Electronics Waste Management
Electronics recycling is a cooperative effort between University Computing Services (UCS), Waste Abatement Services (WAS), and Environmental Health and Safety (EHS). Both UCS and WAS collect electronic equipment from departments throughout campus. UCS additionally evaluates computers for potential refurbishing or usable parts for internal and external sales. Each hard drive is cleared prior to disposal to remove sensitive information while cathode ray
tubes are discarded from monitors and hazardous waste due to leachable metals such as lead. The University will collect the circuit boards and monitors as part of the Chemical Waste Program through the Department of Environmental Health and Safety and send the material to a licensed recycler for metal
recovery. Reducing hazardous chemicals and waste improves conditions in the environment by lowering the risk of spills, risk of employee, patient and visitor exposure, and reducing pollution in the community. WAS collects electronics and consolidates them at the Como Recycling Facility for collection by certified vendors through a contract managed through EHS and the Minnesota Department of Administration. Used computers and equipment are sold to the University community and the public.
http://www.dehs.umn.edu/hazwaste.htm
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