Cardboard Corrugated Cardboard Only. Always remove all TRASH! Corrugated Cardboard must be broken down and placed inside your area's cardboard dumpster. Some central sites have been designated as cardboard dropoff sites; however, the cardboard must be broken down and should be tucked behind bins so as not to obstruct usage of central site bins. ABSOLUTELY NO TRASH, including styrofoam or plastic is permitted with cardboard NC State's 90 cardboard dumpsters are collected more than 150 times each week

Phone Books and Campus Directories Phone Books (25 or more, stacked), Campus Directories, Course Catalogs The proliferation of free phone books in recent years has passed real costs on to institutions and municipalities, which remove tons of phone books each year. Help our office to manage the recycling of phone books, course catalogs and directories by collecting and stacking all the books for your building in a central, accessible location and notifying our office when a pick up is required.

Shredded Paper Shredded Paper must be bagged. Bags of shredded paper can be deposited in Mixed and/or Sorted Paper Convenience Sites (try to keep shredded fiber type sseperated). Unbagged Shredded Paper leaves a litter trail across campus as it blows out of trucks and bins.

Disposable and Re-chargeable Batteries Alkaline, Lithium, Cadmium, and Nickel based disposable and re-chargeable batteries WRR accepts all batteries at our Sullivan Site, but please understand that battery recycling comes at an ecologically and economically heavy price. Alkaline Batteries have been void of toxic material since 1996, meaning batteries produced after this date can be safely thrown away. Nearly all other batteries contain toxic subtance which landfills will not accept. Current research suggests Rechargeable Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) and Rechargeable Alkalines are the most ecologically preferable choices, followed by the more widely available rechargeable Cadmium batteries. A more comprehensive examination of batteries can be found at Green Batteries

See also, Vehicle Batteries

Print Cartridges Printer cartridges should be returned to their original box, sealed and left at any central or convenience site for collection.

Light Bulbs
Incandescent, Flourescent, Compact-Flourescent, LED

Incandescent and LED lights may be disposed of as trash. Compact-Flourescent and Standard Flourescent bulbs contain hazardous amounts of mercury and should never be tossed in the trash. Contact EH&S for information on proper disposal.

In addition to being more energy efficient, the lifespan of Compact-Flourescent bulbs is significantly greater than incandescent bulbs and use less mercury-emitting energy, thus reducing waste significantly.

Techno Trash
Alkaline Batteries, Printer Cartridges, Jump Drives, Diskettes, CDs, Computers, Monitors, Headphones, Cell Phones, Rechargeable Batteries, handheld electronic devices, video games.

Techno trash is stripped down for valuable metals, which, are recycled. The plastics and non-recyclable components are land-filled after toxic elements such as mercury are removed.

Waste Reduction & Recycling gladly accepts these items at our Sullivan Site Warehouse. GREEN Coordinators in Campus Residence Halls also help to manage central bins for use by hall residents only as part of a pilot project.

Batteries Vehicle Batteries Vehicel Batteries may be brought to the Sullivan Roll-off Site between the hours of 8AM-11AM and 12-3:30PM on Monday through Friday.

Tires & Rubber We accept tires from University owned vehicles at our Sullivan Site from 8AM-3:30PM, M-F. . In 1989 only 10% of tires were recycled. In addition to the toxic fumes released when tire piles catch fire, researches have learned that mosquito populations proliferate rapidly in the stagnant puddles that accumulate within. Today 90% of tires are recycled and used as crumb rubber or in items ranging from gym floors to highway asphalt.

Oil & Antifreeze Oil and Anti-Freeze should be taken to EH&S or Motor Pool and collected there. Autoparts stores and Shops generally accept used oil for little or no cost. It is estimated that oil do-it-yourselfers illegally dump over 200 million gallons into drains, the ground, landfills, sawdust or streams every year. The Exxon Valdez spilled 11 million gallons by comparison.

Office Supplies Folders, Binders, Notebooks, Computer Accessories, Office Supplies, Miscellaneous Office/School Items Our office collects reusable office supplies and equipment for periodic FREE office supply give-aways. While Recycling is always preferable to waste, reusing functional items locally requires little or no energy consumption and allows students and university offices to avoid costs. Please contact our office to arrange a pick-up of your re-usable supplies. Office Supply Give-aways are advertised through Building Liasons and typically take place at our Sullivan Site offices

Magazines & Newspapers Both can be recycled as Mixed Paper; however, consider designating a Media Re-use Rack in your deparment/office where others can read current and recent editions of common publications. Magazine re-use racks are easily maintained, and save substantially in subscription costs to daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly journals!
It takes one 15-year old tree to produce half a box of paper

Autoclave Waste WRR is responsible only for the autoclave waste dumpsters and their respective locations. Please contact EH&S (5-7915) with questions about Autoclave procedures or policy, or consult the NCSU Biological Safety Manual.

Styrofoam (Extruded Polysterene - #6) WRR accepts bagged styrofoam peanuts for re-use. No styrofoam, even styrofoam items bearing the Resin Identification Code #6, can be recycled at NC State University. Students, faculty and staff are strongly encouraged to reduce their usage of styrofoam products.

Trash - Boooo! WRR pays what is known as a "tipping fee" for every ton of trash dumped at a landfill. A hefty surcharge is assessed if the load contains too much (usually more than 10%) recyclables or contamination. Compare this to recycling, whereby NC State is paid (albeit a very small amount) for our waste. Recycling - in conjunction with a combined campus effort to reduce and re-use - is the most optimal strategy to achieving an efficient, zero-waste community.