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Cal State Fullerton Recycling & Disposal Guide

How do I recycle on campus?

Paper recycling trash can
PAPER, PLASTIC & BOTTLES
Place directly in your office or campus trash container; it will be sorted and recycled at an off-campus facility. To dispose and shred documents or confidential materials please contact the Facilities Management Service Center at Ext 3494.
Cardboard, aluminum cans and styrofoam
CARDBOARD, ALUMINUM CANS & STYROFOAM
Place directly in your office or campus trash container; it will be sorted and recycled at an off-campus facility.
Printer iconPRINTER & COPIER CARTRIDGES (ALL TYPES)
Place used cartridges into original packaging. Send small cartridges via inter-campus mail to Shipping & Receiving at T-1100. Contact Shipping & Receiving, ext. 2531 for pick-up of large cartridges.
e-waste iconCOMPUTERS, MONITORS, PRINTERS, LAPTOPS, APPLIANCES, CELL PHONES & ANY ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
Label each item as “working” or “not working.” Contact the Facilities Management Service Center, ext. 3494 and e-mail to wcc2@fullerton.edu to arrange a pick-up. Provide a list of items to be picked up, property tag number s if applicable, and location where items will be stored until picked up.
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SMALL BATTERIES
Place used batteries into an envelope and send via inter-campus mail to Material Control Center at T-600.
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BATTERIES (LARGER THAN D-BATTERIES)
Contact the Facilities Management Service Center, ext. 3494 to arrange a pick-up. Please also provide the location where batteries will be stored until picked up.
fridge iconFURNITURE & REFRIGERATORS
Contact the Facilities Management Service Center, ext. 3494 and e-mail to wcc2@fullerton.edu to arrange a pick-up. Provide a list of items to be picked up and location where items will be stored until picked up. For Fire Safety compliance, DO NOT PLACE ITEMS IN HALLWAYS.
Printer iconHAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Contact Environmental Health & Instructional Safety, ext. 7233 to dispose of the following:

  • Paint, paint thinners, spray cans
  • Chemicals
  • Solvents (gas, antifreeze)
  • Fluorescent light tubes and bulbs
  • Lubricants and motor oil
  • Oil contaminated articles
  • Pesticides
  • Asbestos
  • Used respirator cartridges
  • Contaminated soil
  • Any product labeled toxic, poison, or flammable
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YOUR HOUSEHOLD CHEMICALS, PESTICIDES, PAINTS & E-WASTE
CALL 1800-CLEAN-UP, or go to www.earth911.org to find local centers for recycling materials, including hazardous waste.

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