For ten days this month, the Depart-
ment of Physical Plant will make
containers available forrecycling cata-
logues and some types of books.
From December 7-17, 9am-6pm,
members of the MlT community may
drop materials in red dumpsters at five
locations: the Sloan Lot by Bldg E52,
the Ford Lot by Bldg E19, behind the
north side of Bldgs 56 and 16, between
Bldgs 13 and 11, and in the Kresge Lot.
Items that will be accepted include
telephone directories, course catalogues,
MIT Press catalogues, magazines, pa-
perback books, Sears & Roebuck-type
catalogues, manilla folders, hanging file
folders (without the metal supports),
Reports of the Treasurer, Reports to the
President and file stock. The materials
will be recycled into paper products.
"People can pretty much clean out
their offices if they want," said Jennifer
Combs, ground services coordinator at
Physical Plant.
Hardcover books, paper clips
and metal folder supports cannot
be recycled (although staples are
acceptable). White paper also
should not be placed in these re-
ceptacles. Materials may be
brought in paper bags or cardboard
boxes but not plastic bags.  Whether 
this type of recycling dropoff will
be repeated depends on the
success of this program. The more

material that's dropped, the lower the
unit cost to MlT and the more likely it
is that the company taking it will be
willing to do so again, Ms. Combs
explained. Anyone with questions can
call her at x3-7671.