| Material | Acceptable | Not Acceptable | Where to Recycle | Managed By | Containers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper & Cardboard | Copy/computer/office paper; glossy paper; colored paper; envelopes; card stock; newsprint; magazines; all books; corrugated cardboard & paperboard; sticky notes | Carbon paper; waxy paper; food packaging; anything stained with food or oil; napkins; tissues; paper towels (clean or dirty) | All academic & department buildings, residential halls, dining halls &
Drive Up Recycling located at the Ancillary Services Building
Recycling containers marked Paper or Cardboard |
Recycling
Department
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| Aluminum | Empty aluminum drink cans (any beverage) | Unopened or partially full cans; aluminum foil | All academic & department buildings, residential halls, dining halls &
Drive Up Recycling located at the Ancillary Services Building
Recycling containers marked Aluminum |
Recycling
Department
Tyreece Hampton 348-7602 thampton@fa.ua.edu |
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| Plastics | Beverage and storage containers marked with recycling symbol and the numbers 1 thru 7 | Plastic bags of any kind; Styrofoam (even if marked with recycling number 6); unopened or partially full containers; unwashed plastic containers | All academic & department buildings, residential halls, dining halls &
Drive Up Recycling located at the Ancillary Services Building
Recycling containers marked Plastic |
Recycling
Department
Tyreece Hampton 348-7602 thampton@fa.ua.edu |
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| Scrap Metal | Tin (food) cans | Unopened or partially full cans | Recycling Department Drive Up Recycling located at the Ancillary Services Building |
Recycling Department Tyreece Hampton 348-7602 thampton@fa.ua.edu |
N/A |
| Ink & Toner Cartridges | All ink and toner cartridges from university printers | Personally owned cartridges | Campus Mail, academic & department building mailrooms | Campus Mail
Cynthia Thompson 348-2266 cthompson@fa.ua.edu |
Place in your department's mail outbox |
| Light Bulbs | Compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) | Incandescent or halogen bulbs; fluorescent tubes | Environmental Health & Safety | Environmental Health & Safety
Eddie Burns 348-5905 eburns@bama.ua.edu | N/A |
| Batteries | Motor Oil & Car Batteries | Lithium, lead-acid, all rechargeable batteries, alkaline, non-rechargeable batteries. | Garage Services | Garage
Services Randall Winters 348-4808 rwinters@fa.ua.edu |
N/A |
| Electronic Waste (UA) | UA-owned computers and peripherals, printers, copiers, cell phones, desk phones | Personally owned items | Surplus Property Warehouse in the Ancillary Services Building | Surplus Property Tina Dorroh 348-7503 tdorroh@fa.ua.edu |
N/A |
| Furniture (UA) | University-owned office furnishings (desks, chairs, tables, etc.); wooden pallets | Personally owned items. | Surplus Property Warehouse in the Ancillary Services Building | Surplus Property Tina Dorroh 348-7503 tdorroh@fa.ua.edu |
N/A |