NEWBERRY COLLEGE

RECYCLING PROGRAM

RECYCLING PAGES:

Newberry College Recycling Home Page

The 2008-2009 College Recycling Plan

The 2009-2010 College Recycling Plan

What Can be Recycled?

Where can I recycle on campus?

WHAT CAN BE RECYCLED?

According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) website, the following are part of the US recycling rates for commonly recycled consumer goods in 2003:

• Newspapers: 82.4 percent
• Corrugated Cardboard Boxes: 71.3 percent
• Steel Cans: 60.0 percent
• Yard Trimmings: 56.3 percent
• Aluminum Beer and Soft Drink Cans: 43.9 percent
• Scrap Tires: 35.6 percent
• Magazines: 33.0 percent 
• Plastic Milk and Water Bottles: 31.9 percent
• Plastic Soft Drink Bottles: 25.2 percent
• Glass Containers: 22.0 percent

According to the Newberry County website, the following materials can be recycled in the Newberry area:

• Motor Oil
• Aluminum cans, plastic containers, and glass
• Office paper, newspaper, and magazines
• Corrugated cardboard