What Can I Recycle?
Please dispose of recycables and trash items in their respective bins. The following information will help you distinguish what materials are acceptable for Loyola's consumption reduction program.
Computers, Fax Machines, AV Materials and Other Electronics
- Do not place in trash
- Email the IT Help Desk HELPDESK@luc.edu
- Provide details of equipment no longer in use
- IT Staff Members will handle properly for recycling and end-of-life uses.
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PAPER |
Brochures and flyers File folders Envelopes (all colors and windowed) Junk mail Newspaper and inserts Cardboard, cereal boxes, paper towel rolls Paper bags Paper-back books Paper cups |
Food wrappers Pizza boxes Laminated paper and stickers Paper towels, napkins, or tissues Hard cover books |
CANS, GLASS, PLASTICS |
Aluminum and steel cans Foil and pie tins Glass bottles and jars Milk, water, yogurt, detergent bottles, and other plastic containers #1-5 and # 7 Soda and juice bottles |
Plastic bags, cups, and serving ware undefined Food wrappers # 6 plastics and styrofoam |
BATTERIES |
Single-use dry batteries from cell-phones, cameras, etc. Look for specially marked battery collection canisters at both Lakeside campuses. Lakeshore Campus Locations:Damen Hall; Granada Center-2nd flr; Quinlan-1st floor main entrance; The Hub-Sullivan Center; Cudahy Library-1st floor vending machines; Mundelein Center-student lounge Water Tower Campus Locations:10 E. Pearson-Campus Safety; 25 E. Pearson-3rd, 6th, & 7th floors; 26 E. Pearson- 4th floor
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Inkjet Printer Cartidges |
Inkjet and printer/copier toner cartridges Special collection boxes are located at both Lakeside campuses. Lakeshore Campus Locations:Damen Hall; Information Commons; The Hub-Sullivan Center Water Tower Campus Locations:Lewis Towers-4th & 5th floor lobby areas; One E. Pearson-3rd-5th floors; 10 E. Pearson- 1st floor; 16 E. Pearson-1st floor; 25 E. Pearson-3rd, 6th, 12th-14th floors; and 26 E. Pearson-3rd & 4th floors |
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| SMALL ELECTRONICS |
Cell phones, print cartridges, laptops/notebooks, digital cameras, print cartridges, and cordless house phones Collection Bin Locations:
These items are collected and recycled by Recycling Avenue, an organization which helps provide job opportunities for the physically challenged. |
Monitors, towers, printers, fax machines, and toner cartridges |