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Recycling Locations and Contacts

See Campus Recycling Map for locations. The following table illustrates the range of Augusta University recycling efforts currently underway.

*GRHealth's Main recycling center is in the BL Building alley behind the adult care hospital, near the mail room.*

Recycle these items: Locations: Contact:
Plastic bottles & Aluminum
cans (water, juice and soda)

30 Gallon Recycle Bins in place

  • Robert B. Greenblatt Library (AB) Outside Main Entrance
  • Student Center / Campus Recreation Center (DA)
  • Health Sciences Building(EC), Front Entrance Main Lobby Area
  • Residence IV (DB), Common areas on each floor
  • Augusta University Alumni Center (FI), Rooms 2023 & 2056
  • Physical Plant Storage (RD)

“Smurfit-Stone Container” Plastic (Bottles & Aluminum Cans)

Campus: Augusta University Environmental Services, Jesse D'Antignac 1-4030

Campus: Mark Williams 1-0089

Aerosol Cans*

Such as hand sanitizer cans
are recyclable but require safe
disposal

Environmental Health and Safety
Division
Campus: 706-721-9826
Batteries * *Main recycling center Campus: 706-721-9826
Hospital: Mario Enriquez 1-6031
Cardboard Physical Plant Storage (RD)
“Smurfit-Stone Container”
Cardboard
Main recycling center �
SONOCO collects.
Campus: Mark Williams 1-0089
Hospital: Mario Enriquez 1-6031

CDs, Slides, DVDs

Augusta University purchases recycling services at a cost of .45/lb; $35 minimum; shredded and recycled.

Vendor: Augusta Data Storage Inc.(ADSI)

Campus Materials Management
CD's, DVD's, Slides, etc. that we
receive in surplus are shredded and
recycled through ADSI.
Campus: Trey Spivey 1-1796

Cell phones and accessories (individually-owned)

Shipped to Cell Phone for
Soldiers

Personal cell phones: Student
Center (DA) Drop Box � 1st Floor

Larry Garner 706-825-5705
Sponsor: Green Team

Cell phones and accessories (Enterprise-owned)
Managed as surplus property and should be disposed of according to Augusta University policies and procedures.
Campus Surplus Property
Hospital & Clinics � Property Control
Enterprise-wide: Trey Spivey 1-1796
or 706.533.5617
Chemicals (Reusable) Campus Exchange Program Campus: 706-721-9826
Computer equipment Campus Surplus Property:Moving
Services
Hospital & Clinics: Property Control
Enterprise-wide: Trey Spivey 1-1796
or 706.533.5617

Electronic devices

Statewide contract to recycle electronics such as monitors, printers, faxes, copiers, etc.

Costs: .03/lb or a $25 minimum. The Department of Administrative Services (DOAS) negotiates the electronics disposal contract as needed.

Vendor: Creative Recycling

Campus Materials Management Enterprise-wide: Trey Spivey 1-1796
Eyeglasses Drop box: Health Sciences Building
inside main entrance and near 1st floor elevators.
Campus: Student led initiative
Retrieval by the Lions Club
ID badges Office Administrator ID Badge Office Enterprise: Jennifer Benning 1-6287
Ink cartridges Return to Staples (as part of
statewide office supply contract)
Contact your office manager
Light bulbs (florescent tubes
containing mercury*)
Main Recycling Center

Campus: 706-721-9826
Hospital: Mario Enriquez 1-6031

Mercury containing devices * Environmental Health and Safety
Division
Campus: 706-721-9826
Hospital: Mario Enriquez 1-6031

Metal

Tin, steel, copper, brass, aluminum, and galvanized

Physical Plant Shops (HP) �
Facilities rear parking area
Campus: Mark Williams 1-0089
Oil* Environmental Health and Safety
Division
Campus: 706-721-9826
Hospital: Mario Enriquez 1-6031
Paint* Main Recycling Center Campus Campus: 706-721-9826
Hospital: Mario Enriquez 1-6031

Paper Shredding (all types)

To meet compliance and security requirements. Shipped to Georgia Pacific Harmon facility in Rincon, GA.

Recycled for tissue & toilet paper.

Augusta Data Storage containers
throughout Enterprise at assigned
offices in clinics, hospitals, and the
University
Enterprise-wide: Trey Spivey 1-1796 or 706.533.5617
Unusable animal cages Lab Animal Services Campus: Rennie Wolfe 1-2685


Augusta University Reclaims these items:

Freon refrigerant *

Evacuated from all types from small appliances and large
equipment for reuse in active equipment.

Campus Facilities Operations
Environmental Health and Safety
Division
Campus Facilities
Mark Williams 1-0089
Campus EHOS
706-721-9826.
Hospital Mario Enriquez 1-6031.



Augusta University employees can pick these up to re-purpose:

Paper Brown Bags

Clean animal bedding bags and animal feed bags to use
as yard waste bags

Lab Animal Services Campus Rennie Wolfe 1-2685