Battery Recycling

The Environmental and Occupational Safety Office has established the following locations on campus where you can bring used batteries:

Air Force ROTC	37 Institute Road
Alumni Gym	Equipment room
Atwater Kent	Elect. shop, room 112
Boynton Hall	Duplicating office, basement level
Campus Center	Near the mail room
Campus Police	35 Dean Street
Goddard Hall	Stockroom, room 114
Higgins Lab	Machine shop, room 008
Kaven Hall	Environmental lab, room 010
Olin Hall	Prep lab, room 109
Salisbury Lab	Prep lab, room 228
Washburn Shops	Machine shop, room 107

Batteries that should not be thrown in the trash include alkaline, nickel-cadmium, lithium or any other type of single use or disposable battery. Batteries can contain toxic materials and should be kept out of WPI's regular trash stream. The batteries will be recycled and/or disposed of through the Plant Service Department's recycling program, which is partnered with the Institutional Recycycling Network (http://www.ir-network.com/).

Please note that this program is for batteries used for WPI purposes. It is not for personal use batteries. Please contact your local board of health for information about the recycling of batteries in your community.

A collection system for the residence halls is currently being developed.

If you have any questions about this program, please contact me.

Dave Messier
EOS Manager

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Last modified: Jan 16, 2008, 11:49 EST