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26 Waste and Recycling • Iowa State Research Farms and Outlying Research Facilities contact EH&S • Students use the battery recycling boxes or contact EH&S At this time there is no campus alkaline battery recycling program; alkaline batteries may be discarded in the trash or at a community collection point here. Pesticides EH&S disposes of pesticides as Universal Waste. Generators of unwanted pesticides should follow the guidelines on the orange sign. EH&S will collect unwanted pesticides only after the user has attempted the following options: • Unused pesticides – users should first attempt to completely use product, or return unused product to the manufacturer. • Rinsate – users should collect rinsate and apply according to label directions • Experimental items – user should return experimental pesticides to the company of origin. If unable to return, EH&S will collect item. Please provide a full chemical name, safety data sheets (SDS), or product label. • Empty containers may be disposed of in accordance with instructions or the label. Mercury-containing Equipment Universal Waste – Mercury-containing equipment includes thermometers, thermostats, switches, barometers, bubblers, etc. In other words, any piece of equipment that contains metallic mercury. Users may follow the guidelines on the orange sign, depending on where the item is generated, when collecting mercury items. Area mechanics – follow collection guidelines on orange sign for thermostats and other equipment containing mercury. Either accumulate items at Facilities Planning and Management (FP&M) or contact EH&S for collection. Laboratories – EH&S will collect the mercury items along with other unwanted chemicals.