The Department of Environmental Health and Safety administers recycling/disposal
programs for certain types of spent batteries, printer toner cartridges, flourscent light
bulbs, flourscent light fixture "ballasts" and non-working computer monitors.

RECYCLABLE SPENT BATTERIES

See this link for information regarding the recycling of batteries

TONER CARTRIDGES

Many types of depleted printer, copier, and fax machine toner cartridges are
collected from all areas of the UWF campus and stored in the Hazmat recycling
building. A company specializing in refurbishing the cartridges picks them up
and takes them to the rebuild facility. Hundreds of cartridges are saved from
the landfill each month and the reduced price of the recycled cartrides saves the
new user the difference of the cost of new cartridges. Old cartridges should
be packaged in the replacement's box and sent to UWF Building 90
attention: Peter Robinson.

FLOURESCENT BULBS

Burned-out flourescent bulbs should not be thrown in the trash. Tubes of all sizes
should be disposed of properly and the materials recycled by a company that uses
the proper capture technology for the gasses and Lead. The glass and metal
(aluminum) is recovered when the tubes are crushed in the processing machine and
the gasses are captured under negative pressure and not allowed to escape into
the atmosphere. This process is expensive, however it is the only responsible
disposal method currently available. Recently at UWF, several Thousand old bulbs
were packaged and picked up from the storage building by the processing company.
The processing company also disposes of light fixture ballasts. Some of the older
ballasts contained PCBs and must be processed in a retort (burned) for proper disposal.
UWF personnel responsible for these items are trained in the proper storage methods

COMPUTER MONITORS (CRTs)

GETTING THE LEAD OUT! Only non-working computer monitors (CRTs) are collected for
disposal by UWF EH&S. Working monitors should be processed through regular surplus
computer equipment methods. Old Working equipment might be made available to school
systems or other organizations that can make use of it. After being picked up from
the UWF storage facility, "dead" monitors are stripped of plastic, wiring, and other
useable materials before being crushed. The Lead, glass and chemicals are recovered
- not placed in landfills. Question, comments or requests for recycling can be made to:
Peter Robinson, Director EH&S.

Updated 10/21/08 by freplogle