Here are two ways you can help the Earth during National Recycling Week, which runs November 14-18:
1. Recycle electronics at events next week. Bring your personal electronic items to the electronics recycling events this week at participating Intermountain facilities along the Wasatch Front and at Park City Hospital. TAMS Computer Recycling will have people available to take your electronics from your vehicle hatch or trunk for recycling. The schedule:
- Monday, November 14: Park City Hospital from 10 a.m. to noon on the north side by the lab.
- Tuesday, November 15: Riverton Hospital from 7 a.m. to noon in the parking lot southwest of the ED entrance, and Utah Valley Hospital from 7 a.m. to noon near Entrance 1.
- Wednesday, November 16: Intermountain Medical Center from 7 a.m. to noon in the Woodrow Street employee parking lot, and Alta View Hospital from 7 a.m. to noon in the parking lot near Building 5.
- Thursday, November 17: LDS Hospital from 7 a.m. to noon in the employee parking terrace, and the Supply Chain Center from 9 a.m. to noon in the north parking lot.
- Friday, November 18: McKay-Dee Hospital from 7 a.m. to noon in the north parking lot, and Layton Hospital from 7 a.m. to noon in the west parking lot.
What kinds of electronics can you bring from home? Here are some examples:
- Calculators
- Cell phones
- Keyboards
- Printers
- Televisions
- Microwaves
- Small appliances
2. Put recyclable items into the recycle bins at your facility. Watch this video to learn more about recycling at Intermountain.
What can be recycled?
- Empty plastic bottles
- Aluminum cans
- Clean tin cans
- Cardboard
- Paper, junk mail, and magazines as long as it doesn’t have any protected health information
What can’t be recycled?
- Intermountain cold or hot cups
- Paper towels or tissue
- Plastic silverware
- Thin plastic such as a grocery bag or baggie
- Items that contain food residue
- Items that have fluid inside
- Regulated medical waste or items labeled with a biohazard symbol
- Syringes, IV tubing, IV bags, exam gloves, bunny suits, and specimen cups (even if clean)
- Glass or sharp items
- Styrofoam
If you need a recycling bin for your unit, you can order a green Rubbermaid Slim Jim (#821766) from Staples with lid (#919712). The recycling stickers for the lid can be ordered from the Intermountain Print It catalog under “W” for waste clinical (WA1001B) and office (WA1001).