Off-Campus Recycling

Recycling Information for Off Campus Residents:

City of Boston Recycling

Where to Recycle Plastic Bags:

Starmarket/Shaw Locations:
1065 Commonwealth Avenue Boston, MA 02115
617-783-5878

800 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02199
617-262-4688

33 Kilmarnock Street
Boston, MA 02215
617-267-4684

Other Grocery Stores
Most stores now recycle plastic bags--check with yours!

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Redemption Centers (for labeled 5-cent returnables)
List of all redemption centers registered with the Massachusetts DEP

Starmarket/Shaw's (locations) - accepts cans and bottles from non-alcoholic beverages

Trader Joe's (location) - Brookline store has redemption machines

Blanchard's - 103 Harvard Ave, Allston, MA

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Drop off for old clothing/shoes or appliances/furniture:

Goodwill Stores
965 Commonwealth Ave.
Boston, MA
617-254-0112 449

Cambridge St.
Allston, MA
617-782-2906 520

Mass Ave.
Cambridge, MA
617-868-6330

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Printer Cartridges and Cell Phones:
Boston University has partnered up with the Recycling Donation Center to offer all offices and academic departments with a printer cartridge/cell phone recycling program. A pilot has been developed to offer residents at Warren Towers, Towers, and the Student Village with this program as well. To help us expand this program into your office or dorm, please email us.

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Computer Recycling:
Computer recycling for used computer parts offices can contact us to recycle their computer monitors, and the following will happen:

1) We will instruct the office to fill out a Requisition Form to B&G Trucking to have them pick up the computer monitor.
2.) We will notify Bob O'Toole of the pick-up at (617) 353-2117. We will also notify the interested office that they are responsible for payment for B&G's transportation.
3) OEHS will pay for the actual disposal of the used Monitors

More Computer Recycling:
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
- Information on how and where to recycle computers and televisions.

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Battery Recycling

  • Batteries can be brought to EHS (704 Commonwealth Ave., 2nd Floor) to be recycled!
  • Household batteries can now be disposed of with regular trash in Massachusetts
  • However, for more information on how to properly dispose of household batteries call 1-800-8-battery

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Jewel Case & Compact Disc (CD) Recycling

  • Minimally damaged CD's can be repaired with a small amount of toothpaste. Rub toothpaste on the non-label side, with strokes radially out from the center.
  • To recycle CD's and jewel cases, send pre-paid package mailed to:
    Plastic Recycling Incorporated
    2015 South Pennsylvania
    Indianapolis, IN 46225.
    317-780-6100.
  • Additionally, unwanted CD's received via mail (i.e. AOL cd's) can be taken care of simply by writing "REFUSED" with a heavy marker on the address label and striking out the encoded address information. BY LAW the postal service MUST RETURN IT to the sender. If it is sent to "Current Resident," just write "REFUSED BY CURRENT RESIDENT." (this actually works for all junk mail as well...but you should probably open and shred credit card junk mail to prevent identity theft.)

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Polystyrene Packaging Peanuts

These are not easily recycled, but are easily reused. Many packing, shipping and moving stores will take used peanuts. Pack them up in (recycled) bags, and drop them off. Appropriate businesses can be found under "packaging" in the yellow pages. Examples of such businesses include "Mail Boxes Etc." and "The Postal Annex".

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Other items For recycling of yard waste, tires, hazardous waste, paint and motor oil, refrigerators, air conditioners, plus any reusable doors, windows, and bathroom fixtures, view the Boston Recycling Guide (pdf format).

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