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How to Dispose of Batteries at UCSD Medical Center (Hillcrest) and Thornton Hospital
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Summary: If you are located at Thornton Hospital, or the UCSD Medical Center or Clinical Teaching Facility in Hillcrest, and you are not a Hazardous Waste Generator and do not have a Waste Generator Number (WGN), follow these procedures for used battery disposal. |
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How to do it |
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Determine the appropriate way to dispose of the battery: - Mail services
- Battery collection bin
- Hazardous waste collection request
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- Use the mail services method in step 2
OR the battery collection bin method in step 3
if the following are true:- You are on a mail delivery route at Hillcrest or Thornton
- You do not have a Waste Generator Number
- The batteries are not leaking or corroded
- The package weighs less than 2 pounds
- If the batteries are leaking or corroded, place them in a plastic bag and seal it. Send a request for pickup to hazwaste@ucsd.edu. Include this information:
- Your name
- Phone number
- The quantity of batteries
- Building
- Room where the batteries are located
- If a battery weighs more than 2 pounds, send a request for pickup to hazwaste@ucsd.edu. Include this information:
- Your name
- Phone number
- The quantity of batteries
- Building
- Room number where the batteries are located
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Steps for using mail services. |
- Cover the terminals with plastic nonconductive tape (Scotch® tape or electrical tape) to prevent the possibility of spark.
- Place the batteries in a sturdy envelope or container. Limit the package weight to 2 pounds or less.
- Address the package to "Used Batteries." No mail code is needed.
- At Thornton Hospital, either:
- Roll the package and place it in the mail tube chute.
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- Drop the package in the "campus" mail bin at the mail drop located in the Storehouse.
Note: Due to regulatory restrictions, only campus, SIO (La Jolla) and UCMC Hillcrest and Thornton may send batteries through mail services.
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Steps for using battery collection bins.
Battery bin locations are designated by the Safety Office. New locations will be added on an as-needed basis.
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- Place batteries in labeled collection bins. Locations are listed below.
Hillcrest Medical Center locations:
- Mail Center, 138 Dickinson
- Facilities Engineering Storehouse, 326 Dickinson
- Clinical Engineering, 355 Dickinson
West Wing, Room 415
Thornton Hospital locations (lower level):
- Storehouse, Room L-208, supply shelf
- Facilities Engineering/ Central Plant, Room L-311
- Clinical Engineering, Room L-119
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Request pickup of full collection bins. |
- Send an e-mail requesting pickup to hazwaste@ucsd.edu. Include this information:
- Your name
- Phone number
- Building
- Room number where the container is located
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Questions? Contact the Environmental Management Facility, (858) 534-2753. |
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