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Paper Recycling

Earthworm offers you the choice of either white or mixed paper recycling. White paper recycling is less expensive, but the guidelines are more strict. Mixed paper recycling programs cost slightly more, but are easier to implement and allow for a greater amount of material to be recycled. Click here to see our free recycling options!

Mixed Paper Recycling

Here are the kinds of paper that can be recycled in mixed paper programs:

CAN  RECYCLE CANNOT RECYCLE
  • white paper
  • letterhead
  • envelopes
  • colored paper
  • glossy & coated papers
  • newspapers
  • magazines
  • manila folders
  • carbonless forms
  • paperboard (cereal-box type material)
  • flattened cardboard
  • shredded paper, bagged separately
  • trash
  • food wrappers
  • paper cups
  • paper towels
  • tissues
  • hard-bound books
  • glue-bound materials
  • ream wrappers
  • blueprints
  • carbon paper
  • post-it notes
  • adhesive labels
  • Tyvek envelopes
  • transparancies

White Paper Recycling

Here are the kinds of white paper you can recycle:

CAN  RECYCLE CANNOT RECYCLE
  • white letterhead
  • white copy paper
  • white bond paper
  • white laser printed paper
  • windowless envelopes
  • Staples & paper clips are ok
  • newspapers
  • magazines
  • colored paper
  • glossy or coated paper
  • ream wrappers
  • carbons or carbonless forms
  • blueprints
  • glue bound books
  • flattened cardboard
  • manila folders
  • Tyvek envelopes
  • transparencies
  • post-it notes
  • adhesive labels
  • trash
  • food wrappers
  • tissues
  • paper towels
  • paper cups
Attention! Remember - a small amount of contamination can cause an entire load of waste paper to be rejected by paper mills!

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EARTHWORM, INC.
35 Medford Street
Somerville, MA  02143
Tel: 617-628-1844
Fax: 617-628-2773
E-mail: info@earthwormrecycling.org