Recyclable and Non-Recyclable Materials

The Southern Miss Recycling program does NOT accept the following materials:

• styrofoam
• glass
• plastic bags/film
• books

 Examples of accepted materials

Paper Allowed

• newspaper
• magazines/catalogs
• printer paper (white and colored)
• notebook paper

 

Plastic Allowed

Please rinse if possible.

• jugs (milk, water, juice, etc.)
• tubs (butter tub, yogurt container, etc.)
• bottles (water, soda, shampoo, laundry detergent, etc.)

 

Cardboard Allowed   

                             

corrugated cardboard                                                                                                                            Please flatten all cardboard

• boxboard (cereal boxes, tissue boxes, paper towel rolls, etc.)       
  

 

Metal Allowed

Rinse containers first. Anything steel and aluminum.

• aluminum  (soda cans, pet food cans, clean pie plates and foil, etc.)
• steel  (soup/vegetable cans, empty aerosol cans, etc.)

 

Miscellaneous items

Please place these items next to the recycling can, not inside it.

• alkaline batteries (A, AA, D, etc.)
• empty ink cartridges from printers

 

Computers or other E-Waste recycling materials 

Please contact us at sustainabilityFREEMississippi.