Recycling at GFU
Thank you for your interest in the GFU recycling program.
George Fox University is dedicated to reducing the amount of trash that ends up in public landfills. We have placed several recycling bins around campus for your use. Please be sure to place the appropriate materials in the correct container. A single incorrect item can cause a whole load of recyclables to be rejected and dumped in a landfill.
Please contact Plant Services at ext. 2010 if you have any questions regarding recycling on campus.
Campus Recycling Locations
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- Behind the Commons (cardboard only)
- Behind the Stevens Center
- Pennington Hall
- Plant Services
- North Street Annex
- Art Annex
- Lewis Apartments
- Lemmons
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Recycling Bags are also located in Beebe P.O., SUB P.O., and the main floor of each dormitory and office areas. All recyclables can be deposited, unsorted, at these depots.
Accepted Recyclable Materials
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- Office Paper
- printer, notebook, and scrap paper (staples and paper clips OK, spiral or loose-leaf bindings NOT OK); envelopes (windows and labels OK); sticky notes; butcher paper, wrapping paper
- Other Paper
- newspaper, brown paper bags, magazines, junk mail, phone books, paperback books.
- Cardboard (please flatten)
- corrugated cardboard (no waxed), cereal and snack boxes and other thin cardboards, poster board, egg cartons
- Metal
- steel and aluminum cans, clean aluminum foil, non-deposit pop cans
- Plastic bottles (rinsed)
- water, shampoo, detergent bottles, and milk jugs
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No
- NO Glass
- recycling for glass items is available behind the SUB
- NO Food
- or food-covered items
- NO Other Paper Items
- paper towels, Kleenex, toilet paper, waxed paper, food wrappers, or paper packaging
- NO Plastic or wax-coated cardboard
- NO Non-necked plastics
- such as food containers (cottage cheese, butter, etc.), Ziploc, sandwich, or grocery bags, plastic film, lids, and plastic packaging (even if it has a recycling symbol on it.)
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Additional Recycling Programs
Contact Plant Services at ext. 2010 if you have any of the following items to be recycled:
- Batteries
- Motor Oil
- Fluorescent Lightbulbs
- Metal
- Ink Cartridges