Coordinator: Richard
B. Marsolek
Environmental Health & Safety
111 Bangsberg Hall
1500 Birchmont Drive NE #16
Bemidji, Mn 56601-2699
Office: (218)755-2545
Fax: (218)755-4247
Bemidji State University currently recycles materials in the following categories:
Fiber products include most all paper products such as:
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Fiber products are picked up from your office or work area by the custodial staff serving your area. They may also be placed in the blue recycling containers located throughout campus.
Though corrugated cardboard is a fiber product, it is collected separately from other fiber products. It must be clean and boxes and similar bulky materials should be flattened. Contact the custodian serving your area or call Building Services, at 2062 for academic buildings or 3755 for residential life buildings, to find out where you may place cardboard for recycling.
Container products include:
Collection bins for container products are located throughout campus. Empty the containers and remove and discard caps and lids before recycling them. Tub plastic such as pails, buckets, and margarine tubs are not acceptable for recycling at this time.
Computers and other electronic and electrical products often contain hazardous materials that can injure the environment. These items may not be placed in the trash and are included in the campus recycling program. Items in this category include:
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Only equipment owned by Bemidji State University may be recycled through the BSU recycling program. The Beltrami County Transfer Station, located in the Bemidji Industrial Park, accepts electronic equipment from county residents.
The campus Inventory Control office must be contacted to arrange for removal and recycling of durable products such as computers and audio-visual equipment. Inventory Control can be contacted at 755-2776.
The following items can be recycled:
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This service is currently intended for items generated by BSU faculty, staff, and students as part of their work and studies. There is no charge to BSU employees or students but there is a cost to the University for recycling these materials. Therefore, it is requested that you do not use the service to recycle personal items.
Also, please note that this is not considered a secure process. Therefore, before the media can be recycled, you must remove any data or information subject to data privacy laws or information that is considered sensitive to University operations . For more information regarding security and privacy of data, please refer to MnSCU policy 5.23 Security and Privacy of Information Sources and Guideline 5.23.1.3 Data Sanitization, at http://www.mnscu.edu/board/policy/523.html .
Items to be recycled can be placed in a designated collection bin located in the Sustainability Office on the first floor of the lower Student Union or you may arrange to have items picked up by contacting Environmental Health & Safety: Office phone 2545, e-mail EHS@bemidjistate.edu
Contact Environmental Health & Safety to have the following items picked up for recycling:
Privately owned items such as furniture, clothing, electronics, books and household items that are still useable can be offered to local groups such as the Clothing Depot, Goodwill, and area churches. Members of the BSU Campus Ministry Association occasionally provide similar opportunities on campus. The Beltrami County Transfer Station, located in the Bemidji Industrial Park, also accepts useable items and makes them available for redistribution.
Please contact Environmental Health & Safety at 755-2545, if you have questions about recycling these items or any other aspects of the recycling program.
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