What to Recycle: CLEAN AND DRY
- Bottles/jugs – plastic or glass
- jars – plastic or glass
- any aluminum/metal cans
- any clean paper products
DO NOT RECYCLE:
- any containers still with food/liquid
- coffee cups (hot or cold)
- plastic bags or any filmy plastic
- plastic utensils or straws
- snack wrappers
What To Compost:
- meal leftovers
- fruit peels
- fish or meat bones
- dirty paper napkins
- compostable containers from The Commons
- plant trimmings
DO NOT COMPOST
- any plastic, glass, aluminum, or colored paper products
- ( use the recycling or trash!)
When in doubt, throw it out!
The following items are trash:
- Plastic utensils in The Commons
- dirty snack wrappers
- plastic bags
- coffee cups (Dunkin, Starbucks, etc)
In an effort to reduce unnecessary waste UMBC has implemented the following strategies:
- Multiple filtered hydration stations located throughout campus to encourage the community to use reusable bottles
- Point of sale discounts for reusable mugs/cups
- Ozzi reusable to-go containers
- Printers and copiers are set to draft mode to save ink/toner and automatically print double-sided
- Bulk item collection and reuse (e.g. furniture) through Facilities Management
- Office supply reuse through Retriever Exchange
- Annual events to collect electronic waste
- Robust waste education for students and employees