We only accept lecture cylinders (12- 18" long and 2-3" diameter) partial filled or empty tanks that contained compress gasses such as propane.
Purchase Cylinders:
Cylinder are extremely expense to dispose of the following consideration should be made when purchasing cylinders:
- Purchase from manufactures that will take back both empty and partially empty cylinders whenever possible
- Purchase only for the amount you need so the cylinder can be disposed of as empty.
- Select cylinders that are refillable - such as those available through:
Cylinder Disposal Procedures (Lecture bottles only):
- Label each cylinder with a completed Hazardous WASTe Tag.
- If possible indicate how much material is remaining in the cylinder.
- Select the corresponding hazard class, if the material is not one of the available hazard classes select "Toxic"
- All partially full cylinders must have a proper valve cap prior to pick-up.
Empty cylinders are those were no material will escape if the valve is opened including butane and propane tanks
- Label each cylinder with a completed Hazardous WASTe Tag.
- Label tag as "empty - include the specific gas that was in the cylinder" and write empty on the cylinder empty with a marker.
- Select hazard applicable hazard class the of the original contents, if the material is not one of the available hazard classes select "Toxic"
Contact one of the following:
UCLA Cylinder Management
or
Original vendor for return
