Location of amber glass bin
The Life Sciences Centre is taking part in the UBC Green Labs Amber Glass Recycling Program. The goal of this program is to reduce the amount of amber glass being disposed of in landfills by recycling it into new bottles or material for sandblasting. In this program, participating labs and buildings are tasked with collecting amber glass containers 50ml-4L, completely removing all caps and labels, and placing the bottles in a central amber glass recycling bin. We ask that all lab managers read through the program guidelines and share them in your lab to ensure that amber glass at LSC is properly and sustainably disposed of.
We recommend overnight soaking, followed by scraping to remove the labels. Plastic Scrapers to facilitate label removal have been placed in the autoclave rooms 2.438, 3.348, 4.538 and 5.538.
The amber glass recycling bin is located outside the Styrofoam Cage, in the loading bay area. If you have any questions, please contact our building representative, Nomo, or email Green Labs at greenlabs.assistant@ubc.ca.
