Earth Day e-Waste Collection

Events • Apr 11

Another year’s gone by and move-out time is almost here! After packing up your clothes, books, and leftover boxes of pasta, you might be left wondering what to do with that TV your brother loaned you that never quite worked right or that energy-saving light bulb that finally burned out.

The Office of Sustainability and Gators for a Sustainable Campus present you with a solution: a hazardous and electronic waste collection (appropriately) on Earth Day—April 22nd—at the Plaza of the Americas from 11:30 AM to 3:00 PM.

Household (Dormitory/Apartment) Hazardous/Electronic-Waste Collection

The details:

Acceptable Waste to bring:

DO NOT BRING ANY UF laboratory or facility wastes. IT WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

Fluorescent lamps/bulbs (CFLs) – Computers
Cell Phones/Electronics – TVs/Electronics
Paints (Nail polish, paint cans, etc.) – Aerosol cans
Batteries

Transport material in secure and safe containers. Do not transport hazardous material that could spill on to campus. Take this material directly to the Alachua County Hazardous Waste Collection Center. Only bring PERSONAL HOUSEHOLD ITEMS. All University property is to be handled by UF Environmental Health and Safety and/or UF’s Asset Management Department.

Contact EHS at (352)-392-8400 for assistance.

Call the Alachua County Hazardous Waste Collection Center at (352)-334-0440 or EH&S at (352)-392-8400 for more info!

Comments

Melanie Quintos
September 18, 2009

Do you have a permanent place on campus to collect used batteries?

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