InterLinc: Hard to Recycle or Dispose of Items

Appliances

Residents may dispose of appliances at the curb, but should contact the waste hauler before doing so. Residents should expect a fee for curbside collection of appliances. Residents may haul appliances to the 48^th Street Transfer Station for a fee of $5/appliance plus gate fee. Metal recyclers often accept appliances.

Alter Scrap: 525 'N' St. • 476-3306; Appliances with Freon incur a charge. No microwaves.
Appliance Sales and Service: 601-1837; Will pick up appliances. Call first.
Hoffman Furniture/Appliance: 466-6252; Call before drop-off. Fee charged for appliances containing Freon. Will pick up appliances for a fee.
Major Appliance: 466-1022; Call before drop-off. Fee charged for appliances containing Freon.
Scrapy's Appliance Recycling: 7701 Cornhusker Hwy. • 217-9095

Automotive

Antifreeze:

Disposal option: Antifreeze can be poured down the sanitary sewer (not in septic tanks, waste lagoons, or storm drains). Dilute antifreeze with at least 3 gallons of water per gallon or partial gallon of antifreeze. Do not dispose of more than 10 gallons of water and antifreeze per day. Sites listed under oil collection may also take antifreeze. Please call ahead.

Automobiles

Must have clear title. Call for more information.

Capital City Auto Recyclers: 140 W. 'P' St. • 475-2982
Kendle's Auto Salvage: 100 W. Sumner • 477-9702
Olston's Import Auto Salvage: 3450 N. 35^th Cr. • 467-4541
Singer Auto Parts: 2145 Yolande Ave. • 477-3707
Star City Auto Salvage: 2705 N. 33^rd St. • 464-7009

Automotive oil:

Automotive oil is prohibited from disposal in the landfill and regular garbage.

DO NOT dump used oil on the ground, in the storm drain, into the street, or in the garbage. Recycling: Oil must be free of contaminants such as gasoline, water, antifreeze, dirt, leaves, debris, and other solids. Drain oil into a container that has a lid and is clearly labeled "used oil". Containers should not hold more than 5 gallons of oil. Locations in Lincoln that accept waste oil are listed below. Call ahead. Never leave oil at a site after hours.

Advanced Auto Parts: 222 N. 48^th Street • 465-5556; 3100 Cornhusker Hwy • 465-8188
Agee's Automotive Repair: 1323 'M' St. • 475-2252; Small quantities only.
Countryside Cooperative: 3959 Main St., Firth, NE • 791-5837; Can accept large quantities.
North 48^th Street Transfer Station: 5101 N. 48^th Street • 441-7738
GM Auto Parts: 5440 N. 70^th Street • 467-3531; Accepts limited quantities per person.
Graham Tire: 5651 S. 56^th Street • 421-1500; 1918 'O' Street • 476-6521; 2121 Cornhusker Highway • 474-2277; 6800 'O' Street • 467-2555
O'Reilly Auto Parts: 1101 Arapahoe Street • 423-1222; 1201 N. 48^th Street • 466-4663; 120 'O' Street • 475-1166; 1525 Cornhusker Highway • 475-1188
Otto Oil and Propane Company: 3435 Davey Rd., Davey • 785-2365
Shell Xpress Lube: 4800 Old Cheney • 421-9294; 511 'O' St. • 489-6354
Site Response Services: 4721 Douglas Circle • 464-3100
Valvoline Instant Oil Change: 3500 Village Drive • 421-8089

Tires:

Tires are prohibited from disposal in the landfill and regular garbage.

The public can dispose of tires at the North 48^th Street Transfer Station for a fee of $3/tire for cars and light truck tires, $6.50/tire for large truck tires, and $11.50/tire for heavy equipment tires. These fees are in addition to the regular vehicle gate fee. Residents can place tires at the curb. However, haulers will have a separate fee for disposal of tires. Check with your waste hauler before placing tires at the curb. Many tire retailers will dispose of used tires for a fee - check with a dealer. The following businesses will accept used tires for a fee. Call ahead.

