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 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

• 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

ballasts

• what to do: separate PCB from Non-PCB(label will say "no PCBs")
• where to take it: Total Reclaim, need to let TR know to bring invoice and container for transport, 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

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