Below are some of the most common items recycled at Hamilton. For more information on other recyclable items, click here. Please email jkleindi@hamilton.edu for information about items not on the list.
Paper Group
Newspapers and Magazines
Computer and Notebook Paper Bon Appetit cups (ONLY the ones that say Bon Appetit on them)
All Cardboard (except frozen food boxes)
Pizza, Cereal, and Snack Boxes
Soda and Beer Cartons
Package Boxes
5 Cent Deposit Group
Soda and Beer Cans and Bottles (Look for NY 5¢ on can lids and bottle labels) Beginning June 1, 2009, water bottles will also carry a 5¢ deposit.
Container Group
(Metals, Plastic, Glass, Drink Cartons)
Plastic Numbers 1-5 (Look on bottom of most containers for symbol)
Water, Juice, and Gatorade Bottles
Detergent Bottles
Yogurt, Peanut Butter, and Other Containers
Liquor, Wine, and Snapple Bottles
Glass Jars
Milk/Juice Boxes/Cartons (No Straws!)
Food and Aerosol Cans
Aluminum Foil
Foil Pans
Non-Recyclable Items
Plastic bags and packaging
Plastic Numbers 6 and 7 Ecotainer cups, Diner Pepsi cups, and Opus Polystyrene Cups (NEW)
Most Plastic Cups (NEW) Solo Cups (NEW)
Napkins
Tissues
Paper Towels
Ice Cream Cartons
Frozen Food Boxes
Waxy Paper (Printer Paper Wrappers)
All Lids and Caps
Plastic Utensils
Medicine Bottles
Straws
Broken Glass
Pyrex Glass
Light Bulbs
FACT:
Hamilton pays $72.15 for every ton of garbage we produce in the community, but disposing of recyclables is free. Please reduce, reuse, and recycle whenever possible!
UPDATE:
Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Authority has recently changed its recycling guidelines and no longer accepts plastic #6, which includes Styrofoam containers, Solo cups, most plastic cups, and Opus cups.
TIPS:
The container group includes plastics #1-5 (look on the bottom of most containers for the recycling symbol).
Cups from McEwen and the Diner are not recyclable! Commons cups (only the ones that have "Bon Appetit" on the side) are recyclable if they are rinsed out.
Use the blue bin in your room or office to make recycling easier.
Use a travel mug or water bottle instead of paper cups.