Graham Tire: 5651 S. 56^th Street • 421-1500; 1918 'O' Street • 476-6521; 2121 Cornhusker Highway • 474-2277; 6800 'O' Street • 467-2555
T.O. Haas Tire: 2400 'O' St. • 474-1525; 640 W 'O' St. • 434-3434; 4700 Cornhusker Hwy. • 467-3854; 2020 S 13^th St. • 477-3741; 5900 S 56^th St. • 420-6900; 7201 S 27^th St. • 420-7888; 2700 Folkways Blvd. • 438-0077; 1150 N 48^th St. • 467-3561; 14311 Hwy. 6, Waverly • 786-7033

No more than 10 tires will be accepted per load. A disposal fee is charged.

Batteries

"Regular" batteries (alkaline, zinc-air) can be placed in your household trash. "Rechargeable" (NiCad), "Button" (mercury, silver, oxide and/or lithium), "Automobile" (lead-acid) and cellular phone batteries contain toxic materials and should be taken to a proper facility for recycling.

Automotive Batteries

Automotive batteries are prohibited from disposal in the landfill and regular garbage.

Many automotive battery retailers accept used ones as trade-in with purchase. Contact dealer. The following locations will also accept automotive batteries:

Advanced Auto: 222 N. 48^th St. • 465-5556; 3100 Cornhusker Hwy. • 465-8188; Automotive batteries only.
Allen's New and Used Batteries: 3320 Cleveland Ave., Ste. 2 (east end) • 467-2455
Environmental Compliance Enterprises: 466-2268; Call for fee information.
Graham Tire: 5651 S. 56^th St. • 421-1500; 1918 'O' St. • 476-6521; 2121 Cornhusker Hwy. • 474-2277; 6800 'O' St. • 467-2555; Automotive batteries only.
Interstate All Battery Center: 4310 N. 27^th Street • 474-1991; Accepts small quantities of any type of battery, except alkaline, at no charge. A fee will be assessed for large quantities.
North 48^th Street Transfer Station: 5101 N. 48^th Street • 441-7738; Accepts "automobile" (lead-acid) batteries. Gate fees apply.
O'Reilly Auto Parts: 1101 Arapahoe St. • 423-1222; 1201 N. 48^th St. • 466-4663; 120 'O' St. • 475-1166; 1525 Cornhusker Hwy. • 475-1188; Automotive batteries only.
T.O. Haas Tire: 2400 'O' St. • 474-1525; 640 W. 'O' St. • 434-3434; 4700 Cornhusker Hwy. • 467-3854; 2020 S. 13^th St. • 477-3741; 5900 S. 56^th St. • 420-6900; 7201 S. 27^th St. • 420-7888; 2700 Folkways Blvd. • 438-0077; 1150 N. 48^th St. • 467-3561; 14311 Hwy. 6, • Waverly 786-7033

Button Batteries

Fred Wilson Jewelers: 1309 'O' St. • 475-2474
Sartor Hamann: 1150 'O' St. • 476-8561; 129 Westfield Mall • 467-2509
Target: 333 N. 48^th St. • 464-8292; Drop box located near jewelry counter (north Target store only).
The Gold Smith: 3227 S. 13^th St. • 421-2253
The Goldworks: 4240 S. 33^rd St. • 488-8217
The Time Shoppe: 6450 'O' St., Ste. 6 • 467-1884
Wright's Jewelers: 144 N. 13^th St. • 474-0774

Cellular Phone Batteries

Alltel Cellular: 1440 'M' St.; Cotner & O' St.; 48^th & Old Cheney Rd.; 26^th & Superior
Wal-Mart: 4700 N. 27^th St.
Cellular One: North 48^th Centro Plaza • 466-1400; Westfield Mall • 466-0700; 29^th & Pine Lake Rd • 421-8400; 4451 N. 26^th St., Ste. 700 • 438-3939

Books

Soft bound books can be recycled at any of the City's drop-off locations in the Mixed Paper recycling bins. For hard bound books, like encyclopedias, remove the hard binding and recycle the pages within the book. Hard bindings cannot be recycled; please dispose of these in your regular trash.

