What can you recycle?
Aluminum, Plastic, Paper
Cardboard
Special Materials
Event Recycling
Aluminum, Plastic, and Paper
Two material streams, aluminum/plastic and all paper, are
collected for recycling from buildings on campus.
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Material
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Do
Recycle
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Do
NOT Recycle
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Where
to Recycle
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Aluminum
Cans
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aluminum cans
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pie
pans, aluminum foil
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Any recycling bin
labeled aluminum cans and plastic
containers or aluminum cans only
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Plastic
Containers
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plastic
bottles, plastic containers #1 & #2
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plastic
bags, plastic wrap, dirty food containers, packing
peanuts
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Any recycling bin
labeled aluminum cans and plastic
containers or aluminum cans only
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All
Paper
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computer paper,
construction paper, junk mail, envelopes, paperboard (the thickness of
cereal boxes), index cards, paper
with staples, newspaper, magazines, paperback books
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food
wrappers, paper towels, paper plates, paper cups, napkins, waxy cardboard
or paper (take-out containers and ice cream containers)
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Any paper or all paper recycling
bin
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Do and Do Not Recycle Flyer
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Cardboard
Cardboard is
picked up Monday-Friday evenings from building loading docks and dumpster areas.
For a complete list of the locations where cardboard is picked up each night,
click here.
Cardboard for recycling should be flattened and placed in hallways or at
the outdoor pickup location at the end of the day.
Cardboard with food residue, such as pizza boxes, cannot be recycled.
Very waxy cardboard cannot be recycled either.
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| Appropriately flattened cardboard for pick up |
New cardboard recycling wooden box like
those found at several buildings on campus |
Don’t forget: Please flatten cardboard and remove all packing material such as
Styrofoam, paper, and packing peanuts
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Special Materials
A number of "special materials" can be recycled on
campus.
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Material
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Disposal
Location
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 Telephone
and campus directories
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Any paper recycling bin
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 Toner cartridges in original box
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Contact 4-5107 or
email recycle@utk.edu
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 Batteries
For information on which types of batteries are recyclable, click here.
Small
rechargeable batteries are recycled through RBRC
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Battery
recycling boxes are available for
departmental and office use. To
obtain a battery recycling box or recycle individual batteries contact
4-5107 or email recycle@utk.edu
Ag Campus Locations for Battery Recycling
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The lobby area outside classroom 166 in the
Biosystems Engineering Lab Building
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Room B206, Hospital Operations in the College of
Veterinary Medicine
Main Campus Locations
Residence Hall Locations
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 Hardback
books
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Hardback books cannot
be recycled with mixed paper. 95
gallon recycling bins are available for collection and material that is
pre-boxed will also be picked up.
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 “Technotrash”
Includes: diskettes, CD’s, DVD’s, cell phones, PDAs,
pagers, digital cameras, handheld games, CD players, and MP3 players
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University Center Computer Store and
Presidential Court computer lab
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 Other
Materials
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Contact 4-5107 or
email recycle@utk.edu
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Battery Recycling
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Battery
Type
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Common
Name
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Sizes
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Types
of Use
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Disposal
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Alkaline
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Alkaline
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AA, AAA, C, D, 6V, 9V
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Clocks, pagers,
electronic devices
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On campus in a
battery collection box
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Rechargeable
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Nickel-cadmium (Ni-Cd),
Nickel Metal Hydride (Ni-M-H), Lithium Ion (L-ion), and small lead acid
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AAA, AA, C, D, 2V,
6V, 9V, 12V, and other sizes
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Laptops, cell phones,
handheld power tools, digital cameras, cordless telephones,
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On campus in a
battery collection box
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Button
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Mercuric oxide,
silver oxide, lithium, alkaline
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Various sizes
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Watches, cameras,
small electronic devices
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Contact 4-5107 or
email recycle@utk.edu
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Lithium
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Lithium
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3V, 6V, and other
sizes
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Cameras, calculators
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Contact 4-5107 or
email recycle@utk.edu
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Event Recycling
Recycling bins
for aluminum cans and plastic bottles are available for use during special
events. To arrange for the placement
of recycling bins at special events please contact recycle@utk.edu
or 4-5107
Green Event Guide
For more
information on how you can plan green events on campus, please check out our
Green Event Guide by clicking
here
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