Celebrate Earth Day by participating in WashU’s first Lab Supply Swap! Lab Supply Swaps help keep usable items out of landfills while saving labs money. WashU labs are invited to donate surplus lab supplies and equipment and/or acquire needed lab materials for free. This is a great opportunity for researchers to declutter and free up space in their lab. Even if they have nothing to donate, labs may take donated lab supplies and equipment for free.
For those planning to donate, please take the time to RSVP below. Thank you for your cooperation to make this a successful event!
This is a multi-day event with separate donation and pickup times.
Donations accepted:
Thursday, April 17th from 10 am to 2 pm at the WashU Earth Day Festival
Friday, April 18th from 10 am to 2 pm in EPNEC Rooms 303 and 304
Open swap:
Monday, April 21st from 10 am to 2 pm in EPNEC Rooms 303 and 304
Tuesday, April 22nd from 10 am to 2 pm in EPNEC Rooms 303 and 304
Rules and Restrictions
- Lab members will be responsible for transporting items to and from the swap. Labs can donate a maximum of three boxes of items. When donating, lab staff must be able to carry the item(s) or fit them on a small cart. If your lab has more than three boxes to donate, please contact greenlabs@wustl.edu.
- Items must be in good, working condition.
- You must consult the Principal Investigator (PI) of the lab before donating any items.
- Student researchers, before picking up items for your lab, you must get permission from your PI or a senior staff member of your lab.
- Before donating and if necessary, small lab equipment must be decontaminated with 10% bleach or 70% ethanol. Hazard stickers, such as biohazard symbols, must be removed after decontamination.
Accepted Items
- Small lab equipment (e.g. pipettes, microfuges, vortexes, dissecting microscopes, or similar. Please contact greenlabs@wustl.edu if you are unsure if your item is appropriate).
- Lab consumables (e.g. gloves, glassware, plasticware, pipette tips, tubes, vials, lab notebooks)
- Field equipment (e.g. field books, tape measures, sample bottles)
- Protective gear (e.g. goggles, aprons, lab coats)
- Electronics (e.g. extension cords, power strips, computer monitors, keyboards, computer mice)
- Office supplies (e.g. binders, staplers, folders, paper, etc.)
Items we cannot accept
- Asset tagged/inventoried items
- Hazardous materials (e.g. chemicals, biological materials, lasers, x-rays, radioactive materials, or equipment used with radioactive materials)
- Items that are too large to be carried by hand (e.g. large equipment or furniture)
- For items we cannot accept, we recommend posting on WashUReuse with the tag #lab. Labs should contact the Facilities Integrated Service Center for more information about moving large equipment (at their own expense).
- Staff reserves the right to refuse any items.
Contact greenlabs@wustl.edu with questions.
Directions and Parking
Upon arriving, please utilize levels 6-7 of the Metro Parking Garage located at the corner of
Taylor Avenue and Nash Way [formerly Children’s Place]. The garage address is 4560 Nash
Way [formerly Children’s Place], St. Louis, MO 63110. Go to level 3 to enter into the pedestrian
walkway. Press handicap button to open the door. Turn left into the walkway. Make the first
right (past Kaldi’s Coffee). Walk a short distance, and you will enter EPNEC at the 2nd level.
Please note that the Metro Parking Garage accepts cash or credit. Daily rate is $15.
Keep your parking ticket with you so that you can access the garage.
