Odds and Ends
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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 in to 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 a box, keep from breaking
- where to take it: Total Reclaim will pick up, costs us money
scanner bulbs
- what to do: store in a cardboard box, cushion the bulbs to prevent breaking, affix "Hazardous" sign
- where to take it: Bear eCycling will pick up, costs us money
UPS batteries
- what to do: collect enough to load a pallet
- where to take it: Bear eCycling 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