Administration
Recycling
What does Simmons recycle?
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
Desk side recycling bins are available for your office and/or suite by contacting the Call Center at x1000.
Large paper receptacles are available in the hallways along the Main Campus buildings throughout the College.
The Fens and Java City have bottle/can recycling available in advertised locations for your convenience.
Batteries can be recycled at Facilities, located on the 1st floor of the Main Campus, W109. All printer and
copier toner cartridges should be recycled at Shipping & Receiving, located on the Main Campus, E010.
@ Residence Campus
Individual recycling bins are available for your student room or administrative office by contacting the Call Center at x1000. Additionally, large paper and plastic receptacles are located on the first and basement level of each residence hall. Collections are picked up from the residence campus on Thursdays. Batteries and Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs (CFLs) can be recycled at Residence Campus Services, located on the 2nd floor of the Health Center, #26. All printer and copier toner cartridges should be recycled at Shipping & Receiving, located on the Main Campus, E010.
How Do I Recycle Special Items (i.e., Electronics, Microfiche, Hardback Books, Metal, and Furniture)?
Place a work request to the Call Center at x1000 or callcenter@simmons.edu and a member of Business Affairs will contact you.
Additional Information
For more information about recycling, sustainability or Simmons efforts to create a green campus, please visit http://green.simmons.edu/.