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Why Recycle?
Mixed Paper
Cardboard
Surplus Property
Scrap Metal
Wood
Greenwaste
Pallets
Inerts
Computers &
Electronics
Cooking Grease
Toner Cartridges
Batteries
Cans & Bottles
Tires & Motor Oil
Packing Peanuts
Special Events
Student Housing
Confidential Documents
C & D Debris
ASI Recycling Center
Recycling Stats
Watch Your Waste
Cardboard
Cardboard boxes should be flattened and left next to a blue recycling container in your office, where they will be picked up by the custodians for recycling.
If you have a large number of boxes, please flatten and take to a cardboard collection station nearest your building, normally found in the same area with trash dumpsters. Contact Facilities Management to locate a campus cardboard collection point nearest your building.
Where Does It Go?
All cardboard boxes collected in this program are hauled to a processing facility less than 15 miles from campus. The cardboard is then baled and sent to mills in the US, Mexico, and China where it is pulped and made into new paper for a variety of uses. One of the major mills where most of our cardboard goes is located near downtown Los Angeles. This mill manufactures liner board used to make new cardboard boxes.
Paper recycling source: The Production Process
Did You Know?
In 2003, more than 50% of all paper and paperboard consumed in the US was recovered for recycling, compared to only 33 percent in 1990. Not bad, but we can do better!Source: Industry News: Paper Recovery Up