Service Learning Project Mission Zero Waste
In an effort to reduce – and ultimately eliminate – waste from a school, implementation of the
following practices and programs is suggested:
Paper – all paper generated by the office and in the classrooms, including white, colored,
magazines, catalogs, newspapers and cereal box type cardboard, can be recycled at Guahan
Waste Control/Mr. Rubbishman as mixed paper.
Corrugated Cardboard – If you plan to recycle cardboard it should be broken down (flattened)
to ensure maximum use of the bins provided for the cardboard. There should be no
contamination of the cardboard, which includes food, Styrofoam or anything else that is not
corrugated cardboard. Cardboard can be taken to Guahan Waste Control/Mr. Rubbishman.
Aluminum Cans – Most schools are participants in the i*recycle program and have an 8cy bin
for aluminum cans only. The collection bins must contain aluminum cans only. Other types of
cans including steel or bimetal cans (like Mr. Brown and food cans), aluminum cooking trays,
Vienna Sausage cans, Spam cans and foil, which can be recycled as aluminum at Pyramid
Recycling but cannot be recycled by the i*recycle program.
Steel or Bimetal Cans – Mr. Brown, food cans and other types of non-aluminum cans can be
separated out and recycled at Pyramid Recycling as scrap metal.
Plastics 1 and 2 – These are the only plastics that can be recycled on Guam at Pyramid
Recycling. On the bottom of the plastic container look for the triangular recycling logo. If the
number within the logo is 1 or 2, it can be recycled. The codes are based on the type of resin
the plastic is made from, and the type of resin is indicated beneath the triangle.
 Number 1 plastic is called PET or PETE, and that refers to polyethylene terephthalate,
which is the type of resin used for bottles of water, tea, soda, milk, etc.
 Number 2 plastic is HDPE, high density polyethylene, and these are generally gallon jugs
of water, milk or juice, as well as large containers of bleach, vinegar, soy sauce, and
various cleaning materials. So all plastic beverage containers should be separated out
and recycled at Pyramid Recycling as well as #2 plastic cleaning supplies used on the
premises.
Marine Mania will only accept from home/off campus aluminum cans and recycle them from
the school. All other from home/off campus recyclable materials (paper, cardboard, nonaluminum cans and plastics #1 and #2 must be recycled through the listed recycle agencies.