Recycling

Overview

Summary

The issue of what happens to the junk (or even "junk") that we deem to be not useful at the Hive is one that has been addressed before in various ways. It's glossed over in HOWTO Clean Hive13 and there is also a Wiki page with resources for disposal of certain waste types - Resource Disposal The purpose of this project is to observe, analyze and methodically plan recycling and disposal of waste at the Hive in order to minimize environmental impact and maximize benefit for the space. Although this isn't quite the same as a lot of the more "build something" kind of deals we have going on I will be actively working on making how we dispose of things better.

Project Manager

DaveB.

Plan for Waste disposal

Wherever possible, waste should be taken apart and broken down in a sensible manner. For example, computers are taken apart. Circuit boards, power supplies, components such as drives are all separated from the case itself.

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Material recycling:

Waste type	Action	Cost	Vendor	Location	Hours	Web	Phone	Requirements	Notes
Aluminum (cans)	Recycle	Income for Hive	Garden St. Metals	(Neighbors)	M-F 7:30am to 5pm, Sat 7:30am - Noon	http://www.gardenst.com	5137214660	Wash first. Crush second. Put in box for recycling 3rd. Full boxes of cans get put in bags/boxes to take to recycle.
Aluminum (parts)	Recycle	Income for Hive	Garden St. Metals	(Neighbors)	M-F 7:30am to 5pm, Sat 7:30am - Noon	http://www.gardenst.com	5137214660	Separate from steel and mixed metal. There are cans / boxes designated for scrap aluminum in QUADRANTUNKNOWNFIXME	Things like: dead hard drive cases, unwanted heatsinks, etc.
Copper (parts)	Recycle	Income for Hive	Garden St. Metals	(Neighbors)	M-F 7:30am to 5pm, Sat 7:30am - Noon	http://www.gardenst.com	5137214660	Separate from steel, aluminum and mixed metal. There are cans / boxes designated for scrap copper in QUADRANTUNKNOWNFIXME	Things like: copper wire WITHOUT INSULATION, unwanted heatsinks, misc copper pieces, etc.
Ferrous metal (steel, iron)	Recycle	Income for Hive	Garden St. Metals	(Neighbors)	M-F 7:30am to 5pm, Sat 7:30am - Noon	http://www.gardenst.com	5137214660	Separate from copper, aluminum and mixed materials. There are cans / boxes designated for scrap ferrous metal (normally labelled steel/iron) in QUADRANTUNKNOWNFIXME	Things like: computer cases, screws, nails, brackets, etc.
Copper (wire)	Recycle	Income for Hive	Garden St. Metals	(Neighbors)	M-F 7:30am to 5pm, Sat 7:30am - Noon	http://www.gardenst.com	5137214660	Separate from steel, aluminum, copper and mixed metal. There SHOULD BE/ ARE cans / boxes designated for scrap wire in QUADRANTUNKNOWNFIXME	Wire is worth money for the hive and can be recycled but it NEEDS TO BE SEPARATE FROM RAW METAL
Circuit boards	Recycle	none	Ohio Drop Off	varies by location	Several (see web)	http://ohiodropoff.com/Cincinnati.html	See web.	Separate from plastic, steel, aluminum, copper and mixed metal. There are cans / boxes designated for scrap circuit boards in QUADRANTUNKNOWNFIXME	The place we went to last time (3/11 ?) doesn't appear to still be on the list. When it comes time, look em up and call. This was one of the few legit looking places in Ohio for electronics / circuit board disposal that is free.
Circuit boards, CPUs, RAM, Hard drives, Floppy Drives, Power Supplies	Recycle	Income???	KY Escrap	7430 Industrial Road Florence, KY 41042	M-F 9-5:30pm Sat 9-1pm	http://www.kyescrap.com/page3.html Price list: http://www.kyescrap.com/Letterhead_CurrentPricing_May2011.pdf	859-292-8696	Separate and sort	This place buys a lot of stuff we throw out. They pay GREAT money for a lot of stuff we throw out. (i.e. $80/lb for 386 / 486 CPUs.) Minimum Qs: Power supplies 50lbs, CD/Floppy drives 500lbs
CRT Tubes	Recycle	$COST$					Look around at time.	Put above office area for storage	There are lots of places that will take these... For a fee. CCC appears to take them for free, but this needs investigated.
Lead-acid batteries	Recycle	none	*many*			http://www.call2recycle.org/		Separate and sort	There are LOADS of places listed that accept and recycle these. Search by address.
Lead-acid batteries	Recycle	none	NexGen building Supply	3274 Spring Grove Ave Cincinnati, OH 45225		http://www.nexgenbuildingsupply.com/branch_oh.htm	513-723-1150	Separate and sort	This appears to be the closest place to the Hive that takes lead-acid batteries for recycling. Not sure on hours.