{"id":46,"date":"2008-10-26T19:04:29","date_gmt":"2008-10-26T23:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/sustainability\/other-recycling-programs\/"},"modified":"2008-10-26T19:04:29","modified_gmt":"2008-10-26T23:04:29","slug":"other-recycling-programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/sustainability\/focus-areas\/reducing-waste\/bumc-recycling\/other-recycling-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Other Recycling Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BUMC has more recycling options than the pilot recycling program alone.\u00a0 If you have more exotic materials to recycle, there&#8217;s a good chance that either Facilities Management or Environmental Health and Safety has a program you can use to safely and sustainably dispose of them. In almost all cases, it&#8217;s a good idea to contact the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/compliance\/oehs\/env-mngr\/recycling\/index.shtml\">Office of Environmental Health and Safety<\/a> at 617-638-8830 to find out what the exact procedure is for each item.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Electronics<\/strong> (old computers, monitors, printers, copiers, freezers\/coolers and refrigerators):<br \/>\nGive old electronic equipment to the custodians in your area.\u00a0 They will bring these materials to designated collection areas for recycling.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Batteries<\/strong> (standard AAA or AA, D, C, 9-volts):<br \/>\nContact OEHS to find closest collection location.\u00a0 If your office generates a lot of battery waste, the OEHS can provide you with a special recycling bin for batteries.\u00a0 If you work in a lab, the hazardous waste crew can take your batteries.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Light Bulbs<\/strong>:<br \/>\nGive used light bulbs to custodians or contact OEHS to schedule a pick-up.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cell Phones:<\/strong><br \/>\nContact OEHS to get a pre-paid cell phone recycling bag.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Toner\/Ink:<\/strong><br \/>\nContact OEHS to get pre-paid packaging for your toner to send back to the supplier.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BUMC has more recycling options than the pilot recycling program alone.\u00a0 If you have more exotic materials to recycle, there&#8217;s a good chance that either Facilities Management or Environmental Health and Safety has a program you can use to safely and sustainably dispose of them. In almost all cases, it&#8217;s a good idea to contact [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1009,"featured_media":0,"parent":20,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/46"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1009"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/46\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}