Chris Cook
Green Team Captain
College of Education

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One of the workmen on the air conditioning system in Black Hall said
he saw two students exit Black Hall this afternoon at about 1:00 pm
with computer and printer and threw them in the dumpster at the
southwest corner of Black Hall.  One of the individuals returned to
Black Hall and the other walked north on the roadway.  The workman
reported it to me and we followed up with Waste Management to remove
the equipment and dispose of it properly as e-waste.  Please note:

UF actively seeks to reduce campus generation of e-waste through
preventative maintenance on existing equipment and recirculation of
used equipment via the “Surplus Property” program website. However,
once electronic equipment has reached the end of its useful life,
proper disposal is very important due to the toxic constituents of
many of these products.

Asset Management handles disposal of all electronic waste regardless
of the size or cost of the item (i.e. , even smaller items such as
jump drives and phones). For an extensive list of electronic items
recycled by the university, visit UF’s Asset Management website.

Once items have been collected and all efforts to reuse them have been
exhausted, the university contracts with Creative Recycling to assure
that they are diverted from the waste stream and properly recycled.
Is anyone aware of who might have disposed of this property this
afternoon?  Please let me  know.

Thanks.

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Paul A. Chadik, Ph.D., P.E.
Associate Professor
Chairman
Dept. of Environmental Engineering Sciences
Box 116450
219 A.P. Black Hall
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL  32611-6450