Emory University
OP-20: Electronic Waste Recycling Program

E-waste is collected by Emory University Staging Department via work order for collection of all electronic waste for Emory University and for some Healthcare affiliates. All employees are trained in environmental health and safety to protect workers personal rights and ensure that environmental compliance is maintained. The e-waste is collected at an Emory facility where it is later collected by a certified electronic waste recycler, Atlanta Recycling Solution, who provides certified documents that all materials are safely reused or recycled and comply with all environmental standards regarding electronic waste recycling. Certified documents are housed in the Emory Recycles office and within the Office of Environmental Health and Safety.

University-owned electronics are recycled through Surplus Properties. Surplus Properties collects obsolete or broken electronics from campus and stores them for pick-up by Atlanta Recycling Solutions. Atlanta Recycling Solutions supplies boxes for collection and transports e-waste collected to their facility in Alpharetta, Georgia.

Emory Recycles hosts two week-long electronic recycling events a year, one during National Recycling Week in the Fall, and one during Earth Week in the Spring for the collection of personal electronics in collaboration with Atlanta Recycling Solutions (ARS). ARS supplies pallets and boxes for collection and transports collected e-waste to their facility in Alpharetta, GA. The event is open to Emory staff, faculty, students and community. It is heavily publicized through local neighborhood associations, list-servs, neighborhood publications, e-mail notifications, word of mouth and signs. All electronics are accepted and recycled free of charge with the exception of televisions, for which there is $10 fee.