A.  UNR has air discharge permits for our fume hoods, central heat plant and backup generators. We have sewer discharge permits for many buildings, and permits for our interceptors.

A.  The sewer effluent from seven buildings (mostly laboratory-containing) is sampled twice a year and reported. The fuel use data is reported for generators and the heat plant. The fume hood data report is a mass balance which requires an accurate inventory and collection of data on incoming shipments and waste being removed.

A.  There are paper recycling bins in almost every office on campus, glass plastic and aluminum can be recycled in various bins in most buildings, please see the recycling pages for maps of locations.