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HOW TO DISPOSE OF UNWANTED LAB AND OFFICE ITEMS

Please do not leave lab or office items that you no longer want in the hallways of the Chemistry Building, unless you have already submitted a Surplus pickup request for them. Also, do not leave unwanted items on the loading dock. Items you place in the hallways will not magically disappear, even if you tape a “Surplus” note on them. There is no “Surplus fairy” – items tend to just sit there for long periods of time.

To submit a request for Surplus to pick up items, send an email to Anthony Hall with a list of the items (Brand, Model Number, Description, AU Property ID#, etc.) and their location (Building, Room Number).

Please follow the instructions for disposing of these items:

Lab Equipment

Send an email to Anthony Hall with a list of the items (Brand, Model Number, Description, AU Property ID#, etc.) and their location (Building, Room Number). Once the request is submitted, Surplus will pick up the items on their own schedule.

Office and Lab Furniture

Send a Surplus request email Anthony Hall to with a detailed description of the items and their location.

Cardboard Boxes

Break down the boxes and toss them in the cardboard recycling dumpster behind the Geosciences Building. Do not leave them lying around in the hallways.

Refrigerators

1. Clean (decontaminate) the inside of the fridge so there are no chemical residues.
2. Fill out the lab equipment decontamination form.
3. Tape the lab equipment decontamination tag (must be printed out in color – green) to the fridge.
4. Ask Anthony Hall to submit a work order request for Facilities to remove the refrigerant from the fridge.
5. Once the refrigerant has been removed (Facilities will tape a form on the fridge indicating this), ask Anthony Hall to submit a request to Surplus to come pick up the fridge.

Computers

1. Wipe and/or remove the hard drive. Contact COSAM IT if you need assistance.
2. Fill out the Electronic Data Disposal Verification Form and tape it to the computer.
3. Send an email to Joyce with a detailed description of the computer (Brand, Model Number, AU Property ID#, etc.) and its location (Building, Room number).

Computer Accessories (Monitors, mice, keyboards, printers, etc.)

Send a Surplus request email to Anthony Hall with a detailed description of the items and their location.

Printer Toner Cartridges

There’s no recycling bin for printer toner cartridges. Ask the main office staff for assistance to recycle printer cartridges.

Batteries

There’s a bucket for old batteries in the Geosciences main office mail-box room.

Books, Journals, Catalogs

Toss hardcover books in the trash. Softcover books, journals, and catalogs can go in the mixed paper recycling bins, or in the free books shelves in the BEMC lounge.

Empty Glass Chemical Bottles

Cross out the label. Write “empty” on it if keeping for chemical waste. If not, place the bottles in a glass disposal box, or pack them into a cardboard box labeled “broken glass.” Toss securely taped (use packing tape) boxes into the trash dumpster behind the chemistry building.

Chemicals

Use Chematix to create waste tags, and submit a waste pickup request to Risk Management and Safety (RMS).

Gas Lecture Bottles

These cannot be returned to the supplier, so they must be disposed of through RMS. Use Chematix to create “Gas Cylinders” waste tags, and submit waste pickup request to Risk Management and Safety (RMS).

Sharps (Needles, syringes, razor blades)

Dispose of all sharps in an approved sharps container. Sharps that have been exposed to biological agents must be autoclaved before they can be picked up by RMS. Use Chematix to create “Bio Hazardous Material” waste tags (select “Sharps”), and submit waste pickup request to Risk Management and Safety (RMS).

Mercury Thermometers

Mercury thermometers are considered Universal Waste and should be disposed of according to the Universal Waste Management guide. Securely package the thermometers, and then fill out and attach these Universal Waste Labels to the package. Contact RMS for help with the removal of this waste. If the thermometers are broken, they are now considered hazardous waste. Clean up any mercury spilled with a mercury spill kit, and double ziploc bag the broken glass. Use Chematix to create a “Contaminated Materials” waste tag for the bag of contaminated broken glass, and submit a waste pickup request to Risk Management and Safety (RMS).

Fluorescent light bulbs

These contain mercury. They are considered Universal Waste and should be disposed of according to the Universal Waste Management guide. Securely package the fluorescent bulbs, and then fill out and attach these Universal Waste Labels to the package. Contact RMS for help with the removal of this waste. If the bulbs are broken, they are now considered hazardous waste. Double Ziploc bag the broken glass, and use Chematix to create a “Contaminated Materials” waste tag. Then submit a waste pickup request to Risk Management and Safety (RMS).

SCIENTIFIC SUPPLY STORE

The Scientific Supply Store is located in the Sciences Center Laboratory building, Room 211. The supply store stocks many commonly used chemicals and lab supplies.

*Note that chemical orders may be delivered to BEMC or the Scientific Supply Store for pickup.

Supply Store Manager: Deborah Carpenter

Supply Store Inventory Clerk/Ordering: Joe McDonald

BOX – ONLINE STORAGE & FILE SHARING

Auburn University currently uses the online content management and file sharing service Box. All students and university employees have access to an AU Box account. Note that Box requires Duo 2-factor authentication. Click here to set up a Duo account. To set up and access your Box account, go to: https://auburn.box.com/. You can also set up Box Drive on your desktop computer and download the Box app (Android | iOS) on your mobile device.