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19 E-Waste Collection Sites

19 Collection Sites On Campus (Click for Map)

  • Administration Building (second floor by Martin school of International studies)
  • Main Library (first floor in the fish bowl area)
  • Information Technology Services (ITS) Help Desk (second floor by the entrance door)
  • Living Learning Center 24-Hour Help Desk (by the vending machines and computers)
  • Campus Commons (second floor by the entrance to the Bookstore- left of the coffee shop)
  • College of Natural Resources (first floor by the recycling bins)
  • College of Engineering (first floor by the vending machine)
  • Law School (first floor by the school year pictures)
  • Student Recreation Center (first floor by the entrance door)
  • Student Union Building (first floor by the Registrar’s Office)
  • Theophilus Tower ( first floor in the lounge)
  • ASUI-Kibbie Activity Center (first floor by entrance door)
  • Shoup Hall (third floor in UISC conference room)
  • Wallace Residence Center mail room (basement by the Information Desk)
  • Morrill Hall (first floor by the vending machine)
  • Education building (first floor by the paper recycling at the Trio department)
  • Albertson building, School of Business (second floor by the recycling bins)
  • Counseling center (first floor by entrance door)
  • Art & Architecture building (first floor by entrance door)

Materials you can recycle

The following materials will be collected and recycled free of charge.

  • cell phones
  • all handheld wireless devices
  • empty ink cartridges (with or without box)
  • batteries, accessories, and chargers

What happens to your old cell phones and empty ink cartridges?

All your materials will be sent to Cartridge World (for empty ink cartridges) and Wireless Alliance (for cell phones). The materials will be handled in the most environmentally friendly manner possible. Empty ink cartridges will be refilled and reused. Collected cell phones will be reused, refurbished, or smelted down for metal and plastic components to be made into new products. All of the electronics Wireless Alliance receives stay in the US. Items that can be reused are sold to citizens or companies in the US. Anything that is not salvageable is sent to a ISO certified facility in Pittsburgh that reclaims all the metals.

UI Electronic Waste Disposal Fee Schedule & Guidelines
Due to recent legislation in Oregon, effective January 1, 2010 the landfill currently receiving the University of Idaho’s municipal solid waste will no longer accept Electronic Waste (E-Waste). This means that no E-Waste may be put in interior waste cans, exterior trash cans or dumpsters. For simplicity sake, if a unit has a plug, battery, or microchip, it will be considered E-Waste.
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If we do not have collection boxes available in your building, please contact us at (208) 885-0125 or uisc@uidaho.edu. We will collect materials from you while you wait for your order to be processed.