UW Recycling and UW Solid Waste
E.MEDiA Bins
Electronic Media Recycling Bin
Recycling introduced E.MEDiA bins to the Seattle campus on April 19, 2007. The new bins will provide a convenient location where staff, faculty and students can recycle their electronic media.
If you have any questions about this program please contact
UW Recycling at recycle@u.washington.edu
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What can be recycled:
Cell phones, Pagers, PDAs, Smart Phones, small electronics
For disposal of UW-issued equipment, visit www.uwsurplus.com
Inkjet Cartridges and Bubble Jet Printer Cartridges
If you have large printer cartridges and toner cartridges from copy machines, please click here for information about how to recycle them.
Compact Disks, DVDs, Videotapes, Audio Tapes, Computer Disks
For information about confidential materials destruction, scroll down to Non-Paper Material Shred Services.
If you have large quantities of archival tapes and disks, please box up the materials and then and fill out the appropriate online request form.
Batteries: Alkaline, Carbon, Zinc, Lithium, Ni-Cad, Nickel, Metal Hydride and Silver Oxide
For information on how to dispose of larger batteries, damaged batteries, or large quantities, visit www.ehs.washington.edu
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Note: The E.MEDiA lid has specific holes for each of the item streams. Choose the proper disposal compartment before you place your items into the bin. |

