Recycling Electronic Waste at Multi-Bins (Davis campus)
Thank you for taking the time to recycle your electronic waste responsibly! E-waste recycling reduces environmental contamination and health risks from exposure to hazardous substances like lead and mercury, while also supporting resource recovery and sustainability. To help make recycling electronic waste more accessible to people living, learning and working at UC Davis, there are several recycling multi-bins located on campus that accept batteries, toner cartridges and small electronic waste. Learn more below about where to find recycling multi-bins, how to use them, and how to dispose of waste not accepted at multi-bins.
If you have a significant amount of items or any large items, please submit a service request in Aggie Logistics following the steps on their website.
If you have further questions after reading this guide, email [email protected] for more information.
How to Recycle at Multi-bins
Batteries, toner cartridges and small electronic waste can be dropped off multi-bins. Find details on how to recycle each below.
Batteries
Drop off small quantities of smaller-sized batteries at any campus multi-bin location. Other ways to recycle batteries.
Toner Cartridges
Toner cartridges must be sealed in a box before recycling. Do not place toner tubes or canisters, toner bottles, loose cartridges, or items too large for the slot in multi-bins. Drop off at any multi-bin location on campus. Other ways to recycle toner cartridges.
Small Electronics
Drop off small electronic waste at any campus multi-bin location. Other ways to recycle small electronics. The following can be recycled at multi-bins.
- Cell phones (unlocked and cleared)
- Tablets (unlocked and cleared)
- Cords
- Chargers
- Calculators
- Headphones
- CDs and DVDs
Items Not Accepted at Multi-bins
The following items can NOT be recycled at campus multibins. Click on each item to learn how to properly dispose of it on campus.
Multi-bin Recycling Locations
You can view the location of all Recycling Multi-bins on campus on the interactive map. Click on each recycling icon to get details on where in each building a multi-bin is located. Bins are located in the following buildings:
- Activities and Recreation Center (ARC)
- Chemistry Building
- Earth and Planetary Sciences (EPS) Building
- Memorial Union
- Kemper Hall
- Plant and Environmental Sciences (PES) Building
- Shields Library
- Silo
- Valley Hall
Collection bins are also located near each Area Service Desk in Cuarto, Segundo, & Tercero and are available for use by on-campus residents only.