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

• Non-confidential electronic media: compact disks, 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

• Academic Computing Center (ACC) – Second floor, at the top of the stairs on the left
• Allen Center for CSE – Main floor lobby, near reception and elevators
• Allen Library - Second floor, near elevator
• Anderson – Room 115
• 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
• 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
• HUB - Main entrance lobby
• Johnson Hall – Outside room 222
• 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
• Mercer Hall, East Building - Entrance area
• Mercer Hall, West Building - Entrance area
• More Hall – Across from room 119
• Mueller Hall – Outside room 170
• Music - Outside room 225, with Public Area Bins
• Northlake - main lobby
• Odegaard Undergraduate Library - 1st floor, reception desk
• Padelford - Second floor, across from B elevator by Public Area Bins
• Physics/Astronomy Tower - outside room C241
• Publication Services – Just inside loading dock sliding door
• 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
• Stevens Court - Community Center, across from RD office
• Suzzallo - Third floor, by Public Area Bins
• Terry Hall - across from information desk
• University Facilities – Lower floor copy area
• 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