Building Materials

A new building materials concept in Lincoln is EcoStores. This business collects and resells quality, salvageable construction materials, equipment and systems. Many of the products are high-quality and virtually unused. EcoStores features new, unused overstock items from building retailers as well as materials and fixtures collected by deconstruction teams from the Nebraska Center for Sustainable Construction (NCSC). The general public is welcome to donate as well. Donors will get a receipt for tax deductions.

Popular inventory items include doors, windows, wood trim, boards, paneling and flooring; office furniture including desks, dividers and file/storage cabinets; kitchen and bathroom fixtures include sinks, tubs and cabinets; electrical fittings and fixtures include ceiling fans; a wide range of commercial shelving; and many other building and construction-related items.

EcoStores: 530 W 'P' St. • 477-3606

Computer Equipment

Computer equipment has more than 1,000 materials, many of which are highly toxic. The cathode ray tubes (CRTs) in some computer monitors contain enough lead to pose health hazards to humans and animals. Circuit boards, batteries, switches/housing, and printed wiring boards contain mercury. Chromium is used as corrosion protection of untreated and galvanized steel plates and as decorative and hardener for steel housing. When these toxic metals accumulate in the environment, they have a high acute and chronic toxic effect on plants, animals, and humans.

50% of a computer is made of plastic, 30% is steel, 10% is aluminum, 10% are boards and miscellaneous wire, 1% is gold. Over 97% of the materials in a computer are recyclable.

There are three options for recycling computer equipment: Refurbish, Reuse, or Recycle.

Refurbish:

Depending on the age and condition of the computer equipment, some businesses may buy it and refurbish if needed for resale.

Computer Renaissance: 330 N. 48^th St., Ste. B • 465-4040; www.compren.com; Call for information and a schedule of possible fees.

Reuse:

Usable (Pentium 2 or newer) computer equipment may be donated to area charities and schools.

Catholic Schools: 488-2040
Crayons to Computers: Lincoln Public Schools; c/o Ventures in Partnership • 436-1012
Lincoln Action Program: 210 'O' St. • 471-4515; www.lincoln-action.org; Accepts all computers, Pentium or newer.
SMDS, Inc.: 4444 N. 48^th St. • 464-4357; www.sdmsinc.com; Call for more information.
TechConnectors: (877) 201-4141; www.techconnectors.net; Online auction for reuse of computers and assistive technology.

Recycling:

Some computer equipment (CPUs, keyboards, etc.) and monitors can be recycled. Contact the following recycling service providers. Charges will apply.

Computer Renaissance: 330 N. 48^th St., Ste. B • 465-4040; Call for information and a schedule of possible fees.
Schrock Innovations: 7160 S 29^th St. • 423-9595; Call for information.
TechWare Recycling: 1835 W 'O' St. • 499-3103

Dell Computer has an on-line recycling program. Check www.dell4me.com/recycling for more information.

The EPA maintains a website with great information about computer equipment and recycling called eCycling. Check out www.plugintorecycling.org

Also, households (not businesses) can dispose of computer equipment at the 48^th Street Transfer Station for a fee or in regular trash. However, check with your waste hauler for handling fees.

Businesses must use an electronics recycler or donate usable computer equipment. There are several companies that accept computer waste for a fee. See listings for recycling above.

Printer cartridges can be recycled at Staples, Office Depot and Cartridge World; many smaller independent computer stores will also collect printer cartridges for recycling.

Construction & Demolition

Since Lincoln is a growing community, construction and demolition (C & D) debris is a major component of the City's total waste stream. Concrete and asphalt recycling by local firms recycles almost three times the amount of C & D wastes used as beneficial fill by the City.

C & D waste includes concrete rubble, clean soil, brick or similar material. Clean construction and demolition debris may be taken to the 48^th Street Transfer Station for a fee of $4 per ton. A few private contractors do accept concrete and asphalt (and asphalt shingles) that are clean of contaminants, such as scrap metal or dirt, and separated by types. Fees may apply. Call first to make arrangements.

Cather Construction: 6400 N. 70^th Street • 464-2113; Clean asphalt and concrete only.
Dobson Brothers Construction: 7848 Fletcher Ave. • 467-3634; Large quantities of concrete only.
Pavers LCC: 12303 Hwy. 6, Waverly • 786-5900; Call for more information.

