E.Media Bins

The Electronic Media (E.Media) Recycling Program was established in 2007 to give departments and individuals an opportunity to dispose of end-of-use electronic media in a responsible way. The e.Media bins have compartments for these items as well as compartments for small printer cartridges and batteries. Please put your material into the proper disposal compartment.

What is acceptable in the e.Media bins

Small quantities of the following:

• Non-confidential electronic media: CDs, DVDs, videotapes, audiotapes, computer disks, and their cases
• Small personal electronics: cell phones, pagers, PDAs, smart phones, and small electronics
• Inkjet and bubble jet printer cartridges
• Batteries: alkaline, carbon, zinc, lithium, nickel-cadmium, nickel, metal hydride, and silver oxide

What is not acceptable in the e.Media bins

• Large amounts of electronic media from a campus building; see the Pick Up Boxed Recyclables Request Form
• Confidential electronic media; see the Confidential E.Media page
• Electronic media from leased and off-campus facilities; contact GreenDisk for disposal options
• Small electronics that are department-issued; all items that are University property must be sent to Surplus
• Large printer and copier cartridges; see the procedures for printer/copier cartridges
• Large batteries, large volumes, frequent disposal, or vehicle batteries; see the procedures for batteries

Where to recycle your e.Media on campus

Put the material into the appropriate compartment in the nearest e.Media bin. See below for the list of current locations of e.Media bins. If you do not have a bin at your building and would like to request one, contact Recycling & Solid Waste. Note: there is a waiting list for these bins.

E.Media Bin Locations

• Allen Center for CSE – Main floor lobby, near reception and elevators
• Allen Library - Ground floor, Research Commons’ info desk
• Anderson – Room 115
• Architecture - Outside room G-42
• Art – First floor, across from library entrance
• Bagley – First floor, Chemstores, just inside loading dock
• Benjamin Hall Building - Floor 1, by elevators
• Bloedel – Outside room 253
• Bryant – Main floor hallway, with Public Area Bins
• Communications – Basement, by Communications Copy Center Public Area Bins
• Condon - First floor hallway
• Engineering Library – Next to Reserve Book Drop
• Fishery Sciences - Next to room 213
• Gates Law School – First floor lunchroom, with Public Area Bins
• Gerberding – Basement lobby, by Public Area Bins
• Gould – Outside room 236
• Graves – Second floor copy room, at end of hall to the right
• Haggett Hall - Grey Lounge, south end
• Hall Health – First floor public area main entrance, with Public Area Bins
• Hansee Hall - Main entry level, adjacent to Leary and Austin Halls
• Health Sciences Building – Outside room B-170
• Health Sciences Building – Outside room D-108
• Health Sciences Building – Outside room J-014
• Health Sciences Building – Across from T-334 library entrance
• Henderson Hall - Next to room 255
• IMA - 3rd floor Programs Office
• John Wallace Hall – Second floor, at the top of the stairs on the left
• Johnson Hall – Outside room 170, with Public Area Bins
• Kane Hall - Near room 234, by Public Area Bins
• Mary Gates Hall – East ground floor entrance, by soda machines
• McCarty Hall - Across from information desk
• McMahon Hall - South of the information desk, by newspaper kiosk
• More Hall – Across from room 119
• Mueller Hall – Outside room 170
• Music - Outside room 225, with Public Area Bins
• Northlake - Main lobby
• Ocean Sciences - Third floor, with Public Area Bins by elevator
• Odegaard Undergraduate Library - First floor, reception desk
• PACCAR - Second floor, by elevator
• Padelford - Across from C-306 (library), with Public Area Bins
• Physics/Astronomy Tower - Outside room C241
• Plant Services - FABS break room
• Poplar Hall - First floor, by trash and recycle bins
• Publication Services – Just inside loading dock sliding door
• Purchasing & Accounting - Main lobby, with Public Area Bins
• Savery - First floor, southwest entrance, with Public Area Bins
• Schmitz – Third floor, with Public Area Bins
• Social Work – Second floor, to the right of the stairs
• South Campus Center – Outside room 242
• Southwest Maintenance Zone Bldg - In main lobby area
• Stevens Court - Community Center, across from RD office
• Suzzallo - First floor, by reference desk
• Terry Hall - Across from information desk
• University Facilities – Lower floor copy area
• University Transportation Center - Reception area, with Public Area Bins
• Urban Horticulture – Merrill Hall, ground floor by restrooms
• UW Tower – Floor T-11, by the elevator lobby Public Area Bins
• UW Tower – Floor C-4 cafeteria entrance, under the signboard
• Wilcox – First floor public area, across from elevators
• Winkenwerder – Room 104, just inside door