UM RECYCLE RIGHT GUIDE 2014
What can and cannot be recycled at UM
www.umt.edu/recycleright
Recycling Stations are placed throughout campus in and out of buildings. Blue bins have color coded labels describing contents.
PLEASE DO NOT PUT TRASH IN THE RECYCLING BINS!
ALUMINUM, PLASTICS, STEEL (WHITE LABEL BIN)
All recyclable rigid plastics numbers 1 to 7- check container bottom for number. No foil (bags, wrapping, etc.), no Styrofoam (EPS)
Please remove lid, empty bottle, and place un-capped bottle and lid in the bin.
Also place in this bin: aluminum cans, aluminum objects, clean aluminum foil, and tin/steel cans and lids
OFFICE PAPER (YELLOW LABEL BIN)
White and pastel stationery, ledger, notebook, computer paper, and mailing envelopes (opened only)
Please bag shredded paper and place by the cart. If you have multiple bags, please call 406-243-6091 to place a pick up order.
NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES (BLUE LABEL BIN)
Newspapers, enclosures, and magazines
CARDBOARD (BROWN LABEL –may give directions to nearest cardboard trailer) NO plastic, glass, or Styrofoam please!
Please flatten boxes yourself and place between the bins. Or better yet, place in one of the 8 cardboard collection trailers
placed throughout the campus at: Washington–Griz stadium NW enclosure, UC pit, Mansfield Library South loading dock, Clapp
Building South end of passage, Health Sciences South basement ramp, Duniway Hall North entrance, Knowles Hall North entrance,
Missoula College East campus kitchen loading dock.
OTHER ITEMS:
Phone Books, Bound Books, and Plastic Spiral Binders: please leave these items next to the recycling bins.
Batteries: bag small items and leave by bins.
E-WASTE: UM sends all electronics (computers, monitors, printers, copiers, TV sets, cell phones, etc.) to a reputable USA recycler.
No E-waste is sent to the landfill. We collect all E-waste, and Information Technology takes usable, spare parts. Then E-waste is
stored and sent to the recycler twice a year. Please contact Work Order Desk (406-243-6091) for pick up.
LIGHT BULBS: UM custodial staff replaces all fluorescent light lamps and brings the used lamps to UM Recycling to be recycled.
If you have compact fluorescent bulbs that you would like recycled, DO NOT LEAVE THEM BY THE BINS!
Please contact Work Order Desk (406-243-6091) for pick up.
NOT ACCEPTED: Please note what we do NOT recycle at UM. Removing these items from the recyclables takes a lot of our
work crews’ time and increases costs of the program. So PLEASE DO NOT put these in the bins:
 GLASS
Fluorescent Papers
Astro-Brite Papers
 Scotch Tape
Kleenex/paper towels
Paper and Styrofoam cups
 Unopened Mail
Compostable plastic
Coated Paper (wax, foil, fax)
QUESTIONS, Contact: Edi Stan, Recycling and Waste Manager UM Recycling 243-5795
Emergency/extra pick-up or cleanup of recyclables, call: Work Order Desk at 406-243-6091
NOTE: Off campus recycling is provided by specialized private companies like Republic Services –Recycling, Pacific Steel
Recycling, Axmen Recycling, Rocky Mountain Recycling, Target Store, and Johnson Brothers recycling…
Please Support UM Recycling through payroll deduction www.umt.edu/supportRecycling