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Revision as of 17:03, 25 June 2009
From time to time we need to deal with items that we don't usually recycle. Here is a list of items, and what to do with them.
styrofoam
- what to do: break down into small pieces, put in provided bags
- where to take it: Total Reclaim will pick it up, costs us money
plastic film
- what to do: collect plastic bags, bubble wrap, etc in big bags,
- where to take it: Total Reclaim will pick it up, free
light bulbs
- including incandescent, fluorescent and compact fluorescent bulbs
- what to do: collect them in separates boxen, protect them from breaking
- where to take it: Total Reclaim(EcoLightsNW) will pick up, need to let TR know to bring invoice/Haz Waste Manifest, costs us money
scanner bulbs
- if they come in loose, do not remove from scanner
- what to do: store in a cardboard box, cushion the bulbs to prevent breaking, affix "Hazardous" sign
- where to take it: Total Reclaim/Ecolights will pick up, costs us money
ballasts
- what to do: separate potential PCB from Non-PCB by reading the label, ballasts that say non-PCB on the label can be put in the CBM gaylord, all questionable ones should go to Total Recalim
- where to take it: Total Reclaim, need to let TR know to bring invoice/Haz Mat Manifest and container for transport, costs us money
UPS batteries
- what to do: collect enough to load a pallet
- where to take it: Batteries NW will pick up
small appliances
- including refrigerators, microwaves, dishwashers
- what to do: load them in to the truck
- where to take it: Far West Fibers, costs us money
wood waste
- what to do: collect enough for a truck run
- where to take it: Far West Fibers, costs us money
smoke detectors
- what to do: find out manufacturer (not always listed)
- where to take it: send back to manufacturer
- list:http://www.ci.thousand-oaks.ca.us/city_hall/depts/public_works/environmental/residential/smoke.asp
oil filled radiators
- what to do: drain the oil out of the plug, store in closed container
- where to take it: housing goes in to steel bin, oil goes to hazardous waste site