Single Stream Recycling Dos Don’ts How Tos Plastics Steel and aluminum cans Aluminum foil Glass bottles Aseptic containers (eg, milk container) Waxed cartons Brown paper bags Catalogues, brochures Cereal boxes Manila envelopes Hanging file folders Newspaper Phone books Shredded paper Pizza-boxes Napkins Plastic coated papers Candy wrappers Frozen food boxes Wax coated cups Plastic bags Styrofoam No Food Residue Empty drink containers Empty and wipe food containers clean No need to remove staples, clips or tape before recycling Use desk-side or halway bins Shred paper files with sensitive data Technocycle, E waste, Batteries and Light Bulbs Toner cartridges Technocycle: CDs, VHS tapes External drives, cables Floppy disks, Zip disks Mice, keyboards PDAs, phones, Blackberries eWaste: CRTs,CPUs Fax Machines, Copiers Laptops, Printers Microwaves Televisions, Stereos VCRs,DVD players Batteries: All Batteries Light Bulbs: All light bulbs that contain mercury, fluorescent, CFL), and Ultra violet(UV) Do not abandon electronics Incadescent and Light emitting Diodes (LED) light bulbs (contain no mercury) State and federal laws prohibit the disposal of mercury containing light bulbs and batteries in the trash Erase data from your hard drive and deactivate hardware' before recycling them Cardboard, Packaging Materials and Plastic Bags Comugated and un-corrugated cardboard boxes Large Chip board Paper board boxes Plastic bags, shrink wrap, Bubble wrap, and clean plastic wrap Wax-coated boxes Frozen food boxes Boxes that have been soaked by food waste "Styrofoam shipping products—packing peanuts may be mailed to "Mail Services Packing Peanuts Reuse Program. ww15" Flatten boxes and put with daily recycling Plastic bags, shrink wrap, bubble wrap, and dean plastic wrap can be placed in plastic bag bins or mailed to Plastic Bags, NW62" Lab Specific Clean aluminum foil Glass and plastic Chemical bottels Metal cans used in shipping Pipette tip boxes and components(#1 thru 7) Cardboard White goods (refrigerators, air conditioners, large pieces of lab equipment All light bulbs that contain mercury: Fluorescent, Compact Flucrescent (CFL), and Ultraviolet (UV) Pyrex, ceramic items and broken glass Icepacks—contact vendor about their take-back programme "Pipette tip boxes and components should be reused through a vendor take-back program "Glass and plastic Chemical bottles should be rinsed and odor-free. Deface the label, remove the cap and place in recycling bin" Decontaminate pipette items by spraying with ethanol solution Source: National Environmental Engineering Research Institute