Recycling Chart
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1WHAT TO DO WITH...
MIXED RECYCLING
LANDFILL
COMPOST
YES
YES
YES
• All food (including meat,
• Plastic utensils
• Aluminum cans
bones, dairy & eggshells)
• Solo cups & to-go cups
• Clean foil & tins
• Napkins
• Lids & straws
• Glass
• Paper plates
• Foil covered with
• Steel cans
• Popcorn boxes
food waste
• Paperboard boxes
• Pizza boxes
• Styrofoam
• Clean paper bags
• Coffee grounds
• Plastic food containers
• Newspaper
• Tea bags
• Plastic plates
• Mixed paper
• Wooden stir sticks
• Plastic gloves
• Gable top cartons
• Floral trimmings & leaves
• Plastic wrappers
(ex. juice boxes & milk
• Certified compostable
• Plastic bags*
cartons)
products made from corn
• Cleaning towels
& other plant starches
• Food covered foil
NO
NO
NO
• Food
• Food
• Plastic
• Recyclables
• Plastic utensils
• Styrofoam
• Solo cups
• Recyclables
• Styrofoam
• Foil
• Plastic bags*
*Plastic bags can be recycled in select C-Stores on campus and at many local food stores.
Questions about specific items? Visit our website at recycling.ncsu.edu or contact Waste Reduction & Recycling.
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