Odds and Ends

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