Muhlenberg College

Plant Operations
2400 Chew Street
Allentown, PA 18104
Phone: (484) 664-3400
Fax:(484) 664-3409

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Plant Operations

Recycling

Muhlenberg College has been recycling since 1993. It has been a continuing evolutionary process as the program has added new items and procedures for recycling. The program only works with the understanding and efforts of all members of the campus community.

Contact: Richard Begbie, Assistant Director of Plant Operations, x3401
              Aaron Bova, Assistant Director of Residential Services, x3180

Muhlenberg Recycles: Link to Greening CommitteeWant to recycle your dorm room? Fill out the online form!

 

What can be recycled and what can't!
CAN CAN'T

White and colored paper
Newspapers
Magazines and glossy paper
Envelopes
Post-it notes
Notebooks
Pamphlets
Junk mail
Thin (paper) cardboard
Corrugated cardboard
    (some boxes will be accepted by Mailroom for reuse)
Phone books
Hardback and paperback books
Fluorescent light bulbs
Metal cans
Plastic bottles
Glass bottles (clear, green and brown)
Printer cartridges(use manufacturer's Mail-in envelopes)
Batteries (use canister in Union lobby)
Reusable packing material (peanuts, pillows, bubble wrap)
    @ Mailroom in rear parking  lot

Aluminum foil
Aluminum plates
Aerosol cans
Paint cans
Scrap metals
Incandescent light bulbs
Ceramic plates, cups, mugs, etc.
Window, plate or mirror glass
Motor oil containers
Any items with food waste
Padded mailing envelopes

 

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