Recycling

PAPER 
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You can recycle:

  • sheets of paper
  • magazines
  • newspapers
  • notebooks
  • boxes (flat)

Items that don’t belong in the recycling paper bins:

  • dirty or greasy paper (e.g. pizza boxes)
  • egg cartons, milk or juice cartons
  • used tissues 
  • sanitary products
  • toilet paper rolls

PLASTIC

You can recycle

  • plastic bags
  • crushed plastic bottles (step on them)
  • clean plastic packaging

Items that don’t belong in the recycling plastic bins:

  • dirty or greasy plastic packaging (rinse first)
  • styrofoam and other plastic foams
  • rubber
  • fabrics
  • cables

 


GLASS
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You can recycle

  • clean glass bottles and containers
    n.b. there are sometimes special containers for clear and stained (green or brown) glass

 

Items that don’t belong in the recycling glass bins:

  • dirty or greasy glass containers
  • ceramics or porcelain 
  • mirrors
  • lightbulbs

JUICE AND MILK CARTONS

You can also find orange containers for juice and milk cartons in some streets. Please rinse, crush and flatten the cartons before throwing them in. 


BATTERIES, LIGHTBULBS, ADAPTORS ETC.

Please do not throw any of these items into the general waste or recycling bins! Ask your building manager for instructions on what to do with these.