White paper is recycled in the blue recycle bins that are located on each floor by the elevators. Please note the following acceptable and unacceptable items.

Acceptable white paper (To test paper, tear and if inside is white, OK to recycle in blue bins):

• Computer paper
• Printer/copier/fax paper
• White tablet paper
• Color printed material
• Card stock
• White envelopes (no plastic window or labels)
• Staples OK - do not have to remove

Unacceptable paper:

• colored or off-white paper
• ground wood paper (green bar)
• paper ream wrappers
• address labels/stickers
• manila folders/cardboard
• carbon paper/NCR paper
• newspaper/newsprint
• magazine/slick paper
• phonebooks
• blueprints
• glue binding/tape
• food related paper
• plastic of any kind
• paper clips

FInd more information on ISU recycling at: http://www.fpm.iastate.edu/recycling/WhitePaper.asp