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Do you know what you can recycle here at FGCU? Recycle Smart - Only these 5 for the cart!

DON'T BE A WISHCYCLER - There are only 5 materials that belong in your recycle bin - Paper, Metal Cans, Clean Cardboard (no food or grease residue), Plastic Containers Labeled 1-7 (no Styrofoam, no plastic bags), Glass Bottles & Jars

Do you live on campus?  Ask your RA where the Recycling Centers are to take your recyclables! 

 

Paper

 

Junk mail, newsprint, magazines, copy paper, phone books, etc. Basically, any kind of paper except shredded, waxed, metallic or soiled. 

  • None of these: Used paper towels, tissues, etc. are considered soiled - throw them in the trash!
  • No hardcover books - donate those instead

Metal Cans

 

​Aluminum or steel (tin) cans 

No need to remove labels or crush cans.

 

Cardboard

Any kind of box unless it held a liquid (such as those used to hold milk, juice, wine and broth). Flatten it to save room in your cart

About those pizza boxes - the lids can be recycled. The bottoms can be recycled if they do not have any food residue on them.

Plastic Containers

 

​Look for the numbers 1 -7 within the recycle triangles on the bottom of the container (no Styrofoam, no plastic bags)

Lids on? Lids off? Either way is fine.

Glass

 

Green, brown and clear bottles and jars

THAT'S IT!​ ​