1. Battery Collection Process
Penn State New
Battery Collection Process
Lydia Vandenbergh
December 6, 2017

2. Old System
Batteries – what should be done with them when they are dead?

3. Rechargeable Battery Collection Process
New System:
Rechargeable Battery Collection Process /
Unlike single-use batteries, rechargeable batteries contain heavy metal elements that allow them to be recharged over and over. The heavy metals can be hazardous to the environment, unless they are properly recycled.
Recognizing the potential environmental consequences, the Environmental Protection Agency categorizes rechargeable batteries as household hazardous waste.

4. Rechargeable Battery Collection Process
Two collection points:
Envelope collection system in buildings. One contact per building
Envelopes preaddressed for EHS
Small baggies provided to contact
Collection Box in nine locations across campus /
Unlike single-use batteries, rechargeable batteries contain heavy metal elements that allow them to be recharged over and over. The heavy metals can be hazardous to the environment, unless they are properly recycled.
Recognizing the potential environmental consequences, the Environmental Protection Agency categorizes rechargeable batteries as household hazardous waste.

5. Non-Rechargeable Battery Collection Process
One collection point:
Collection Box in nine locations across campus /
Unlike single-use batteries, rechargeable batteries contain heavy metal elements that allow them to be recharged over and over. The heavy metals can be hazardous to the environment, unless they are properly recycled.
Recognizing the potential environmental consequences, the Environmental Protection Agency categorizes rechargeable batteries as household hazardous waste.

6. Central Collection Stations/
Unlike single-use batteries, rechargeable batteries contain heavy metal elements that allow them to be recharged over and over. The heavy metals can be hazardous to the environment, unless they are properly recycled.
Recognizing the potential environmental consequences, the Environmental Protection Agency categorizes rechargeable batteries as household hazardous waste.

7. Centralized Battery Collection Stations :
HUB-Robeson Center (Inside West entrance)
Westgate Building - IST (Near Au Bon Pain)
Smeal Business Building (Second Floor break room)
Pattee Library (Inside Pollock entrance)
Innovation Park (226 Outreach Building)
Findlay Commons (Outside of Housing office, 134 Johnson Commons)
South Halls (Outside Housing office, 202 Redifer)
Hosler Building (Near the ground floor elevator)
Office of the Physical Plant (Outside room 134, near the loading docks) /
Unlike single-use batteries, rechargeable batteries contain heavy metal elements that allow them to be recharged over and over. The heavy metals can be hazardous to the environment, unless they are properly recycled.
Recognizing the potential environmental consequences, the Environmental Protection Agency categorizes rechargeable batteries as household hazardous waste.

8. Launch Process
Collection boxes distributed
December 12th coordination meeting
Communications launch
Collect buckets, replace with flyer, distribute envelopes

9. Launch Communications
Letter to FCs explaining process with template
Letter to building contact explaining process
News release:
Penn State News
Green Team Network
Mainstream
News and Views
Social Media
Custodial Training

10. Information Resources

11. Questions Should the Building Contact list be on the website?
Other suggestions?