Princeton University promotes reuse and recycling of unneeded materials. A summary of the most common recyclable materials is available on the Office of Sustainability website. Receptacles for mixed paper, bottles and cans, and batteries are available upon request through Building Services (609-258-8000). The following is a partial list of recycling opportunities, along with the person to contact for more information. Item Procedure Contact Anti-freeze Collected by Garage or EHS Michael Hutchinson (Garage) or Stanley Howell (EHS) Batteries Lithium Alkaline Magnesium Mercury Nickel Cadmium Lead Acid Rechargeable batteries collected by EHS in white receptacles; lead-acid batteries placed in large blue drums to be collected by Interstate Battery. EHS Automobile batteries Collected by Electric Shop or Garage Ken Grayson (Electric) or Michael Hutchinson (Garage) Computers Resource Recovery Daron Groce, (Resource Recovery) Concrete and asphalt Special recycler Robin Perkins (Facilities Building Services) Electronic equipment Must go through Resource Recovery Daron Groce (Resource Recovery) Food - Uneaten Donated to local soup kitchens Donna Pilenza (Campus Dining) Food Wastes Used for animal feed Robin Perkins (Facilities Building Services) Fluorescent bulbs containing mercury Labeled/Marked bulb boxes collected by Building Services Facilities Work Order (609-258-8000) **Loading Dock Service Program Glass, Aluminum and Plastic Glass bottles and jars Detergent/softener containers Aluminum, steel, tin cans Plastic drink bottles Empty chemical containers Paper juice and milk cartons Juice boxes Yogurt containers *Mixed Recycling Bins (Bottles/Cans/Paper) Robin Perkins (Facilities Building Services) Lead shielding Through EHS - redistribute to other labs or universities EHS Mercury and mercury-containing equipment Collected with chemical waste or by appointment EHS Oil Collected with chemical waste or may be brought to Garage EHS or Michael Hutchinson (Garage) Paper Brown paper bags All office paper Cardboard Envelopes Magazines Manila Folders Magazines Paperback books Phone books Post-Its *Mixed Recycling Bins (Bottles/Cans/Paper) Robin Perkins (Facilities Building Services) Pallets Arrange through Building Services Facilities Work Order (609-258-8000) **Loading Dock Service Program Pipette tip containers Collected by Molecular Biology for Fisher Scientific Bill Huston (Molecular Biology) Scrap metals Special arrangement with Building Services Facilities Work Order (609-258-8000) **Loading Dock Service Program Soldering scraps Collect with hazardous waste EHS Tires Collected by Garage Michael Hutchinson (Garage) Transparencies May be sent to 3M-Gemark for recycling (does not have to be a 3M product) 3M *See Office of Sustainability website for more information (here) **Loading Dock Service provided to all University loading docks Resources Facilities Online Work Request System Staff Facilities Building Services 609-258-3490 Environmental Health and Safety 609-258-5294
