What We Recycle

During normal operation, Recoverable Resources currently acceptsdifferent types of items for recycling. These range from beverage containers to packing peanuts. A complete list of items and contaminants is shown below. During special events such as basketball season or student move-out, Recoverable Resources also accepts several items that are not allowed on this list such as plastic stadium cups or wood. Questions about anything on the materials list can be addressed tohlogan@odu.edu or (757) 451-3015. A printable copy of this list is available in pdf format.

Blend Paper

Americans discharge 4million tons of office paper each year. To put this in perspective, all of this paper combined would be enough to build a 12 foot wall from New York to California! Recoverable Resources accepts both white and blend paper.

One ton of recycled paper saves 17 trees, 7,500 gallons of water, 4100kw of electricity, 60 pounds of air pollution, and 2.5 cubic yards of landfill space!!!

Acceptable Materials	Contaminants
White paper Color paper White paper with colored ink Envelopes WITHOUT plastic windows or self adhesive labels Yellow legal paper Adding machine tape Manila folders NCR paper Post-it notes Cpo/green bar/blue star computer paper	Carbon paper Envelopes with plastic windows or self adhesive labels Stickers Tape Kraft or Goldenrod envelopes Construction paper Tissue or wax paper Paper towels Rubber bands

Newsprint

Cardboard

By recycling cardboard, we can save 25% of the energy used to make new cardboard. Approximately 50% of all corrugated cardboard in the U.S. is recycle -- the highest percentage of any paper product.

Acceptable Materials	Contaminants
Corrugated cardboard (Corrugated: holes in side)	Chipboard (cereal boxes, six pack containers) Pizza boxes or any cardboard contaminated with grease spots or food Waxed cardboard Styrofoam

Aluminum

Every three months, Americans throw away enough aluminum to rebuild every plane in our commercial air fleet. Using recycledaluminum instead of raw material reduces air pollution by 95%, water pollution by 97%, and energy use by 95%.

Acceptable Materials	Contaminants
Aluminum beverage cans Aluminum foil (rinsed)	Any material contaminated with food

Steel/Bi-metal Cans

In the past, tin was often used to prevent corrosion in food cans, but today it is rarely called for in the manufacturing process. Steel is infinitely recyclable. Recycled steel is identical to steel that is produced from virgin ore.

Acceptable Materials	Contaminants
Food cans (rinsed)	Pet food cans Tuna cans Non-rinsed food cans

 Plastic

Annually, the U.S. producesthe equivalent of 10 pounds of plastic for every person on Earth. Plastic is NOT biodegradable, meaning that once in the landfill, it will stay there forever. Recoverable Resources accepts #1 PETE and #2 HDPE plastics. These numbers can be found on the bottoms of plastic containers.

Acceptable Materials	Contaminants
Plastic drink bottles (#1 plastic) Plastic milk containers (#2 plastic) The mouth of the container must be smaller than the body	Plastic from food sources, cleaning Solutions, industrial products Food containers such as yogurt, peanut butter etc.