Cylinders- Gases

We only accept lecture cylinders (12- 18" long and 2-3" diameter) containing or empty tanks that contained compress gasses such as propane.

When Purchasing Cylinders:

From manufactures that will take back both empty and partially empty cylinders whenever possible
Only purchase the amount you need so the cylinder can be disposed of as empty.
Refillable gas cylinders - such as those available through:

UCLA Cylinder Management

Cylinder Disposal Procedures (Lecture bottles only)

Cylinders containing materials (lecture cylinders only)

Empty Cylinders (lecture cylinders only)

Large Cylinders

Label each container with a completed Hazardous WASTe Tag.

If possible indicate how much material is remaining in the cylinder.

All partially full cylinders must have a proper valve cap prior to pick-up

These are cylinders 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.

Contact one of the following:

UCLA Cylinder Management

Original vendor for return