Download an illustrated residential recycling flyer from The City of Bloomington.
What Can Be Recycled?
Mixed Paper
Office paper, white and colored
Magazine and catalogs
Junk mail, including window envelopes
Computer paper
Paperboard
Telephone books
Gift wrap
Paper egg cartons
Corrugated Cardboard: Remove all Styrofoam, flatten all boxes, and place beside mixed paper containers
Mixed Containers
Aluminum Cans
Glass bottles and jars (all colors)
Plastic bottles-#1-7 with small necks
“tin” steel cans
6-12 pack plastic ring carriers
Empty aerosol cans
Gable-top cartons (milk or juice cartons)
Aluminum disposable trays and pie plates
Contamination
Even the smallest of misplaced items can mean a whole bag of recycling can’t be recycled. Avoid misplacing trash in recycling containers and encourage others to do the same.
How does the recycling work here at Illinois Wesleyan?
IWU students use the recycling bins in residence hall rooms, on campus, and in campus buildings.
The bags of recycled items are then appropriately sorted by Physical Plant employees into the recycling bin provided by the Town of Normal in the Shirk Center parking lot.
Due to lack of staffing to sort through the bags of recycling, contaminated bags are thrown away. So avoid contamination at all costs.
From there, recycling is collected by the city and then shipped off to plants and factories where the recycled material is turned back into the product it was originally or an entirely new product.
