Recycling

Paper Recycling Guidelines

  • Paper
  • Computer Printout Paper
  • Receipts
  • White/Colored Envelopes
  • Newspapers
  • White/Colored Stationary
  • Copy Paper
  • Letters
  • Index Cards
  • Tabulating and Time Cards
  • Magazines
  • Stapled Pamphlets
  • Accounting Ledgers
  • Carbonless Forms (NCR)
  • Post-Its
  • Manila Folders - No Plastic Tabs
  • Legal Pad Paper
  • Paperback Books
  • Corrugated Cardboard

Please remember to remove all copy paper wrappers, plastic, paper clips and rubber bands.

Bottle & Can Recycling Guidelines

  • Bottles & Cans
  • #1-#7 Plastics
  • Aluminum Cans
  • Glass Bottles
  • Drink Boxes
  • Yogurt Containers
  • Plastic Bags

Please remember to rinse out your containers.

Please Do Not Recycle the Following Items:

  • Overhead Transparencies
  • Copy Paper Ream Wrappers
  • Peel & Stick Labels
  • Blue Prints
  • Styrofoam
  • Floppy Disks
  • Candy Wrappers
  • Carbon Paper
  • 3-Ring Binders
  • Pizza Boxes

How do I recycle?

Main Campus:
Large paper receptacles are available in the hallways along each Main Campus building. The Fens and Common Grounds Cafe have bottle/can recycling available in advertised locations. Batteries can be recycled at Buildings & Grounds, located on the 1st floor of the Main Campus Building, W109.All printer and copier toner cartridges should be recycled at Shipping & Receiving, located in the Main Campus Building, E010 or given to a WB Mason delivery person.

Residence Campus:
Large paper and plastic recycling receptacles are located either on the first or basement level of each residence hall. Collections are picked up from the residence campus every Thursday of the Academic Year. Individual recycling bins are available to students by contacting the Facilities Service Center at 617-521-1000. Additionally, batteries and compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) can be recycled at Residence Campus Services, located on the 2nd floor of the Health Center, H26. All printer and copier toner cartridges should be recycled at Shipping & Receiving, located on the Main Campus, E010 or given to a WB Mason delivery person.

Additional Information

For more information about recycling, sustainability or Simmons efforts to create a green campus, please visit http://green.simmons.edu/ or contact Residence Campus Services at 617-521-1057.