Recycling comes to the Applied Research Center
The ARC building now has 3 fully functioning recycling centers for staff, users, and visitors to utilize. See below for the items being collected at rooms 225, 440, and 526. Room 706 has recycle bins/containers for Transparencies / Sleeves, Greeting cards, Batteries, and Paper as well.
Please use them!! Thanks for your participation.
| Material | Bin color | Special disposition notes |
| Aluminum cans* | Green | |
| Batteries (AA, AAA, C, D, etc.) | White | (Battery Solutions, Inc.) |
| Plastic bottles* | Gray | |
| CDs / diskettes | Light blue | |
| Greeting cards | Yellow | |
| Styrofoam peanuts | Blue | |
| Transparencies / sleeves | Ivory | |
| Tyvek envelopes (FEDEX, USPS pouches soft) | Red | |
| Paper, telephone books, cardboard | Continue to recycle paper in blue office paper containers. Telephone books can be placed on the table/counter/desk in the recycling center. Cardboard should be broken down, labeled recycle and placed outside your office for pickup (unless it is reusable. Notify your local recycling center coordinator). | |
| Laser, inkjet, fax, copier cartridges | Small cartridges such as inkjets should be placed in the appropriate bin/box. Otherwise, place the old cartridge in the replacement cartridges box and put it in the recycling center (or send cartridges to MS 28H / Support Service Center 77). |
* Plastic & aluminum will continue to be collected in kitchenette & snack areas
For more information on recycling in these ARC areas, contact Debra Stitts (ARC 225) at x7351, Nicole Brown-Sinkler (ARC 440 & 526) at x7682, and Carrie Nichols (ARC 706) at x5101.
Contact Jennifer Allen [jallen@jlab.org] (x5075) if you.d like more information on recycling at Jefferson Lab.