Paper cleanout toters

Temporary Paper Cleanout Toter

UW Recycling provides temporary mixed paper toters for performing large paper cleanouts. Mixed paper toters that do not have “Reserved” painted on them are your building’s permanent containers. Do not use your permanent containers for a cleanout.

Reservations

What you get: two 96-gallon green, mixed paper toters labeled “RESERVED.”
Capacity: each toter holds approximately 10-12 banker boxes worth of material.
Reservation period: the reservation is for one week and may be extended on a case-by-case basis.

Use

Discard only acceptable paper recycling in the toters.
Keep the toters in the cleanout area, rather than moving them around the building.

Full toter pickup

To ensure our crew has access, place toters outside of the room the day before the scheduled pickup date.

Who is eligible to use this service?

Faculty

Staff

How early should I request?

Toters can generally be delivered within five days of being requested or on a preferred date.

Cost

This is a free service.

Request the service

Request Temporary Paper Cleanout Toters

(NetID required)

You will receive a copy of the request after submitting the form. If you do not receive a confirmation email within a few minutes, please try your request again.

UW Recycling responds to service requests within 2 business days. If you do not receive a response, please resubmit your request.

Check before you toss

Is my item UW property?

If your unwanted item was purchased with University funds, regardless of condition, it must be transferred to UW Surplus.

Is my item confidential?

Check the UW Records Retention schedules before disposing of any record (e.g. documents, photographs, slides, audiotapes, videotapes, CDs/DVDs, etc.). If the records retention schedule says, “shred or delete” for your item, it’s considered confidential. Follow the confidential documents or confidential eMedia procedures as needed.