Reuse cardboard boxes: If your office is moving or needs extra boxes, the UNC Press Warehouse makes reused cardboard boxes available to UNC employees. For more information or to make a request, call the Warehouse at 942-5341.

Reuse polystyrene peanuts: If you receive packaging containing styrofoam peanuts, UNC Scientific Supply will reuse them

1. Collect polystyrene packaging peanuts ONLY (no other polystyrene materials such as cups, plates or large packing blocks).
2. Place the polystyrene packing peanuts in a box no larger than 21" by 21" by 24"
3. Address box to:
   

   Polystyrene Packing Peanut Recycling

   Scientific Supply

   CB #1130

4. Place your name and phone # in the upper right hard corner of the box.
5. Place in campus mail for delivery

Reuse Printer Toner Cartridges: UNC General Storeroom reuses spent toner cartridges. When your cartridge runs out of ink/toner you can bring it to the General Storeroom or have it picked up when your new one is delivered. The phone number for the General Storeroom is 966-5671.

Reuse office supplies and equipment: If your office is no longer using old furniture, electronics or office equipment, the Surplus Property Warehouse will pick it up for reuse by someone else. Simply:

1. Send them a memo including:

   	your name
   	phone number
   	location
   	description of items for surplus

2. Mail memo to:

   Surplus Office Supply
   CB #1130

3. Wait for a pick-up

Student reuse of furniture and clothing: At the end of the year don't just throw away unwanted furniture and clothing. If they are in good condition, someone else can use them. Residence hall donation programs are in place during move-out, and at other times look to take unwanted things to local thrift shops (if they're in good condition). 

1. PTA Thrift Shop - 103 Jones Ferry Rd. Carrboro 967-1272- Profits benefit Chapel Hill- Carrboro Schools
2. Club Nova Thrift Shop- 103 West Main St. Carrboro 967-6985- Club Nova promotes and provides opportunities for individuals with mental illness to lead meaningful and productive lives of their choice, in the community

Look for posters detailing UNC's yearly furniture and clothing drive, ask your RA or Area Director, or check this website for updates.

Reuse of computer disks: Instead of throwing away unwanted or used computer disks, they can be reformatted and relabeled for future use. 

In addition (2 options):

1.  The GreenDisk corporation will accept obsolete and defective disks for recycling. For more information, contact:

GreenDisk/ Diskette Recycling Program
8124 304th Avenue SE
Preston, WA 98050
206-222-7736

2. Unwanted diskettes can be donated to:

USA City Link Project
Attn: Floppies for Kids
4060 Highway 59
Mandeville, LA 70471

Used Transparency Film: Every year approximately 15 million pounds of polyester from transparency film is deposited in landfills. 

To recycle these on-campus, send used transparency film through campus mail to the Office of Waste Reduction and Recycling, CB# 1800.

You can recycle used transparency film on you own through the 3M corporation ( http://www.mmm.com/office). If you call 1-800-952-4059, 3M will send a free transparency recycling kit and provide you with information on purchasing recycled-content transparencies.

Tyvek (Express Mail/Fed Ex) Envelopes:  Call (800) 44-TYVEK to receive a Tyvek Recycling Pouch.  A pre-paid, pre-addressed label is affixed to the pouch, so all you have to do is drop the pouch in the mail once it is filled with the discarded envelopes.

Used Video tapes:  Mail to Eco-Media Recycling Centers, 5427 E. La Palma Avenue, Anaheim, CA 92807.

Old Medical Journals:  Medical students at UNC collect current textbooks and journals to send to developing countries. The library assists with this project by providing a drop box in the Health Sciences library for collecting materials. Watch for this project. It usually takes place during the Spring Semester.

Overseas libraries may accept recent journals and texts up to eight years old. For a partial list of contacts for overseas donations, check these links:

http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/units/hsl/donationprograms.html

http://www.ohsu.edu/library/gealt.shtml

UNC also has programs to reuse or recycle copper wire, scrap aluminum, scrap metal, transformer oil, freon, cooking grease, telephone and other electronic equipment, animal bedding, food waste, yard waste, trees/firewood, auto batteries, and asphalt.  Please contact the Office of Waste Reduction and Recycling at 962-1442 or email us at recycling@fac.unc.edu.