Recycling
The Department of Facilities Management Custodial Services manages the recycling and solid waste management program.
Collection containers are distributed throughout buildings and grounds.
Individuals are responsible for getting their recyclable materials to a collection container. Building custodians collect the materials and consolidate them at outdoor locations where an outside company picks them up and processes them for delivery to market.
If you have questions about the program, or require a collection container, please contact Recycle-at-Brown-dot-edu. A Brown instructional video on what can be recycled and how to do it can be found at YouTube
A poster that describes the materials that are recyclable is available for download here: Recycling Poster
MATERIAL |
RECYCLE THESE ITEMS |
NOT THESE ITEMS |
MIXED CONTAINERS |
Aluminum & tin cans, glass bottles, plastic (#1 and 2), milk & juice cartons, aerosol cans (rinse off food residue and replace cap) |
Ceramic or glass dishware, Pyrex, Styrofoam |
SORTED OR MIXED OFFICE PAPER |
Any paper can go in this container. Colored paper, newspaper, magazines, glossy paper, boxboard, books, notebooks (staples, paperclips, envelopes w/plastic windows okay) |
Tyvek |
WHITE PAPER |
White printer and copier paper - if a container is available in offices. |
glossy paper |
CORRUGATED CARDBOARD |
Corrugated Cardboard, Shipping Boxes, Computer Boxes, Manila Envelopes, Brown Paper Bags, File Folders (Remove packing, flatten and place next to or benind bins in common rooms) |
Soiled or waxed cardboard. |
MISCELLANEOUS MATERIALS |
Metal, Wood, items not on this list, or general questions (contact Recycle-at-Brown.edu) |
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Printer Cartridges |
Return to HP in provided bag or take to Brown Computer Store |
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Bulbs (incl. CFLs) |
Give to building custodian |
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Hazardous Waste |
Call EHS (3-3353) |
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Surplus Property |
Computers, peripherals, furniture (Fill out and follow instructions at Disposition of Surplus Property) |
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Techno-Trash |
The Rock Library set up their own system, but can't accept outside materials. They have a nice description at their Wiki of how to set up one of your own. This material is also included in our eWaste contract with We-Recycle (follow the Surplus instructions) and may soon be available for staff and student drop-off of personal e-waste. |
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Clothing/Shoes |
Green and blue bins in the V-Dub vending area. |
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Batteries |
Give to building custodians, or take to the drop-off locations: |