{"id":33504,"date":"2014-03-06T06:00:29","date_gmt":"2014-03-06T12:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/?p=33504"},"modified":"2014-09-23T08:26:52","modified_gmt":"2014-09-23T13:26:52","slug":"spring-cleaning-5-things-you-didnt-know-you-could-recycle-at-ole-miss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/spring-cleaning-5-things-you-didnt-know-you-could-recycle-at-ole-miss\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring Cleaning: 5 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Recycle at Ole Miss"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It may not seem like it now, but spring is just around the corner at Ole Miss\u201460 degree Saturdays, budding trees, birds chirping\u2014the whole deal. A lot of people associate this season with an annual deep cleaning spree, and with good reason. What better way to start anew than rid your home and office of unnecessary clutter, right? It\u2019s just good feng shui.<\/p>\n

Cleaning isn\u2019t quite one of my strong points (my husband will be the first to tell you, poor guy), but I do enjoy keeping my belongings to a minimum and I have big plans to clean out my closet one of these days soon. So, whether you\u2019re planning to spend one of these beautiful spring days cleaning out your office, garage, dorm room or home, keep in mind that there are a bunch of unlikely items that belong in the recycling bin and not the trash. Here’s a quick list:<\/p>\n

1.) Your old iPod and cell phones <\/b>(you know, the one without the touchscreen \u2013 how are you supposed to even operate that thing anyway?) \u2013 \u00a0It\u2019s estimated that one billion used cell phones are crammed in drawers across the U.S.<\/a>, because people don\u2019t know what to do with them. Get rid of old cells, MP3 players and other personal electronics (see a full list here)<\/a> in e-waste bins across campus and feel good doing it\u2014they\u2019ll be refurbished, donated or dismantled appropriately, far from the landfill. (Bins are located in buildings like Martindale.)<\/p>\n

2.) Bicycles<\/b> \u2013 Did you know we have a new bike repair shop on campus? I didn\u2019t. It\u2019s kind of awesome. You can drop off old bicycles and they\u2019ll be rebuilt (if possible) or used\u00a0 for parts. Then, they\u2019ll put to use in the university\u2019s bike rental program<\/a>. E-mail bike@olemiss.edu<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n

3.) Your Bio lab textbook<\/b> (or any thin, softback textbook for that matter) \u2013 Drop everything from softback textbooks and magazines (both need to be less than \u00bd inch thick with glue binding) to old Daily Mississippians<\/i> into the bins labeled “paper” on campus. Seriously, you can get rid of office paper, phone books, paper bags and even manila folders in that bin.<\/p>\n

4.) Digital cameras<\/b> \u2013 Just off the top of my head, I can think of two digital cameras that are laying around my house. Those things are expensive, but it doesn\u2019t change the fact that the photo quality is no longer acceptable, or that I haven\u2019t touched them in the last four years, much less seen the battery chargers. Toss old digital cameras in e-waste bins and be done with them.<\/p>\n

5.) Junk mail<\/b> \u2013 Remember the all-encompassing paper bin? Clean out your junk mail drawer (even those with plastic windows) and fight the good fight. The Energy Information Agency estimates that recycling one ton of paper can save 17 trees<\/a>. That\u2019s like half of the Grove.<\/p>\n

Faculty and staff – If it\u2019s a university owned device, make sure to drop it off at Procurement Services. They\u2019ll take care of the recycling. For a full list of items that can be recycled on campus, go here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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