Environmental Concerns Committee

Blue Bins for Paper Recycling

Please make sure that your office has sufficient blue bins for paper recycling. Blue recycling bins of various sizes, as well as paper shredders, can be purchased from your office supply catalog. Then download paper recycling “Do’s and Don't's” flyers (pdf) from this ECC website and post them on or near the bins. To ensure that your paper is collected separately from trash, it is probably a good idea to empty small desk side blue bins into the nearest large blue or green paper bin at the end of each day.

Cell Phone Recycling

The Marketing Club periodically collects used cell phones which will be refurbished for the “Call to Protect” program or recycled by an environmental organization. Be sure to clear your messages and deactivate your phone service before dropping off your phone (with or without accessories). Look for collection boxes at the Help Desk in Ryan Library, the front desk in Arrigoni Library, and the Student Services office in Hagan Hall. Or send them via interoffice mail to Prof. Rudell, Department of Marketing & Int’l Business/Hagan.

Printer Cartridge Recycling

Now that the Help Desk has moved to Ryan Library, used laser toner cartridges should be sent via interoffice mail to Duplicating services in McSpedon (or dropped off behind the convenience copiers at that location). Small ink jet cartridges can be sent for recycling via pre-paid mailer envelopes that are available at the Help Desk in Ryan Library and the Central Mailroom in Doorley. Or take them to Staples, where you may exchange them for $3.00 coupons and use the discounts on purchases of the office and school supplies. Iona in Mission is also collecting cartridges to raise funds for their projects. 

Book Donation/Recycling

Unwanted books that are cluttering up your office can be donated for distribution to schools and libraries around the world. Books must be in good condition--not damaged, missing pages, or extensively marked up. Take them to the Ryan Library Help Desk, Attn: Diana Kiel. Books that are in very poor condition and unusable by others can be placed in the blue recycling bins with mixed paper.

Batteries

Information and instructions for recycling and disposal of different types of batteries can be found on these websites: http://www.westchestergov.com/envfacil/
http://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/8819.html
http://www.rbrc.org/call2recycle/?sp=true&h=400&w=275

Everything Else!

This website offers comprehensive and community-specific information to help make "every day Earth day": www.earth911.org