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The city of Seattle prohibits recyclable paper and cardboard in the garbage.

Staples, small paper clips, and small amounts of tape are permitted. Remove all large paper clips.

What is not acceptable

Opt in for paperless billing and notifications when possible.
Take notes electronically.
Print on both sides of all paper to reduce your use.
Create a scratch paper pile of used paper to help reduce new paper use.
In the workplace, transition from paper documentation to digital documentation. UW Records Management has resources to help offices make the change.

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

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.