Environment (Government Information): Recycling

EPA site providing information about recycling electronics

From the website-- "ENERGY STAR® is the government-backed symbol for energy efficiency, providing simple, credible, and unbiased information that consumers and businesses rely on to make well-informed decisions." Learn about how to recycle many household items and electric products.

EPA site providing information about energy consumption and safe disposal of refrigerated appliances.

City of Houston site with map and locations of sites that will take electronics recycling.

City of Houston location for disposing of lead-acid and rechargeable batteries. Also describes the proper way of disposing of Alkaline (AA, AAA, C, D ), 9V and 6V batteries in the trash.

Rice University Environmental Health & Safety site to help the Rice community distinguish between municipal and hazardous wastes and their disposal.

Rice employees use this form to request a pickup of batteries and chemical and biological waste after reading the guidelines.