UAB Recycling Center

620 11th St S Birmingham AL 35294 USA

3.8 (17 reviews)

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About This Center

The UAB Recycling Center is open to UAB faculty, staff, students, and the general public, located at 620 11th St. South. Accepted items include aluminum and steel cans, clean paper products, plastic bottles, and used cooking oil/grease. Unaccepted items consist of glass, automotive products, hazardous waste, and more. Paper and cardboard are collected campus-wide, while aluminum cans are placed in green containers and plastic bottles in half-gluttons. Electronics recycling is available by appointment, with accepted items like PCs, cell phones, and printers. Printer ink and toner cartridges can be recycled through Campus Mail. The center does not accept items like lightbulbs, paint, or household refuse. Visitors should follow specific procedures for hospital locations.

Materials Accepted and Services Offered

Aluminum CansSteel CansClean Paper ProductsPlastic BottlesUsed Cooking Oil/GreaseElectronics RecyclingPCsCell PhonesPrintersPrinter Ink and Toner CartridgesCampus Mail

Featured Reviews

Jacklyn Pastora

Jacklyn Pastora (5/5 stars, 2 months ago): A lot of recycling options: clean cardboard & paper cooking grease & oil (think it needs tk be in their containers…but not sure) aluminum cans scrap metal (nothing big like deep freezers or washers/dryers) small/medium electronics and appliances and plastics #1 & #2 (no plastic bags). Recycling plastic bags & clean styrofoam: Publix Recycling glass: Target

RoseHawke

RoseHawke (5/5 stars, 5 years ago): We had accumulated quite a pile of cardboard from deliveries over the holidays. We usually take our cardboard to Publix but felt like this was a bit much for them. The UAB Recycling website gave the hours and what is accepted. We were in and out quite quickly. The only stutter since this was the first time we've been to this facility was the "Employees Only" sign on the gate we were told to go through. It might benefit to have some more signage posted with a bit of additional information.

Rachael Greenberg

Rachael Greenberg (1/5 stars, 4 years ago): Rude. Incredibly rude staff. I can't speak for everyone who works there but the person I encountered was condescending and full of disdain. The signage is incredibly vague. This was the first time I went to this facility but not my first time going to a recycling center by any means. I was spoken to like I was a stupid and chastised for putting an item in the "wrong" bin that is incorrectly labeled. Truly this person could have nicely pointed this out. The entire interaction was rude and incredibly unnecessary. I was so thrilled to learn that this facility was available to the public but I am so disheartened that the staff is so bitter. I understand that dealing with the public is tiring but to take your personal feelings out on others who have not done anything to you is completely uncalled for.