Recycling

The Traffic Office operates the recycling program at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO). Occupied areas have been given blue polyethylene wastebaskets that are imprinted with WE RECYCLE.

To request baskets for your area, please email Traffic.

Recycling is to be placed in BLUE CONTAINERS.

We are currently replacing the smaller blue containers in offices with a much larger size (unless otherwise requested).

EXCEPT FOR THE CAFETERIA, you may place, comingled, any of the following items in your blue container:

paper

soda cans

glass bottles

plastic bottles

The collected recycling is sorted at the Traffic Department.

In the Cafeteria you should use the properly labeled containers which do require separation of products.

IN EVERY KITCHENETTE AREA (which we can locate) we are placing larger blue recycling containers along with regular trash containers. Many are already in-place. This also should include vending machines where practical.

BY EVERY COPY MACHINE we will be placing larger blue recycling containers. Again, many are already in-place.

If you have larger bulk recycling please call the Traffic Office for a pick-up.

Cardboard can continue to be left in the areas already designated in some buildings.

In addition to these paper products, LDEO recycles Coke® distributed cans through the Cafeteria.

Please do not bring items from home for recycling. Please do not drop items at the Shipping dock for recycling. There have been occasions when we cannot identify what has been left. The Instrument Lab does have the ability to recycle oil. Please contact them if you have oil to be disposed of. Do not just leave it. It is important that we all protect LDEO from potential fines by not introducing unknown items into our recycling or waste stream. Please help us. If you have any questions on what we can handle, please contact Tom Eberhard.

As in the past, disposal of waste chemicals should be coordinated through the Safety Office.

Remember - the blue wastebaskets are for recycling only. All paper material collected is headed for the shredder.