Sustainability

Cleaning Products
We use the following "green" Butchers products for cleaning in the Halls: G-Force 72 & 77 for general cleaning in Halls, Kitchenettes and Bathrooms. The product information can be found here
· Outstanding performance for a wide variety of cleaning applications including carpet, hard floor, and spray and wipe.
· Safe for most water washable surfaces.
· Contains no harsh solvents.
· Woolsafe approved
· Green Seal Certified


Routine Cleaning
The halls, Kitchenettes and Bathrooms are cleaned daily to keep things sanitized to the best of our ability.
Look for cleaning glass MSDS sheets are available on the Butchers site.
In addition all are paper products are Green Seal certified and all our trash bags are made from recycled plastic.

Recycling
ANTIFREEZE Dave’s Marathon Hancock 482-3410

APPLIANCES, LARGE NON-REFRIGERATION: oven, washer, dryer, water heater, etc. Keweenaw Scrap Metal Calumet 337-3699 No charge Julio Contracting Ripley 482-2650 $10/unit + pick-up fee

APPLIANCES, LARGE REFRIGERATION: refrigerator, freezer, air conditioner, etc. A Tag certifies that a unit has been processed by a Professional Freon Remover, indicated below with ** Julio Contracting Ripley 482-2650 $30 w/tag, $55 w/o tag Keweenaw Scrap Metal Calumet 337-3699 No charge w/tag ** Pillowman Appliance Chassell 523-4213 $60/unit—remove Freon, tag & recycle ** Brian Bekkala Repair Calumet 337-5781 $50/unit—remove Freon, tag & recycle

BATTERIES, LEAD-ACID: car, boat, motorcycle, tractor, etc. Dave’s Marathon Hancock 482-3410 Fine Line Tire Hancock 482-6268 No cracked or leaking cases Wal-Mart Houghton 482-0639 With purchase of new battery Swift True Value Hardware Houghton 482-0530 Keweenaw Scrap Metal Calumet 337-3699 Julio Contracting Ripley 482-0666

BATTERIES, RECHARGEABLE: Ni-Cad, Ni-MH, Li-ion, small sealed lead. See www.rbrc.com for more info Cellular One Houghton 482-8484 Wal-Mart Houghton 482-0639 Swift True Value Hardware Houghton 482-0530

CELL PHONES Wal-Mart Houghton 482-0639 Cellular One Houghton 482-8484

ELECTRONICS: computers, televisions, phones, microwaves, VCRs, batteries, fluorescent tubes, etc. Western UP District Health Dept RSVP Program 482-7382 www.wupdhd.org/rsvp/e-waste.html

MOTOR OIL, USED Houghton Co. Transfer Station Houghton 482-8872 Dave’s Marathon Hancock 482-3410

PACKING MATERIALS: peanuts, bubble wrap, flexible foam, used coolers (and outer cartons) The Shipping Shop Houghton 487-6167 Place clean, loose materials in a plastic bag Superior Shipping Houghton 482-2646 Peanuts / bubble wrap

PAINT, LATEX Marquette Wallpaper & Paint Marquette 228-8376 $1/can, Benjamin Moore and Mautz brands free Houghton Co. Transfer Station Houghton 482-8872 Must be dry in the can

PLASTIC SHOPPING BAGS Wal-Mart Houghton 482-0639

PRINTER INK CARTRIDGES Wal-Mart Houghton 482-0639

SCRAP METAL, FERROUS & NON-FERROUS: copper, aluminum, steel, junk cars, etc Julio Contracting Ripley 482-2650 $10/unit + pick-up fee Keweenaw Scrap Metal Calumet 337-3699 Houghton Co. Transfer Station Houghton 482-8872 No cars or refrigerators

TIRES: price per tire Fine Line Tire Hancock 482-6268 Car / Light Truck $3.25, Large Truck $7.40 The Tire Shop Hancock 482-1850 Car $3, Light Truck $4, Large Truck varies Dave’s Auto Laurium 337-5020 Car / Light Truck $3.50