Battery Recycle Program
The university uses an abundance of batteries. The Warehouse is working with a local vendor for proper disposal of batteries.
The Warehouse will pick up all used batteries across campus for proper disposal. (Example of batteries: D, C, AA, AAA, 9 volt, etc.) This initiative is another step towards a greener campus. We need your help.
There are two easy steps:
- Gather all used batteries.
- Download the Warehouse pick-up request form, fill it out, save it and email it to warehouse@groupmail.acu.edu.
All requests for pick up should be made via email to warehouse@groupmail.acu.edu or by phone x2365. Please provide department name, location and contact name.
Blue Bag Recycle Program
The Warehouse will provide a Blue Recycle Bag and stand to any office that would like to participate in recycling paper. The Warehouse will pick up your full Blue Bag and leave an empty bag each time. All paper will be placed in a large paper bin provided by the City of Abilene for recycling.
Bulb Eater
Our purchase of a Premium Bulb Eater provides both product and service that exceeds the highest standards of compliance, safety, efficiency and cost. The Bulb Eater crushes fluorescent lamps and filters mercury for proper disposal. A fluorescent lamp consists of a glass shell, a high vacuum, a small amount of liquid mercury, evaporated mercury, some phosphor powder, the metal end-caps and heated filaments. When lamps are sent to landfills or incinerated as an alternative disposal method, mercury vapors are released that can travel over 200 miles. Each year, an estimated 600 million fluorescent lamps are disposed of in U.S. landfills; they produce an estimated 30,000 pounds of mercury waste. Proper disposal of lamps together with the recycling of the lamps will greatly reduce the mercury dilemma and create a much safer environment. Although ACU purchases ECO friendly fluorescent lamps that are approved to be disposed of in the landfill, they still contain a small percentage of mercury. We feel that purchasing this equipment to dispose of the lamps in this environment friendly manner is the right thing for the university to do.
Shredding
The Warehouse has invested in industrial shredders capable of bulk shredding. Our service provides a holding container, pick-up services, and ensuring the confidentiality of documents for free. We will also pick up full bags of already shredded paper for free. All shredding is picked up by RWL Recycling for recycling.
All requests for shredding should be made via email to warehouse@groupmail.acu.edu or by phone x2365. Please provide department name, location, contact name and FOAP.
Aerosol Can Disposal
Many different types of aerosol can products are used at ACU. The waste products in aerosol cans are regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). The Office of Risk Management in conjunction with University Procurement has ensured ensure compliance with the Federal, State and local laws and regulations. The University has purchased an aerosol can puncturing system to ensure the waste products contained in the aerosol cans are disposed of safely. To properly dispose of aerosol cans all departments should collect the used aerosol cans then request a pickup from the Warehouse, which will transport all used aerosol cans for proper disposal. Do not place aerosol cans in the regular trash. Pick up requests can be made by emailing a pick up request form to warehouse@groupmail.acu.edu. We are pleased to provide this service to help the University and environment. We ask that you please make sure the used aerosol cans are placed in a box or bag for transport.
