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        • Magnuson Health Sciences Center Renovation
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        • U District Station Building (UDSB)
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Use UW’s disposal guide to find out where to sort and dispose of items.

You’ve, no doubt, seen signs around campus. Choose one to see details on what goes where.

Recycle
Compost
Landfill

What do I do with...?

Type a search term and select an item from the drop down list. Click Search. If none appear, try another search term.

A

Aerosol cans

B

Batteries
Biohazardous waste
Books

C

Cardboard
Chemical containers (empty)
Chemicals, solvents and hazardous waste
Coffee cups and lids
Coffee pods and K-Cups
Compost
Compostable serviceware
Confidential eMedia
Confidential paper documents
Construction and demolition (C&D) waste

e

eMedia (electronic media)

F

Freezer gel packs

G

Garbage & landfill
Gas cylinders

L

Lab glass
Landscape and yard waste
Light bulbs, lamps & tubes
Lithographic silver

M

Metal
Mixed recycling

O

Oil

P

Paint
Paper
Photographic slides
Pipette tip boxes and trays
Plastic film
Printer/copier cartridges and components

S

Sharps
Styrofoam and packing peanuts
Surplus

T

Transparencies

V

Vehicle waste

W

Wood waste
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Check before you toss

Is my item UW property? 

If your unwanted item was purchased with University funds, regardless of condition, it must be transferred to UW Surplus. 

Is my item confidential?

Check the UW Records Retention schedules before disposing of any record (e.g. documents, photographs, slides, audiotapes, videotapes, CDs/DVDs, etc.). If the records retention schedule says, “shred or delete” for your item, it’s considered confidential. Follow the confidential documents or confidential eMedia procedures as needed.

Other areas

UW Recycling services may be limited at the following areas:

  • Harborview Medical Center

  • Housing & Food Services buildings

  • Leased buildings

  • Off-campus buildings

  • UW Medical Centers 

Are you in one of these locations? Learn more here.

Contact

UW Recycling

recycle@uw.edu

206-685-2811

Office staff hours: M-F 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m (Publications Services Building opens at 8 a.m.)

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