How to Recycle on Campus
Paper
All employees on campus should have a blue desk side container for their paper. If you do not have a container and need one, contact ehsrecycling@uta.edu to request one. Employees are responsible for emptying their container into the larger blue container. These containers are then emptied by the custodial staff.
Cardboard
If you have small boxes, these can be broken down and placed in the large blue container with your paper. If you have one or two large boxes, these can be broken down and placed next to the large blue container for pick up by the custodial staff. If you have a quantity of large boxes, these should be broken down and placed in an area for pick up. You can call the Environmental Health & Safety Office at ext. 22185 and asked that they be picked up.
Plastic Bottles/Aluminum Cans
Each building on campus should have gray hexagonal shaped containers to collect plastic soda bottles or aluminum cans.
Recycling Stations
The current trend is to replace single recycling containers with recycling stations. These stations will collect paper, plastic/aluminum, and trash in one place. The University Center has their own type of recycling container located on the first floor. One container is by Starbucks, one is by The Market and one is located across from the Food Plaza.
Batteries
Both alkaline and rechargeable batteries are collected for recycling. If you have a large quantity of batteries, you can contact the Environmental Health & Safety Office at ext. 22185 and request a pick up. These will be picked up at the same time we pick up printer cartridges. If you have just a few batteries and they will fit in an envelope, you can put them in campus mail to EHS, Box 19257.
Printer Cartridges
Both ink jet and laser printer cartridges are collected for recycling. Contact the Environmental Health & Safety Office at ext. 22185 and request a pick up. Cartridges are picked up once a week. We do not take the toner cartridges or bottles from a copier. We do not have an outlet for these items.
Technotrash
Technotrash is small computer ware such as CDs, DVDs, diskettes, audio/video tapes, and small computer components such as mother boards, hard drives, disk drives, etc. You can contact the Environmental Health & Safety Office at ext. 22185 and request these items be picked up. They will be picked up at the same time cartridges are picked up. If you have a small quantity that will fit in an envelope, you can put them in campus mail to EHS, Box 19257. We do not recycle the mouse, the keyboard, cords, speakers, etc.
Other Recycling Opportunities On Campus
There are other recycling containers in various areas around campus. Throughout the mall area and other outdoor areas are Partner Bins. These bins collect trash on one side and plastic/aluminum on the other side.
Additional Resources
While the University is very comprehensive in its ability to centrally collect items for recycling on campus, some items should be disposed of properly off campus. Departments are asked to refer to this list of resources below.
Copier Toners
There are four different kinds of copier companies currently in use at the University and all have a recycling program:
Oce Imagistics
Must pay shipping costs.
Kyocera Mita America
Must pay shipping costs.
Xerox
Free shipping.
Xerox includes a prepaid label in their product packaging. If you do not find one or if the label has been discarded, go to the Xerox web site and:
1. Click “Continue” next to United States.
2. Select “Multifunction, Copiers, Production Printers, and Fax Machines”; click “Continue.”
3. Click on “Label Download” of #3 (Empty Toner Bottles & iGen3 Components).
4. Print the shipping label.
5. On this same page is information about arranging for pick up or shipping.
Sharp
Free shipping.
Follow the link to the Sharp website, complete and submit the form. Sharp will process the request and generate a UPS shipping label and instructions for return to an authorized location at no cost. You can also request a bulk shipping carton from the same site.
Consumer Electronics
This includes all items such as televisions, monitors up to 32,” computer CPUs, notebooks and other various electronics.
For information, visit the websites for Texas Campaign for the Environment or Time to Recycle.
Household Hazardous Waste
This includes items such as acids, aerosol cans, antifreeze, batteries (all kinds, including car batteries), brake fluid, cooking oil, craft chemicals, degreasers, drain cleaner, fertilizer, fluorescent light bulbs, compact flourescent light bulbs (CFLs), herbicides, household chemicals, motor oil, paints & stains, paint thinners, pest strips, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, photo chemicals, pool chemicals, oil filters, solvents, transmission fluid and varnish.
1. Go to the City of Fort Worth’s website
2. Open to residents of Ft. Worth and participating cities.
3. Check the site to see if your city is a participating city.
4. Check the site for items that “are not accepted.”
