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Commingles
Recycling bins are located in the same spots as the trash bins in the hallways. The signs on the bins should
give an idea what goes where. However, here are some rules of thumb:
NOTE: This information is updated as compared to the orientation guide. For example the orientation guide
says that we don't recycle Styrofoam, the truth is that we DO.
We DO recycle:
- ALL plastics (#1-7)
- aluminum cans
- aluminum foil
- glass bottles
- plastic bags
- plastic wrap
- plastic silverware
- stryofoam broken into reasonable sized pieces
- empty styrofoam food and beverage containers
- Styrofoam plates with the food scraped off and
- milk/juice cartons.
What is considered contamination, how clean should containers be?
Commingled containers need to be empty, but do not need to be clean. Some beverage residue is okay. Some food
scraps are okay, simply scrape uneaten food into the garbage and place the container in the recycling
bin.
We do NOT recycle any type of electronic waste (including batteries). Alkaline batteries are placed in
normal trash, the others can be dropped of at E19-111 between 7am and 3pm. We also do not recycle things like
monitors, computers or hazardous waste - to get rid of these items, email recycling @ mit.edu and ask the team to pick them up.
Paper
Recycling bins are located in the same spots as the trash bins in the hallways.
Easiest rule of thumb: If you can rip it recycle it.
NOTE: cleaning paper is more important than cleaning commingles, as commingles are washed during processing,
and paper obviously is not.
We DO recycle ALL paper mixed, including:
- newspapers
- glossy paper
- magazines
- catalogs
- phone books
- post-it-notes
- memos
- carbonless forms
- broken down cardboard
- file folders
- colored paper
- white paper
- junk mail (also junk mail with cellophane windows)
- hard covered books with their covers removed
- clean paper bags
- box board
What do we NOT recycle as "paper"?
- Books with their covers intact
- pizza boxes
- paper napkins
- paper towels, paper contaminated with food scraps
- carbon paper
- plastic wrapping
- plastic covers
- tyvek envelopes
Compost
NOTE: composting starts only on September 5, 2002.
Our compost program is a pilot project! Composting is a delicate issue especially in a large dorm like ours.
However, we would like to give it a shot and would be thrilled if you would like to join the program.
Because of hygienic and smelly reasons we decided to outsource the compost bin and put it in the yard. It is the
BIG plastic ball on the lawn close to the railroad tracks on Albany Street. This compost bin is only for
raw vegetables (never meat - this will attract rats).
What DOES go in the compost bin:
- vegetable peels
- egg shells
- dead plants, flowers and plant soil, but only if the plant was not sick!!
- tea and coffee grounds
NOTE: These are as a nice coincidence all items that should NOT go in your garbage disposal!
These items do NOT go in the compost bin:
- bones
- meat
- milk products (including yogurt, cheese)
- whole eggs (i.e everything else but the shell)
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