Recycling Tips:

Make double-sided copies

Make scratch pad from used
paper
Use e-mail or quick phone call
Return unneeded catalogs,
brochures, etc.
What To Know
Use spell check and print pre- about living
view
GREEN at
Use rags rather than paper Hilltop
Bobby Waddell, General Manager
bwaddell@purdue.edu products Apartments
Traves Freeland, Residential Life Manager
traves@purdue.edu Common Recycling Mistakes:
Not empting bottles and con-
Brian Siler, Facilities Manager Your business tag line here.

besiler@purdue.edu
tainers
Boxes dirty with food are not
recyclable
Sanitary papers not are recy-
clable
CD’s DVD’s are not recyclable
Napkins and plastic silverware

Other Green Initiatives at Purdue: HillTop Office

Purdue has a high concern for going green. 23-5 Hilltop Drive
Many programs have been developed and
West Lafayette, IN 47906-4206

sustainability is a big part of the Purdue cul-
ture. The most notable ones are: Boiler Tel: (765) 494-2391
Green Initiatives, Net Impact, Purdue Energy
Club, and Roots & Shoots.
 Help Make Purdue and Hilltop
apartments a more GREEN place to
live!!
Why Recycle?
 For every ton of waste paper
recycled 3.3 cubic yard of
landfill space is saved.
 Recycling helps extend the
life of existing landfill sites
and reduces the need to cre
ate new landfills.
 Every ton of recycled office
paper saves 380 gallons of
oil.
 The energy saved from recy-
cling one glass bottle will
light a 100 watt bulb for four
hours.
 The energy saved from one
recycled
 One aluminum can will oper-
ate a television set for 3
hours.
 It takes 95% less energy to
make
 Aluminum from scrap than
from virgin materials.
 Recycling helps to keep col-
lection cost down.
 Reusing material reduces
operational cost.
List of recyclable items:
Hilltop Apartments have Paper:
developed a great recy-
 Cardboard (flattened)
cling program through
out the years. The main  Business Envelopes
goal of the program is to
 Business Forms
reduce waste. By recycling potentially
useful materials. Reducing the use of en-  Cereal/Detergent/Shoe Boxes
ergy, reducing air and water pollution.  Computer/Copy/Fax/Taping
 File Folders
How to recycle at Hilltop?  Junk Mail
Follow these 3 easy steps:  Ledger/Scratch Paper
1. Separate recyclable items in your  Magazine
room.
 Manila Envelopes
2. Bring it to recycling stations.
 Newspaper
3. Let us take care of the rest. It’s
that simple.  Sticky Notes
Glass:
 Food and beverage containers
Where are recycling stations located:?  Green, brown, black bottles
The main location is in front of the hilltop  Jars up to 1 gallon in size
office but there is other small station in  Plastic:
front of building ….
 Milk bottles
 Shampoo/ mineral water/ squash
ENGL421 Client-Based Project Designed bottles
by Team MJC Recycling Corp
 Yogurt cups/ fish, meat trays
Maximo Kopp
 Carrier bags and bin liners
Cody Ring-Rissler
 Margarine tubs, microwaveable
Jin Jang meals