Laboratory Containers

Metal

Alcohol cans / metal shipping containers may be dropped-off for recycling at several locations on campus:

• Physical Sciences Building - loading dock
• Sinsheimer - loading dock

Alcohol cans must be triple rinsed. 

Plastics

Lab plastic containers may be dropped-off for recycling on campus at:

• Physical Sciences Building - loading dock

Lab plastic containers (1-7, No 6) must be clean, triple rinsed and the labels must be X out.  Not accepted - Styrofoam PS6, ridgid plastics (pipette tip boxes or pails) and container that previously held Extremely Hazardous Materials.

Rigid lab plastic containers (pipette tip boxes and plastic pails) may be dropped-off for recycling at several locations on campus:

• PSB - loading dock
• Sinsheimer - Second floor
• JBEB - Second floor (near autoclave)
• BioMed - Second and Fourth floor
• EMS - loading dock

The metal handles must be removed and they must be free from contamination.

Glass

Currently it is not economical to recycle laboratory glass reagent containers.  Please reuse for waste or place directly in dumpster.