3 products ranging from 40% to 100% recycled material
- Trash Bags - 4 products ranging from 60% to 100% recycled material
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Need more information? Contact Bill Duncan, Associate Director of Contract Services at 513-556-9159.
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LINK TO VIEW THE UC CAMPUS RECYCLING LOCATIONS
RECYCLING / ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM:
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