Physical Plant

RECYCLING

What does Southern Miss recycle?

MIXED OFFICE PAPER

• Office letterhead
• Envelopes (no windows)
• Message slips
• Copier paper/computer paper
• Notebook/tablet paper
• Most discarded mail
• White, nonglossy paper

COMPUTER PAPER

• Green bar paper only

CARDBOARD

• Clean, flattened corrugated cardboard. Flatten boxes before depositing in recycling containers. No wax coated boxes, please

NEWSPAPER

• Newspaper or newsprint without glossy inserts or colored ink

ALUMINUM

• Soft drink cans or any container labeled "recyclable aluminum"

Transportation Services recycles the following items:

• Used motor oil, tires, and vehicle batteries

Recycling Container Locations

The following locations have special containers for recycling. Please see the labels on recycling containers for the type of materials collected at each location.

Cook Library - west side

Drop-Off Locations

Southern Miss has two drop-off locations for aluminum cans and newspaper:

Fourth Street at the Physical Plant

Here are some things you can do to help:

• Participate in the recycling program by separating recyclables and putting them in drop-off containers.
• Don't throw away what you can use again-plastic containers, for instance, can be used many times.
• Recycle printer/copier cartridges by sending them back to Stores.
• Resuse paper by using the blank side for scratch paper.

Many individual offices have recycling containers. Put in a work request when containers need to be emptied. Southern Miss departments requiring pickup of large volume of recyclables may contact the Physical Plant by Work Request to make arrangement for pickup.

For information about Southern Miss' recycling program, contact Rodger Jackson at (601) 266-4850.

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