Your Guide to Recycling Colored Paper

Items in this column can be recycled with
colored paper.
Items in this column cannot be recycled with
colored paper.
Post-it notes are recyclable with colored paper.
Neon or brightly colored paper cannot be recycled with colored paper. Please discard.
NCR paper (often used in payroll and accounting) can be recycled with colored paper.
Copier paper ream wrap cannot be recycled with colored paper because of plastic and wax content. Please discard.
Yellow ledger can be recycled with colored paper.
Blueprints cannot be recycled with colored paper. Please discard.
Light colored or pastel paper can be recycled with colored paper.
Brightly colored file folders cannot be recycled with colored paper. Please discard.
Manilla file folders can be recycled with colored paper.
Emory Recycles cannot recycle TYVEK envelopes due to the plastic content. Please discard.
Envelopes without windows can be recycled with colored paper. If possible, please remove stickers and adhesive.
Goldenrod envelopes cannot be recycled with colored paper. Please discard.
Envelopes with windows cannot be recycled with colored paper unless windows are removed.

 
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