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Georgetown Recycles | B24 Harbin Hall | Washington, DC 20057 | ph (202) 687-687-2033 |
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The following items are collected for recycling in residence halls:
| Aluminum beverage cans |
No steel cans, food containers or foil. |
| Mixed papers |
Includes white and colored copier paper, legal pad paper, file folders, coated and construction paper, magazines, paperback books |
| Newspaper |
Newspaper containing colored ink may be recycled |
| Glass beverage containers |
Juice, soda, Snapple, water bottles. No glass food jars please. Please empty and rinse bottles out prior
to recycling.
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| Plastic |
Plastic drink bottles, shampoo, liquid soaps etc. All plastic containers labeled #1or #2 in the recycling logo are suitable. |
Household Hazardous Waste and other harmful chemicals should not be disposed of
in the regular trash. Paints, solvents, pesticides and rechargeable batteries require
special handling to avoid contaminating the environment. To dispose of these items
properly please contact the Office of Safety & Environmental Management at 7-7641.
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Small Rechargeable Batteries - Georgetown Recycles, provides several central drop-off sites for small rechargeable type batteries. These batteries are those from cell phones, laptop computers and other small electronics.
They can be identified by the words Ni-Cad or Lithium on the bottom of the battery.
Georgetown Recycles is also involved in the Wireless Foundation's Donate a Phone
Program. This program takes old used cellular phones and cell phone chargers,
reconditions and donates the phones to victims of domestic abuse throughout the
country. If you have an old cell phone please take it to one of the brown box central
drop off sites located next to the battery drop off.
Drop Off Sites for batteries and cell phones are located at
- Leavey Center Outside Vital Vittles
- Walsh Building Lobby near recycling center
- Harbin Hall Basement Work Management office
| Walsh, Nevils & LXR |
Recycling containers are located in the lounge/kitchenette areas on all floors. Larger central collection containers are also located in the trash rooms in the Nevils basement and LXR first floor by the iron gate. To help prevent contamination please place your recyclables in the proper containers as labeled.
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| Alumni Square |
Large toters are placed in the brick plaza near the trash corral for your recyclables. You may bring your glass, plastic, aluminum and paper items to
this location.
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| Village A Lower Section |
Trash: This area is served by an automated trash chute. All trash items must be placed in the chute. Please do not use bags any larger than the tall white kitchen size. Absolutely NO green lawn and leaf bags!! Do not overfill or the chute will jam. Pizza boxes and other cardboard boxes larger than a shoe box will also jam the chute. A chute jam prevents other residents from throwing out their trash. The resulting pile of trash on the ground is not only smelly and unsightly, but also attracts vermin.
Recyclables: Toters for recyclables are located adjacent to the trash chute. There are additional toters here for the large pizza boxes and cardboard boxes which will not fit in the trash chute. Please empty boxes of packing materials and flatten them before placing in the toter.
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| Village A Upper Level |
This area is served by toters for trash and recyclables. Toters are situated in alcoves. These toters are emptied daily around 7:30 am. Please try to have your trash out in time to be collected so that it does not sit on the ground. If the toters are filled, such as on a weekend, you may take your trash and/or recyclables to the lower level trash chute or the Healy trash corral. Please do not place any bags on the ground.
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| Henle Village |
Henle Village has a central trash chute located on the plaza area near the Leavey walkway. All trash items must be placed in the chute. Please do not use bags any larger than the tall white kitchen size. Absolutely NO green lawn and leaf bags!! Do not overfill or the chute will jam. Pizza boxes and other cardboard boxes larger than a shoe box will also jam the chute. A chute jam prevents other residents from throwing out their trash. The resulting pile of trash on the ground is not only smelly and unsightly, but also attracts vermin.
Recyclables: Toters for recyclables are located adjacent to the trash chute. There are additional toters here for the large pizza boxes and cardboard boxes which will not fit in the trash chute. Please empty boxes of packing materials and flatten them before placing in the toter.
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| New South |
Blue recycling containers are located in the hallways and lounge areas on all floors. Recycling bin materials are collected by custodial staff in this building. Large central containers will be located in the main lobby areas by the cafeteria and the front desk. There is also a bin for newspaper collection in the cafeteria by the tray conveyor.
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| Village C East and West |
There are blue containers in the hallways and also by the residence hall entrances in both buildings. Custodians collect the recycling from the containers in these buildings.
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| Copley, Darnall & Harbin Halls |
Recycling containers are located in the lounges in Copley, Darnall and Harbin Halls. These bins are monitored and collected by the custodial staff.
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| Off Campus Townhouses |
In buildings maintained by University custodial staff, containers are provided by the University for trash and recyclables. These containers are collected by the University Solid Waste Office. Please follow the separation guidelines for the residence halls (see "Recycling in Residence Halls). Non-University properties are served by the DC Department of Public Works. Please contact the city at (202) 727-1000 for information on trash and recycling collection days and requirements. Information may also be found at: http://dpw.dc.gov/services/recycle/recycling_collection.shtml
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Special Note for Residents of Village A- Henle Village - Alumni Square
Many household wastes can cause dangerous chemical reactions when mixed with other
garbage. Please do not dispose of these items in the trash.
For household hazardous waste or electronics removal contact Safety @ 7-7641 or
the Recycling Office @ 7-2033 for assistance.
Return to Georgetown Recycles Main Page
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