Sustainable Projects: Recycling

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	Colored, fax, slick, computer, and notebook paper are all acceptable. Post-its, envelopes with windows or labels, junk mail, Manila folders, colored tabs, index cards, newspapers, magazines, and catalogs can also be recycled. Paper products go in the recycling bins labeled "paper only." For books, please remove hard covers, metal spiral binders, and other non-recyclable materials. Please do NOT put cardboard in the paper recycling.
	Corrugated and non-corrugated cardboard, brown packing paper, and brown paper bags are acceptable in the campus recycling program. Cardboard products are to be placed in the recycling-specific dumpsters. If you have any questions about where to find these, please e-mail us. Please do NOT put cardboard in the paper recycling.
	Plastics 1 & 2 are currently accepted following the Putnam County recycling program. Plastics 1 & 2 includes: drink bottles/ cups, milk jugs, hair care bottles, soap containers, and non-hazardous cleaner bottles. Always look for the recycling number within the symbol before disposing of your waste. These must be emptied and can go in the blue bins located in academic, administrative, and residential halls. There are also many receptacles around the Plaza and the RUC. Please do NOT put Styrofoam in recycling.
	Any aluminum product should be placed in the green bins located in academic, administrative, and residential halls. Like the plastic products, many aluminum receptacles can be found on the Plaza and around the RUC.
E-WASTE & MORE	If any person or department has recycling in any of the following categories, please file a Work Order for it to be picked up: electronics fluorescent tubes/ballasts metal- other than aluminum stoves, refrigerators, and drinking fountains motor oil kitchen grease tires wood pallets batteries
INK CARTRIDGES	Anyone needing to dispose of used ink cartridges can place a Work Order for them to be picked up. They will then be taken to Mustard Seed Ranch so the children there can get credit for discounts off of their school supplies.

Make sure to check out all of the Recycling Centers in Cookeville!

Academic Buildings

Recycling bins in each academic building are typically located around the main entrances. Many have recycling containers in the copy/mail rooms, computer labs and student lounges.

If you are not sure when your building is scheduled for pick-up, please call (931) 372-3021 or e-mail ttugreen@tntech.edu.
Residential Halls

Each room is equipped with a personal recycling bin marked by the Sustainable Campus Committee logo.

If residents wish for their recycling to be picked up, they must place it in the appropriate receptacles located in the Hall lobby. Each lobby contains paper and aluminum bins. Cardboard should be placed in the recycling dumpsters located on campus. Plastics are no longer considered recyclable in Putnam County.

As residents are moving in and out, they may request service for disposal of larger items. If you have any questions, call the Office of Sustainability at (931) 372-3021 or e-mail us at ttugreen@tntech.edu.
General

Many more recycling receptacles can be found around Centennial Plaza and the RUC. Volpe Library is also provided with bins. All bins, dumpsters and receptacles are emptied by Facilities on a regular schedule.

If any bins are overflowing, and need to be emptied before they're scheduled, a Work Order must be submitted. If you are not sure when your building is scheduled for pick-up, please call (931) 372-3021 or e-mail ttugreen@tntech.edu. If you have any questions not answered in the Recycling FAQ's tab or on this page, please feel free to contact us.

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Sustainable Projects: Recycling

E-WASTE & MORE

INK CARTRIDGES

Make sure to check out all of the Recycling Centers in Cookeville!