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What Does WWC Recycle?

Although not everything can be recycled, Warren Wilson does its best to reduce waste throughout the community. Below is a list of materials that can be recycled at WWC

Glass: Brown, Green and Clear.
Plastic: #1 through # 7, except for #6 ps.
Paper: Paperboard, Sorted Office Paper and other non-greasy, non-waxed paper goods.
Cardboard: Everything except wax coated cardboard and greasy pizza box bottoms.
Steel: All types of steel, including cans.
Aluminum: All cans, scrap, pie tins, foil etc...
Wood: Salvaged wood awaits a foster home in the woodshop.

Miscellaneous Recyclables:

Packing Peanuts: Clean, bagged styrofoam peanuts can be donated to shipping supply stores
Tires: rubber tires from cars, bicycles, are recycled (through Buncombe County landfill) into material for asphalt
Floppy Disks: Even broken ones! Recycled by ACT Recycling
Batteries: All kinds - rechargeable, alkaline, cell phone, laptop, NiCd, Lithium, etc...
Electronics: Computer parts, circuit boards, laptops, monitors, TV's, stereos, any electrical appliance
Cell Phones: We take all types and kinds, they are sent to battered women shelters
CDs and DVDs: All types of CDs
DVD Cases: Sent to ACT Recycling where individuals with disabilities refurbish the cases
Tapes: All tapes, including audio tape, video tapes, recycling be Plastics Recycling Inc.
CD cases and Tape cases: typical CD jewel cases, the plastic cases of cassette tapes, etc...
Unbroken Fluorescent Lights: we take the 'tube style' fluorescent lights and compact fluorescents
Printer Cartridges: Inkjet and laser cartridges are great!
Appliances: Household mechanics and electronics such as televisions, toasters and other kitchen appliances, etc...
Pallets: Wooden pallets are recyclable, along with spare wood
Old Text Books: We can donate or recycle them
Corks: Made into cork boards by Terracycle
Plastic Bags: Must be clean
Brita Water Filters: Collected and sent back to Brita to be recycled
Plastic shopping bags: Recycled by Ingles. But, we prefer that you use a cloth bag.
Metal wire
Candy wrappers: Any brand and size clean candy wrappers (no candy boxes or gum packaging). Sent to Terracycle.
Cookie wrappers: All brands and sizes of clean cookie wrappers such as Nabisco and Keebler. Includes the plastic insert found in some packaging. Sent to Terracycle.
Energy bar wrappers: All clean energy, granola, cereal, and protein bars with an inner foil lining are acceptable. Sent to Terracycle.
Cereal bags: Any brand and any size cereal bag. Excludes cereal boxes and the inner plastic cereal lining found inside cereal boxes. Sent to Terracycle.
Bear Naked brand packaging: Any size Bear Naked granola bag or wrapper. Sent to Terracycle.
Kashi brand packaging: Kashi cardboard packaging, granola wrappers, etc. Does not include paperboard, which can go in mixed paper. Sent to Terracycle.
Oral care products: Any brand used toothpaste tubes, toothbrushes and plastic toothbrush packaging, excluding cardboard. Sent to Terracycle.

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Tips On How To Recycle

The Warren Wilson Recycling crew isn't the most glamorous job in the world, but all of us on the crew love our job. What we don't love, however, is unsorted trash. Here are a few tips on how to help make our job easier and in the end, your waste disposal and recycling more effective.

Note: Residents of College View and Daisy Hill are part of a very exciting new experiment with recycling bins! Check out your special directions!

Bag All Trash
Bag Your Recyclables Separately (glass, plastic, aluminum in one bag is fine.)
Wash out your glass and plastic containers.
Break down cardboard boxes or use boxes as containers for your recyclables.
Have your trash out and ready for pick up on your scheduled pick up day
Put in a work order for an unscheduled pick up. 771-3074
Sort your miscellaneous recyclables out of the trash.
Some things are harmful to the environment to throw in the garbage. Please be careful with what you throw away. If you're not sure, leave it out of the trash for us to deal with. If you have questions, ask us.
Save items from the trash that could go in the FreeStore
Get involved. Come on down to the Recycling Center and see what we do and how we do it. We guarantee you'll learn something new.
For on campus staff and faculty - put bagged trash in a trash can. Dogs (and Bears for that matter) love trash and they love to rip open bags and make messes too.
Educate yourself. Go to our resources page and learn all about recycling and waste disposal.
BAG ALL TRASH.
Leave cookies and other treats for the crew. Be on the good side of the RSW crew; it pays... more than you know.
Any questions, call or write us. 771-2035