Viterbo University promotes and practices recycling campus-wide.  We ask all members of the campus community to assist in that effort recycling in their own areas and offices. Recycling containers exist in all common areas of campus buildings. Yellow containers are provided for paper recycling items, and blue containers are provided for glass, plastic, aluminum and tin, which can be commingled in one recycling container. Recyclable items are collected regularly by physical plant staff.

Paper Recycling - YELLOW RECYCLING CONTAINERS Labeled "MIXED PAPER ONLY"

Do recycle:  Books, cardboard, card stock, corrugated paper/cartons, envelopes-window/labeled/craft, newspapers, magazines, and paper-white/colored/ledger/shiny coated/carbonless/onionskin/fax.

Don't recycle:  Bathroom waste paper, carbon paper of any color, cellophane, cloth, cork, foil, packaging materials, waxed anything, or facial tissue.

Glass, plastic and aluminum recycling - BLUE RECYCLING CONTAINERS labeled "CO-MINGLE"

Do recycle: Glass containers, including soda bottles, clear/tinted glass jars, wine bottles, and glass food containers found in grocery stores. Rinse out containers. Remove all lids/caps. Plastic bottles with codes #1 - #7 marked on the bottom. Bottle opening must be smaller than the bottom of the container. Rinse out bottles. Remove all lids/caps. Remove metal handles. Aluminum and steel cans. Rinse out cans. It is not necessary to remove labels.

Plastics that can be recycled.