Cal Poly Pomona has a commingled recycling program, that allows the acceptable materials listed below to be placed into a single container. Separating these is no longer necessary. The only remaining decision is to determine whether your trash is recyclable or not.
Acceptable Items
- All Paper
- All Cardboard
- Plastic bottles (empty)
- Glass bottles (empty)
- Aluminum cans (empty)
- Magazines
- Styrofoam
- Catalogues
- Books
- Newspaper
- Shredded paper (bagged)
- Phone books
Unacceptable Items
- Wet trash
- Food items
- Broken glass
- Used napkins or paper towels
- Restroom trash