What To Recycle
Aluminum:
- Acceptable:
- Empty aluminum drink cans (any beverage)
- tin (food) cans (free of food waste)
- Not acceptable:
- Unopened or partially full cans
- aluminum foil
- Where to Recycle: Designated green single stream recycling bins. See campus map for selected locations.
- Managed By: TxState Recycling & Facilities Services
Plastic:
- Acceptable:
- Beverage and storage containers marked with recycling symbol and the numbers 1 - 7 (free of food waste)
- Plastic margarine tubs (free of food waste)
- Yogurt cups (free of food waste)
- Not Acceptable:
- Plastic bags of any kind
- Styrofoam (even if marked with recycling number 6)
- unopened or partially full containers
- unwashed plastic containers
- Where to Recycle: Designated green single stream recycle bins. See campus map for selected locations.
- Managed By: TxState Recycling & Facilities Services
Paper and Cardboard:
- Acceptable:
- Copy/computer/fax/office paper glossy paper
- Colored paper
- Envelopes
- Cardstock
- Newsprint
- Magazines
- All books
- Corrugated cardboard and paperboard
- Self-adhesive notes
- File folders (all colors)
- Spiral notebooks (please remove spiral binding)
- Junk mail
- Shredded paper (bag and place beside roll-carts, not inside of them)
- Phone books
- Not acceptable:
- Carbon paper
- waxy paper
- food packaging
- anything stained with food or oil
- napkins
- tissues
- paper towels (clean or dirty)
- Where to Recycle: Designated cardboard drop off; see campus map for details
- Managed By: TxState Recycling & Facilities Services
Ink & Toner Cartridges (TXST):
- Acceptable:
- All ink and toner cartridges from university printers
- Ink Jet Cartridges
- Not Acceptable:
- Personally Owned Cartridges
- Where to Recycle: Please call us or submit a request using the recycling pick up tile in Ready.
- Currently we pick up toners weekly from the following locations:
- LBJ Student Center
- Alkek Library
- Nueces Building
- The Print shop
- JCK Building
- Hines Building
- Currently we pick up toners weekly from the following locations:
- Managed By: TxState Recycling & Facilities Services
- Containers: Reuse original packaging
Batteries, Ink Cartridges, & Phones (Personal):
Environmental Health, Safety & Risk Management will accept:
- Used Batteries
- Ink Jet Cartridges
- Cell Phones
Light Bulbs:
- Acceptable:
- Compact fluorescent light bulbs
- Not Acceptable:
- Incandescent or halogen bulbs
- fluorescent tubes
- Where to Recycle: Contact the Risk Management Department
- Managed By: TxState Risk management
- Containers: Please put in original packaging
Batteries (TXST):
- Acceptable:
- Lithium
- lead-acid
- all rechargeable batteries.
- Not acceptable:
- Alkaline
- non-rechargeable batteries.
- Where to Recycle: Contact the Risk Management Department
- Managed By: TxState Risk Management
- Containers: Please put in original packaging (Batteries are a fire hazard. Please use proper storage and handling procedures while collecting them for recycling. Neutralize battery terminals with non-conducting tape while waiting for pickup. Isolate batteries from each other in individual plastic bags. Do NOT use cardboard boxes or other flammable containers.)
Electronic Waste (TxState):
- Acceptable:
- TxState-owned computers and peripherals
- printers
- copiers
- cell and desk phones
- etc.
- Not Acceptable:
- Personally owned items
- Where to Recycle: Contact Materials Management
- Managed By: TxState Materials Management
Furniture (TxState):
- Acceptable:
- University-owned office furnishings (desks, chairs, tables, etc.)
- wood pallets
- Not Acceptable:
- Personally owned items
- Where to Recycle: Contact Materials Management
- Managed By: TxState Materials management Services
Unacceptable Items:
- Kitchen and food waste – includes pizza boxes, paper plates, cups, and food wrappers
- Bathroom waste (paper towels and tissues)
- Plastic grocery bags
- Plastic eating utensils
- Plastic rings from 6-packs
- Plastic packaging
- Bubble wrap
- Styrofoam
- Tyvek envelopes and other Tyvek products