Disposing of Laboratory Equipment

Please note that it can take two weeks or more to prepare and certify equipment as safe to remove or recycle.

To recycle your lab equipment, follow these steps:

1. Clean equipment and remove all hazardous materials
2. Complete and submit a Laboratory Equipment Disposal Form to hazardous-waste@northwestern.edu

To donate your lab equipment, follow these steps:

1. Clean equipment and remove all hazardous materials
2. E-mail hazardous-waste@northwestern.edu to certify your decontamination
3. List the equipment on the NU Surplus Property Exchange page

To recycle computers or electronic equipment:

1. Follow the E-waste recycling process at Northwestern Facilities Computer & Electronic Recycling page