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Environmental Health and Safety
The University of Mississippi

Campus Recycling

Battery Recycling

Rechargeable batteries are regulated as hazardous waste when discarded. Environmental Health and Safety collects and recycles the following types of rechargeable batteries:

  • NiCad Batteries (regulated because of the toxic metal cadmium)
  • Lead Acid and Lead-Gel Batteries (regulated because of the toxic metal lead)
  • Mercury (button) Batteries (regulated because of the toxic metal mercury)
  • Lithium Batteries (regulated because of the water reactive metal lithium)

To fully comply with applicable regulations, Environmental Health and Safety will accept these batteries from all campus sources for proper disposal.

Automotive Batteries

  • The Service Station 915-7304 will collect vehicle batteries from all campus sources at no charge.
  • The service station will not pick up car batteries.
  • Please call the station or the Facilities Management 915-7051 if you need additional instruction or directions.

Battery Disposal

  • Common batteries and alkaline batteries are to be discarded with normal trash.
  • Most rechargeable cell phone batteries are regulated as hazardous waste when discarded.
  • Environmental Health and Safety collects and recycles all types of rechargeable batteries.

Cell Phone Recycling

  • Environmental Health and Safety also accepts cell phones, with or without chargers, from all campus sources for recycling.
  • University-owned cell phones must be salvaged by Property Control and removed from departmental inventory.
  • Do Not Place University-owned Cell Phones in Recycling Containers!

Motor Oil Recycling

All people on the Oxford campus, including residents of university-operated residence halls, apartments, and fraternity and sorority houses, are now responsible for collecting motor oil and for ensuring proper disposal and handling of this material.

The Service Station 915-7304 will receive used motor oil from all campus residents at no charge. The service station will not pick up used oil. Please call the station or the Physical Plant 915-7051 if you need additional instruction or directions.