Common waste

At EPFL, EcoPoints and local waste collection center allow everyone to recycle the most common waste.

Ecopoints

: PAPER
AUTHORIZED Paper • newspapers • magazines • books NON-AUTHORIZED Cardboard • pizza box • cardboard cups • packaging • paper tissues
: ALUMINUM CANS
AUTHORIZED Cans made of aluminum only NON-AUTHORIZED Tubes • aluminum foil and trays • tin cans • beverage carton • coffee or tea capsules
: PET BOTTLES
AUTHORIZED Only beverage bottles bearing the PET logo NON-AUTHORIZED Plastic cups • plastic packaging • pots of yoghurt • bottles of oil and vinegar
: GLASS
AUTHORIZED All types of glass bottles and jars NON-AUTHORIZED Drinking glasses • ceramics • glazing • beakers • mirrors • crockery
: OTHER WASTE
AUTHORIZED Dirty wrappings and cardboard • plastic bags • beverage cartons • cardboard or plastic cups NON-AUTHORIZED Batteries and other special waste – any other recyclable material

: INKS AND TONERS
AUTHORIZED All types of ink and toner cartridges, hermetically sealed, if possible in their shipping carton NON-AUTHORIZED Volatile inks and toners (open container), to be disposed of with incinerable waste
: COFFEE OR TEA CAPSULES
AUTHORIZED Aluminum coffee or tea capsules, flat or conical
: CARDBOARD
AUTORISÉ Clean and flattened cardboard NON-AUTHORIZED Soiled cardboard • pizza box • paper • cardboard cups • paper tissues • EPS (expanded polystyrene)