Refrigerators and Appliances

University Generated Refrigerators, Appliances, and Equipment Disposal 

 Examples of appliances and equipment include but are not limited to: 

• Washing Machine   
• Dryer   
• Water Heater   
• Dehumidifier   
• Conventional oven/Microwave oven   
• Microwave   
• Stove   
• Refrigerator
• Freezer   
• Air Conditioner   
• Trash Compactor   
• Furnace   
• Electric Space Heater 
• Centrifuges
• Shakers

If equipment for disposal is known to have chemical contamination: Clean with 70% Ethanol/water solution
If Biological Contamination: Clean with 10% Bleach/water solution

• Division of Physical and Biological Sciences    
  • PBSci Equipment Disposal Procedure for lab refrigerators, freezers, and other equipment

• School of Engineering    
  • Contact the School of Engineering Facilities Group at facilities-request@soe.ucsc.edu or the Facilities Coordinator at 459-5710. Affix this form to equipment and contact EH&S (9x2553; ehs.ucsc.edu) if contaminated. 
• Campus Housing    
  • Fill out a Fix It Ticket or contact your local maintenance office. You may get that information from your housing office.
• Anthropology Department
  
  • Contact Richard Baldwin (baldwin@ucsc.edu) for equipment, appliance or E-waste disposal.
• All other departments/divisions    
  • First contact your building facilities person and ask them what the process is for appliance disposal.    
  • If you do not have a building facilities person, then Moving Services can be contracted to handle your appliance disposal.

Non-University Generated Refrigerators and Appliances

• City of Santa Cruz can be found here.
  • Washers, water heaters, microwaves, stoves, air conditioners, dryers, refrigerators, etc. are picked up at curbside twice a year in May and November on Appliance Pickup Day. There is a recycling fee.   
  • These items may also be taken to the Resource Recovery Facility Public Refuse and Recycling Drop-Off Area for a fee.
• County of Santa Cruz can be found here.