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Find recycling programs and responsible end-of-use options for your products
Circularity is a transformative approach to sustainability, where products are designed, used, and recycled continuously, reducing waste and conserving resources. Our guide helps you manage the end-of-use phase of your products by providing information on various plastics and materials, along with information on where and who can recycle them. We make recycling accessible by helping you locate programs and major recyclers in your area.
Our aim is to provide you with the knowledge and resources needed to help support getting your products recycled and repurposed effectively. Our take-back programs reclaim instruments and components, avoiding wasteful disposal and meeting global recycling requirements. Let us help you recycle, preventing excess waste from occupying space in your lab or landfill.
Our guidance covers the recycling of plastic labware and instruments deemed nonhazardous according to local and country-specific regulations. The listed recyclers have a broad regional presence, helping to ensure accessibility for many users. Detailed instructions and further information on recycling can be obtained from the respective recycling programs and providers. This guidance currently applies to the United States and selected European countries only.*
Together, we can close the loop and build a more sustainable future.
Recycling Guide
Choose your product type to view recycling options. Key to resin types are also provided.
Key to acronyms, resin identification codes and common names for plastics types
EPE: Expanded polytheylene EPS: (#6): Expanded polystyrene EPU: Expanded polyurethane FEP: (#7): Fluorinated ethylene propylene HDPE: (#2): High density polyethylene LDPE: (#4): Low density polyethylene PC: (#7): Polycarbonate PE: Polyethylene PES: Polyether Sulfone PET/PETE: (#1): Polyethylene terephthalate PETG: (#7): Polyethylene terephthalate glycol PFA: (#7): Perfluoroalkoxy PP: (#5): Polypropylene PPCO: (#5): Polypropylene copolymer PS: (#6): Polystyrene TPE: Thermoplastic elastomers |
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Compliance with the European Union’s Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive
Products with this symbol are required to comply with the European Union’s Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive 2012/19/EU.
Thermo Fisher Scientific has various trade-in, returns, and recycling programs for instruments. For any inquiries, please reach out to your Thermo Fisher representative. |
*Thermo Fisher Scientific and its affiliates make no assertions or guarantees as to the services/products that third-party recyclers offer or their accuracy with regard to processes, results or outcomes. Thermo Fisher Scientific takes no legal or financial responsibility for services, products or the statements made by third-party recyclers, either on this page or in its marketing materials. Each customer of these recyclers must make its own determinations in whether to utilize these entities for their intended purposes.
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