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=== Recyclable Waste === | === Recyclable Waste === | ||
Recyclable waste is any material collected on campus that can be recycled. The most common recycled materials are mixed paper, cardboard, plastic, tin, scrap metal, and aluminum. For questions about recycling, email [mailto: | Recyclable waste is any material collected on campus that can be recycled. The most common recycled materials are mixed paper, cardboard, plastic, tin, scrap metal, and aluminum. For questions about recycling, email [mailto:recycling@unmc.edu recycling@unmc.edu], call 402-559-5462 or 402-559-5300, or visit the Live Green site at https://www.unmc.edu/business-finance/sustainability/. | ||
====Paper==== | ====Paper==== | ||
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====Plastic and Metal==== | ====Plastic and Metal==== | ||
Recyclable material can include rigid plastic, tin or aluminum. These items should be placed in the green recycling bins. EVS will empty the bins, collect the waste and prepare it for disposal by the recycling vendor. See [https:// | Recyclable material can include rigid plastic, tin or aluminum. These items should be placed in the green recycling bins. EVS will empty the bins, collect the waste and prepare it for disposal by the recycling vendor. See [https://www.unmc.edu/business-finance/sustainability/recycling/index.html LiveGreen Recycling] for additional information.<br /> | ||
Large metal items can be recycled through Facilities Management and Planning and/or [https://info.unmc.edu/business-finance/shipping-receiving/furniture-stores/index.html Furniture Stores]. | Large metal items can be recycled through Facilities Management and Planning and/or [https://info.unmc.edu/business-finance/shipping-receiving/furniture-stores/index.html Furniture Stores]. | ||
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Electronic trash, such as CD/DVD, barcode lab label printer ribbons, hard drives, and copiers are disposed of using an appropriate channel that can handle the chemical hazards of the item and taking into account the presence or absence of personal health information (PHI). Items containing PHI are disposed of in accordance with UNMC Policy No. 6056, [[Retention and Destruction/Disposal of Private and Confidential Information]]. <br /> | Electronic trash, such as CD/DVD, barcode lab label printer ribbons, hard drives, and copiers are disposed of using an appropriate channel that can handle the chemical hazards of the item and taking into account the presence or absence of personal health information (PHI). Items containing PHI are disposed of in accordance with UNMC Policy No. 6056, [[Retention and Destruction/Disposal of Private and Confidential Information]]. <br /> | ||
For additional information on other recyclable material, see [https:// | For additional information on other recyclable material, see [https://www.unmc.edu/business-finance/sustainability/recycling/index.html LiveGreen Recycling]. | ||
====Alkaline Batteries==== | ====Alkaline Batteries==== | ||
These are the typical non-rechargeable batteries that most people use. They are not EPA regulated and can be recycled through the UNMC Alkaline Battery Recycling Program. See [https:// | These are the typical non-rechargeable batteries that most people use. They are not EPA regulated and can be recycled through the UNMC Alkaline Battery Recycling Program. See [https://www.unmc.edu/business-finance/sustainability/recycling/batteries.html LiveGreen Alkaline Battery (single use) Recycling] for additional information. | ||
===Non-Recyclable Waste=== | ===Non-Recyclable Waste=== | ||
Non-recyclable waste is any waste, generated at UNMC that cannot be recycled. | Non-recyclable waste is any waste, generated at UNMC that cannot be recycled. | ||
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*UNMC Policy No. 3000, [[General Accounting]] | *UNMC Policy No. 3000, [[General Accounting]] | ||
*UNMC Policy No. 6056, [http://wiki.unmc.edu/index.php?title=Confidential_Information Retention and Destruction/Disposal of Private and Confidential Information] | *UNMC Policy No. 6056, [http://wiki.unmc.edu/index.php?title=Confidential_Information Retention and Destruction/Disposal of Private and Confidential Information] | ||
*[https:// | *[https://www.unmc.edu/business-finance/sustainability/recycling/index.html LiveGreen Recycling]. | ||
This policy maintained by [mailto:mhurlocker@unmc.edu mh]. | This policy maintained by [mailto:mhurlocker@unmc.edu mh]. | ||