Aluminum food and beverage containers
    aluminum soda and beer cans, cat food cans, etc.

Glass food and beverage containers
    Flint (clear)
    Amber (brown)
    Emerald (green)
    Blue

Ferrous Cans
    soup, coffee cans, aerosol cans, etc.

P.E.T. plastic containers with the symbol #1
    no microwave trays

H.D.P.E. natural plastic containers with the symbol #2
    milk jugs and water jugs containers only (narrow neck containers)

H.D.P.E. pigmented plastic containers with the symbol #2
    detergent, shampoo, bleach bottles without caps (narrow neck containers)

LDPE plastic food and beverage containers symbol #4
    butter and margarine tubs

Polypropylene plastic food and beverage containers symbol #5
    yogurt containers

Other plastic food and beverage containers symbol #7
    mixed plastic containers

Cartons and aseptic packaging
    Juice boxes, gable top milk and juice containers, soup and soy milk cartons

Old Newspaper (ONP)
    Sunday inserts are acceptable paper.

Kraft Paper Bags Old Corrugated Containers (OCC)
    no wax coated. Fiber board (ex. cereal boxes) is acceptable.

Magazines (OMG)
    Coated magazines, catalogues and similar printed materials, junk mail, and soft cover books 

All of these materials can be collected in the same container and will be sorted at their location.

Containers are distributed to all academic and administrative offices, with flyers and stickers indicating acceptable materials.  Larger containers are placed in common areas, class rooms and dining facilities.  Students in residence halls will be advised of proper recycling procedures related to the type of living unit they occupy.  Outdoor containers are labeled for the single stream program.  Custodial and grounds maintenance staff empty all containers for transport to recycling compactors.  Sustainable Waste Solution transports the recycled material to Blue Mountain Recycling.

After all recyclables are removed waste goes to Covanta Energy.