Attention: Waste services described on this page are available only to members of the campus community at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Sharps Disposal Containers (SDCs)

Use the waste management application to submit a sharps pickup request. 

View instructions for how to access the waste management system

Order New Sharps Disposal Containers

Sharps disposal containers are available from Campus Stores - at no charge - for laboratories or departments, as well as employees who need to dispose of needles/syringes while at work. Listed below are fives ways to acquire them:

1. E-mail: cstores@illinois.edu
2. Phone: 244-0139
3. Fax: 244-1790
4. Mail: 1609 S. Oak, Champaign, MC-662
5. Walk-In: Campus Stores and Receiving View Map

Unsure what size container to request? View our size comparison graphic.

Handling and Disposal of Lab Sharps

• General sharps handling and disposal information
• Student personal use needles and syringes disposal
• Employee personal use needles and syringes disposal

Pathological Waste

Treatment and disposal of biological materials