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What to do with your waste?

  Recycling cans
  • Plastics #1-7: Includes red cups, plastic bags, plastic film, six-pack rings
  • Aluminum, steel, tin cans, foil
  • All glass
  • Paper and cardboard: Includes newspaper, corrugated cardboard, cereal and food boxes, magazines, envelopes (even with plastic windows), softcover books, mailing envelopes with bubble lining, paper bags (shopping bags, gift bags) - staples and crayon drawings okay!
  • Milk cartons, wine boxes, juice boxes, etc.

Visit the City's recycling info page for more information.

Smith Campus Center Recycling Center (by the student mailboxes)
  • Batteries
  • Small electronics (including cell phones, computer accessories, CFLs and other fluorescent bulbs, and anything else that plugs in)
  • CDs and DVDs
  • Packing materials (such as packing peanuts and bubble wrap)
  • Cardboard boxes
  • Printer ink cartridges
ReCoop/Clean Sweep (bring to Walker Lounge 2nd floor)
  • Wearable clothing and costumes
  • Hangers
  • Bedding
  • Furniture
  • Working electronics (fans, lights, power strips, appliances, TVs, etc.)
  • Microwaves and fridges
  • School supplies (including partially used notebooks!)
  • Other miscellaneous items: contact sustainability@pomona.edu to find out if ReCoop will take it
Compost (bring to the Farm)
  • Non-meat and non-dairy food scraps
  • Green waste (flowers, leaves, etc.)
  • Light paper products (napkins, Kleenex)
  • Compostable plastic bags (such as those used by Challah for Hunger)

Note: Compostable plates, takeout boxes, and silverware cannot be composted at the Farm.

Students - check out a compost bucket to collect your items!

Hazardous waste dumpster (south end of parking lot behind Mudd-Blaisdell)
  • Large electronics
  • Prescription and over-the-counter meds
  • Paint
  • Motor oil
  • Anything else that could contaminate soil and water supplies

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