Four-stream recycling is a waste collection method that separates different types of recyclables at the time they are being disposed of. At ϱ, these four streams are labelled as “Mixed Containers,” “Compost,” “Paper” and “Garbage.”
With four-stream recycling bins installed at both campuses, the amount of garbage being sent to the landfill has been drastically reduced; an average of 84 percent of garbage is now being diverted to recycling.
This guide details which items go into which bins:
Mixed containers
- Paper coffee cups (including lids and sleeves)
- Rigid plastics marked 1, 2 or 5 only
- Aluminum beverage cans
- Tin cans
- Clamshell-style food containers*
- *Empty any food contents into Compost; there is no need to wash or rinse the containers.
- Empty cardboard dairy containers
- Metals
- Glass
- Tetra packs – e.g., juice, milk and soup containers
- Aluminum foil and pie plates
In the Mixed Containers bin, do NOT place:
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soft plastics of any type e.g., plastic food wrap (Saran Wrap), Ziploc, or other plastic bags as