Green Tip: Battery Collection Sites at CU
Environment Health & Safety is not only committed to keeping our campus safe but also protecting our environment from hazardous pollutants. Batteries can become incredibly harmful when improperly disposed of. There are several locations across campus though to safely send those to our team, ensuring they do not end up in our landfills.
Battery Collection Sites on Campus
Main Campus
| Building | Location |
|---|---|
| UMC | 1st-floor near bathrooms, west of Starbucks |
| Norlin Library | East entrance |
| Regent Administrative Center | 1st-floor, East lobby |
| Campus Police & Parking Services | Lobby |
| Stadium Facilities Management | Service Desk |
| Engineering Center | 1st-floor, Main entrance |
| Wolf Law | 3rd-floor, Dean’s suite |
| Duane Physics | 1st-floor lobby, Gamov Tower |
| Center for Community (C4C) | 1st floor near elevators |
| Environmental Health & Safety Center | 2nd-floor copier room |
| Leeds Business | 3rd-floor Technology Center |
| Ramaley Biology | West wing, admin office |
| Porter | 2nd level, next to elevators |
East Campus
| Building | Location |
|---|---|
| RL-3 (ARCE) | Inside the North entrance |
| RL-2 | Near recycling bins by the dock |
| Housing Maintenance (HMSC) | Near the service desk |
| Jennie Smoly Caruthers Biotechnology | Inside Chemistry Stores |
| SEEC | East receiving dock |
| Distribution Center | Opposite service desk |
| LASP | 1st-floor hallway |
| Space Science | In the entry, near reception |
| Transportation | In the entry, near reception |
Any/all small sealed battery types are accepted in the collection containers including alkaline batteries, rechargeable batteries, lithium cells, nickel-cadmium, sealed lead acid, button-cell, cell-phone batteries, laptop batteries, etc. For large and/or unsealed battery types, use the HMW tag for disposal.
Do you want to help even further? Please apply tape to all battery terminals or place each battery separately into a plastic baggie to prevent short circuits while in transit to the recycling facility. The university recycles all battery types.