Home > Environmental Facts > Guide to Recycling Home Mission Why Join Net Impact? Net Impact Events Get Involved Jobs/Internships Courses at GWU Blog Environmental Facts Around Town Case Competitions Links Meet the GW Net Impact Board   Net Impact's current temperature is: XHTM °F Guide to Recycling Labeled Recycling Bins are located in every building on campus. Bottles & Cans PLASTICS, GALSS, ALUMINUM, STEEL & TIN* 1. PLASTIC BOTTLES- #1 and #2 only (look on bottom of bottle) (NO tubs - like butter or hummus containers) 2. GLASS BOTTLES – all glass, brown, green or clear 3. ALUMINUM, STEEL, AND TIN CANS (all) *Items must be rinsed out and clean – free of food and liquids before being placed into the appropriate recycling bins. Please remove and throw away bottle tops. Paper & Books MIXED PAPER, BOOKS & NEWSPAPER* 1. NEWSPAPER all newsprint, NO glossy paper (NO magazines) 2. MIXED PAPER any color (NO staples or spiral notebooks) 3. BOOKS & PHONE BOOKS (paperback only – NO hardcover books) may be placed in Newspaper Recycling Bins *Paper must be free of food and other contaminants like liquid or oil stains before being placed into the appropriate recycling bins. Please remove staples! Cardboard & Cartons CORRUGATED CARDBOARD (with ridges) & CARTONS* 1. CARDBOARD all corrugated cardboard except pizza boxes 2. CARTONS – NO cartons of any kind (NO milk cartons, etc.) *Cardboard must be free of food and other contaminants like liquid or oil stains before being placed into the appropriate recycling bins. Please place in appropriate cardboard bins! Did you know... Americans produce 154 million tons of garbage each year - enough to fill the Louisiana Superdome from top to bottom, twice a day, every day? Half of it is recyclable (www.idealbite.com) Please Recycle.  No events for this period View the Calendar... Sign up to subscribe to our mailing list! Name: Email: Does the GWSB core curriculum include enough CSR-related topics? Yes No