Oregon State University
OP-20: Electronic Waste Recycling Program

As of January 1, 2010, it became illegal to dispose of televisions, laptops, and computers (CPU’s and Monitors) in any landfill in Oregon. That includes any of these items discarded in any OSU dumpster, including those at resident halls. All university-owned electronics are required to be disposed of through Surplus Property to ensure proper handling of e-waste. Electronics are tested, and if working properly, made available for sale to the departments, government agencies, and the general public. Electronics that cannot be resold are sent to Computer Drive Connection, a reputable private company which recycles used computer parts. What they don't disassemble themselves onsite is sent on to an R2 certified e-waste recycler.

As mentioned above, all university-owned electronics are required to be disposed of through Surplus Property to ensure proper handling of e-waste. Here is Computer Drive Connection's (CDC) description of how the company handles e-waste: Computer Drive Connection, Inc. is located in a 20,000 square foot building. They have an established sorting process for all equipment and materials. Obsolete computers and equipment are completely disassembled in our dismantling section. Reusable parts are remarketed while unremarketable parts are categorized by material type and sent to intermediate scrap facilities and refiners for destruction and reuse after refining. Data information is wiped or destroyed on all hard disk drives. CDC's list of items accepted for recycling: Computer Monitors/Computer Systems Hard Disk Drives/Floppy Disk Drives Printers/Typewriters CD Roms/Modems/Networking Devices Circuit Boards/Circuit Board Components Wire Mainframes Keyboards/Mice/Power Supplies Test Equipment/Point of Sale Equipment Aluminum Sheet/Cast or Unclean Telephone Equipment/ Cell Phones Radios/VCRs/Projectors Inkjet and Toner Cartridges

The new Oregon law referenced above requires all electronic waste to be recycled or otherwise disposed of properly. This statewide requirement is communicated to students at outreach events and in partnership with the local waste hauler, Republic Services. Campus Recycling hosts electronics recycling collection events (open to students, staff and the public) at least two times per year. Steps needed and types of materials regulated are described above.