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How to Dispose of Batteries at UCSD Medical Center (Hillcrest) and Thornton Hospital

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.

What to do		How to do it
1	Determine the appropriate way to dispose of the battery: Mail services Battery collection bin Hazardous waste collection request	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
2	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. OR 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.
3	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.	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
4	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