Only glass bottles and jars that contained food or beverages are accepted. Rinse, empty, discard lids into trash, and place in nearest bin (labeled "Bottles and Cans" or "Containers"). All colors accepted, if translucent. Need to be empty, clean, and dry.
NOTICE: As of fall 2019, our vendor does NOT accept any glass from labs. Also NO food contamination, canning jars, Pyrex or other dishes, labware/lab glass, lightbulbs, window glass, or lids.
Rinse and place in nearest bin (labeled "Bottles and Cans" or "Containers"). Need to be empty, clean, and dry.
NO food contamination or metal items that are not tin/aluminum cans.
Bottles are rigid containers with a narrow, threaded neck (e.g. beverages, soaps, cleaners, condiments, etc.). Jugs are bottles with a handle (e.g. milk, laundry soap, vinegar, etc.)
Rinse, discard lids into trash, and place in nearest bin (labeled "Bottles and Cans" or "Containers"). Need to be empty, clean, and dry.
NO food contamination or any plastic items that are not bottles or jugs (rigid containers with narrow, threaded necks).
If you live in a residence hall, your room's recycling should be loaded into grey multi-bin units located on your ground floor (pictured at right), or bins inside the kitchens in the ILLC.
Around campus, look for bins labeled "Bottles and Cans" or "Containers." Inside of buildings, 23-gallon blue bins are most often used. If you work for an OSU department and would like to request more bins, please see our service request form.