The Stanford Recycling Drop Off Center Acceptable/Not Acceptable Materials list in the table below lists materials that can be dropped off at the Drop Off Center already sorted into their individual categories.
NOTE: The On Campus Acceptable Materials has a slightly different list of materials because we collect unsorted materials (paper, glass, metals mixed in the recycling bins across campus) and sort the material at the Recycling Center.
Click this link to view online, download or print the Stanford Recycling Drop-Off Center Guide.
Acceptable / Not Acceptable Materials
| Glass |
| Acceptable |
Not Acceptable |
| Brown Glass |
- All brown jars and bottles
Please rinse and separate caps and lids |
- Vases
- Auto glass
- Ceramics (mugs, plates)
- Light bulbs
- Mirrors
- Drinking glassware
- Plates
- Plate glass
- Pyrex
These cause major contamination issues! |
| Clear Glass |
- All clear jars and bottles
Please rinse and separate caps and lids |
- Vases
- Auto glass
- Ceramics (mugs, plates)
- Light bulbs
- Mirrors
- Drinking glassware
- Plates
- Plate glass
- Pyrex
These cause major contamination issues! |
| Green and Blue Glass |
- All green and blue jars and bottles
Please rinse and separate caps and lids |
- Vases
- Auto glass
- Ceramics (mugs, plates)
- Light bulbs
- Mirrors
- Drinking glassware
- Plates
- Plate glass
- Pyrex
These cause major contamination issues! |
| Metal |
| Acceptable |
Not Acceptable |
| Aluminum Cans |
|
|
- Aluminum foil
- Scrap aluminum
- Tin/Steel cans
|
| Aluminum Foil |
|
|
- Foiled lined bags (potato chip bags)
- Aluminum cans
- Tin/Steel cans
- Scrap metal
|
| Tin Cans |
- Tin cans
- Bi-metal cans
- Steel cans
|
- Hazardous materials
- Non-metal products (plastic, rubber)
- Oil filters
|
| Scrap Metal |
- Scrap aluminum
- Brass
- Copper
- Steel
- Small appliances
|
- Tin/Steel cans
- Hazardous materials
- Non-metal products (plastics, rubber)
- Oil filters
- Large appliances or items that contain freon (Call PSSI at (650) 321-4236
for disposal options)
|
| Paper |
| Acceptable |
Not Acceptable |
| Corrugated Cardboard |
- Corrugated cardboard (with wavy piece in the middle)
|
- File folders
- Pizza or donut boxes
- Paper board (cereal boxes)
- Waxy or plasticized paper board
|
| Magazines |
- Magazines
- Catalogs
- If insides are non-glossy, place in the Mixed Paper bin.
|
- Colored paper
- Mixed paper
- Paper bags
- TV guides
|
| Mixed Paper |
|
All paper that tears (except paper listed under Not Acceptable)
including:
- Junk mail
- Magazines
- Newspaper
- White paper
- Colored paper
- Phone books
- Shredded paper
- Hardback and softback books
- Textbooks
- Aseptic containers (these are recycled as paper)
- Juice and milk containers
- Soy milk containers
- Drink boxes
|
- Cups, napkins, plates
- Pizza or donut boxes
- Corrugated cardboard
|
| Newspaper |
- Newspaper
- Newspaper inserts
|
- Books
- Magazines
- Mixed paper
- Paper bags
- Phone books
|
| Plastic |
| Acceptable |
Not Acceptable |
|
#1 PETE (Polyethylene Terephthalate)
Look at the bottom of the container for a #1 inside chasing arrows.
|
- #1 PETE containers (soda, water bottles)
Please rinse and separate caps and lids. |
- Plastic bags
- Plastics #2 - #7
- Polystyrene (Styrofoam)
- Unlabeled plastic
|
|
#2 HDPE Clear (High Density Polyethylene)
Look at the bottom of the container for a #2 inside chasing arrows.