Fluorescent Bulbs/Compact Flourescent Lamps (CFLs)

Flourescent bulbs, both tubes and CFLs, are prohibited from disposal in the landfill and regular garbage.

Households should bring their fluorescent bulbs to a Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day. Call the Health Department at 441-8021 for information about times and locations for the next collection day.

Businesses can recycle their fluorescent bulbs with the following companies.

Environmental Compliance Enterprises: 466-2268; Call for fee information.

Grocery Bags

The following stores will recycle grocery bags from any grocery store. They recycle ONLY grocery bags!

Russ's Markets: 17^th & Washington • 477-1238; 66^th & 'O' Street • 466-8111; 63^rd & Havelock • 464-5804; 70^th & Van Dorn • 483-0044; 27^th & Highway 2 • 423-9602
Super Savers: 2662 Cornhusker Highway • 466-7100; 48^th & 'O' Street • 464-8552; 5460 S. 56^th Street • 423-7181; 2525 Pine Lake Road • 420-2000
Wal-Mart Stores: 4700 N. 27^th Street • 438-4377; 8700 Andermatt Drive • 484-6166

Paints

(Latex & Oil)

Liquid paint is prohibited from disposal in the landfill and regular garbage.

Oil based paint must be taken to a Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day. Call the Health Department at 441-8021 or check the Health Department website "Household Waste Concerns", under the "Household Hazardous Waste Collections" link, for days and locations.

EcoStores will accept oil and latex paint for free and can be reached at 477-3606.

Some latex paint can be donated or reused. Check with local charities, schools, and youth programs, such as the Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts. Paint can be used to decorate props for a play, add color to a play room, or coat shelves. Also, each year the Health Department sponsors a Latex Paint Exchange. Good, usable latex paint in quantities of at least ½ can will be accepted. Call 441-8021 for more information.

Latex paint can be disposed of in your regular trash. However, it must be completely dry before disposing.

For small quantities (less than 1 inch in bottom), take lids off cans and let paint dry. Discard paint in the trash. Be sure to remove lids from cans so refuse haulers can see that the paint has hardened.
Large quantities of latex paint can be dried by pouring a 1-inch layer of paint into a plastic lined or cardboard box. When dry, another layer of paint can be poured. Do this until the container is empty. Add an absorbent, such as clay-based cat litter or strips of newspaper, to speed up the process. When dry, this combination of absorbent and paint should be put in a trash bag and placed in the garbage.
Latex Paint brushes and rollers should be wiped with a paper towel or rag, and then cleaned in the sink. Use ample water to dilute the paint. Put used paper towels in the garbage. If using a disposable brush or roller, let dry, then place in trash.

Pesticides/Herbicides

Leftover Product

Pesticides and herbicides are prohibited from disposal in the landfill and regular garbage.

Please bring leftover pesticides and herbicides to a Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day for proper disposal.

Containers

Pesticides and herbicide containers are prohibited from disposal in the landfill and regular garbage unless properly rinsed.

Polystyrene Packing Peanuts

The following businesses will reuse clean packing peanuts.

Grama's Inc.: 6241 Fulton Ave. • 464-2661
Mailroom Express: 6891 'A' St., Ste 2100 • 486-3252
The Packing Store: 200 S. Coddington Ave • 474-3922
UPS Stores: 48^th & 'O' Streets • 484-6503; 40^th & Old Cheney • 423-2273; 510 N. 27^th Street • 475-3131

Propane Tanks

The following private dealers will accept cylinders. Call ahead to make arrangements and check requirements.

Farrell Gas: 3200 Superior Street • 477-5151; Will accept propane tanks. No fee.
Lee's Propane Service Inc.: 625 West 'O' Street • 474-3235; Will accept propane tanks for a fee.

Scrap Metal

Scrap metal can be taken to the following locations:

Alter Scrap: 525 'N' Street • 476-3306
48^th Street Transfer Station: 5101 N. 48^th Street • 441-7738

Hard to Recycle or Dispose of Items