Battery recycling stations, meant to help students dispose of batteries safely, are now available in Jester East and Jester West. A team of student volunteers disposed of 6,000 pounds of batteries at a battery collection event on Oct. 21.<\/p>\n
The Zero Waste student team, a group of students under University Housing and Dining focused on sustainability, first added these bins in early September, but announced the project in a UT Farm Stand Instagram<\/a> post on Oct. 15. The bins are meant for alkaline batteries, such as AA and AAA batteries.<\/p>\n UHD has had some form of the battery recycling program for about a decade, but students are now helping manage the program through the Green Fund Grant, a sustainability program through UT\u2019s Office of Sustainability, wrote the UHD sustainability manager Cecilia Raatz in a statement. Previously, other residence halls had recycling stations, but they were removed.<\/p>\n \u201cThe battery recycling bins in Jester West and Jester East provide an on-campus option for students to recycle their personal batteries, especially for those who may not have access to recycle their batteries through City of Austin,\u201d Raatz wrote. \u201cThis is another opportunity for students to be more sustainable and redirect their waste from the landfill.\u201d<\/p>\n