Useful Tips
1. Solo cups and yogurt containers are recyclable! Just put them in the plastics/metals bin.
2. Don't throw away used ink cartridges or batteries! There are buckets around campus where you can recycle them.
3. Help spread the word that staples, bindings, and envelope windows in paper recycling are fine. Click here to see what happens to them during the recycling process.
4. Recycling costs Tufts 50% less than sending trash to landfills.
5. Trade your incandescent lightbulbs for compact fluorescents for FREE by bringing them to the Tufts Institute of the Environment (behind Miller Hall).
6. You can recycle the tops of your pizza boxes if they aren't greasy (just tear them off!).
7. Most Tufts printers default to two-sided printing:
Click File then select Print
Click Properties (or Preference)
Go to the "Setup" tab
Look for "2-sided Printing" box and activate it
8. Call us before disposing reuseable items (clothings, furniture, etc...). We might be able to put it to good use. 617-627-3947