|
- #2 HDPE clear containers (milk, water jugs)
Please rinse and separate caps and lids. |
- Plastic bags
- Plastics #1 PETE
- Plastics #2 HDPE colored
containers
- Plastics #3 - #7
- Polystyrene (Styrofoam)
- Unlabeled plastic
|
|
Colored and White #2 HDPE and Plastic Containers #3-#7
Look at the bottom of the bottle for a #2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7 inside chasing arrow
|
- Plastics labeled #2 HDPE that are white or colored
(laundry detergent bottles)
- Plastics containers labeled #3 V (Vinyl)
- Plastics containers labeled #4 LDPE (Low Density Polyethylene)
- Plastics containers labeled #5 PP (Polypropylene)
- Plastics containers labeled #6 PS (Polysytrene)
- Plastics containers labeled #7 Other
Please rinse and separate caps and lids
|
- Plastic bags
- Plastics #1 PETE
- Plastics #2 HDPE clear
containers
- Expanded Polystyrene
(Styrofoam)
- Unlabeled plastic
|
| Plastic Bags |
- CLEAN Plastic grocery or merchandise bags
- Dry cleaning bags
- Bubble wrap
- Shrinkwrap
- Strech-wrap
- Low density (LD) foam
|
- Polyurethane foam
- Nylon
- PVC or PVDC packaging
- Rigid containers
- Paper bags
- Polystyrene packaging,
strapping or twine
|
| E-Waste/Techno Bin |
| Acceptable |
Not Acceptable |
- Inkjet and toner cartridges
- Cell phones
- CDs with and without jewel case
- Computer disks
|
- Household batteries,hazardous waste
- CD cases can sometimes be donated to a local library for
reuse.
- Computer monitors (these must be dropped off at our office
at 339 Bonair - see note below)
- Televisions (these must be dropped off at our office at 339
Bonair)
|
| Clothing, Shoe, and Textile Recycling |
| Acceptable |
Non-Acceptable |
- Shoes: tie pairs of shoes together. If they are still-wearable, clean, dry sneakers or athletic shoes, place them in the shoe bin for reuse by a local non-profit. All other shoes go in the USagain bin. No wet or muddy shoes, please!
- All clothing, leather belts and purses, towels, sheets, and other textiles go into the USagain bin where they will be sorted. Still-wearable clothing is resold. Unusable textiles are sold to recyclers, and sorted for making various industrial fabrics or if unsuitable for recycling, sent to a landfill. Textiles that go into the USagain bin should be in closed plastic bags.
|
- No dress shoes, flip flops, sandals, boots, hiking shoes or shoes with lights in the shoe bin, but these can be placed in the USagain bin.
- No wet or muddy shoes
|
A Special Note about Monitors and Televisions
Computer Monitors, Televisions Sets, Laptop Computers, and Plasma Screens are accepted for recycling at our office at 339 Bonair Siding, during regular business hours, Monday through Friday from 8 am to 4 pm.
Please do not leave them at the Stanford Recycling Drop-Off Center. It will be considered abandoned waste and will cost us to recycle and handle properly. The State of California will not fund the recycling of these items unless we can provide the official forms and it will cost the drop-off center! We are able to accept these items in our office free of charge because of California’s Electronic Waste Law (2005). The Law requires the consumer to declare that the item was purchased and used in California. To make this declaration, you, the consumer, must provide your name and physical address (P.O. Boxes are not accepted) in a State of California form in our office.
For more information about California’s Electronic Waste Law, see http://e-recycle.org.
Visit our E-Waste FAQ web page for answers to Frequently Asked Questions about e-waste.
Materials Not Accepted at the Stanford Drop Off Center
The Stanford Recycling Drop-Off Center does not accept the following:
| Not Acceptable |
- Cups, napkins, and plates
- Garbage
- Polystyrene (also known as Styrofoam)
- Unlabeled Plastics
- Motor Oil
- Antifreeze
- Batteries
- Fluorescent Lamps
- Hazardous Waste
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