Engineers for a Sustainable World (ESW) Recycling Initiative
Overall Project Goal:
To expand the recycling options in the University of Texas at Austin. It will be the goal of this initiative to first establish a well known electronic waste recycling program inside the University. This program will ultimately be incorporated into the daily waste flows of the University, in hopes to decrease the amount of waste generated by students. It is the ultimate hope of this initiative that all programs created will ultimately be incorporated into the University and can run with autonomy.
Structure of the Initiative:
- Call every Wednesday the front desk of the eight locations where we have set up the recycling bins.
- Collect those recyclables and recycle with list of local recyclers.
- Establish pattern and link producers, consumers, and recyclers together in a long lasting partnership.
- Start a new program based on recycling needs of the community.
Local List of Electronic Recyclers in the Austin Area:
| Name | Service | Extra Perks | Contact |
| ERT (Electronic Recycling and Trading) | Computer hardware, monitors, batteries, servers, circuit boards, phones, electronics… | Collection and Transportation. Certification of recycle. Partnership. |
Email: info@ertinc.net Phone: (512) 927-2312 Web: www.ertinc.net |
| Axcess Technologies | Buy- computers, memory, circuits, equipment, telephones, wires, mainframes. Recycle- many different components |
Buying electronics, and recycling events. Call for more information- 1-800-468-8690 |
Email: sales@axcesstech.net 8606 Wall Street Building 14 Suite 300 Austin, Texas, 78754 Web: www.axcesstech.net |
| Dell Recconect | All computer components and related computer products. | Goodwill | Phone: (512) 451-2306 Web: www.austingoodwill.org |
| IMAGE microsystems | Computer plastics and electronics | Flexible and reuse computer plastics | Jim Rollins Phone: (512) 751-8442 |
| Round 2 | Recycle all electronics | Customizable solutions and 100% guaranteed recycling | Web: www.round2.net/smbusiness Email: info@round2.net Phone: (512) 342-8855 |
| Trails End Recycling | No: TVs, printers, fax, A/Cs, appliances, LCD | Give money for other recyclables | Phone: (512) 646-2222 web: www.trailsendrecycling.com |
For more local recyclers please refer to this website:
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