Sustainability Recycling Programs
Recycling Programs for a Cleaner Tomorrow
From programs for recycling pipette tips to garment recycling, we have solutions developed with your sustainability goals in mind.
Corning Recycling Program
Don’t throw away your Corning™, Falcon™, or Axygen™ product packaging. Recycle it through Corning’s package recycling program.
DuPont Tyvek Garment Recycling
The DuPont™ Tyvek™ protective apparel recycling program gives garments a second life as containers, lumber pallets, and park benches.
RightCycle Program
The RightCycle™ Program is the first large-scale recycling program for non-hazardous PPE, flex-film packaging, and wet cleaning wipes.
Thermo Scientific Pipette Tip Recycling Program
With the Thermo Scientific™ Pipette Tip Recycling Program, you can transform your laboratory’s plastic waste into a valuable resource by mailing back your pipette tips and boxes.
Explore Thermo Scientific Pipette Tip Recycling (PDF, 555 KB)
Fisherbrand Pipette Tip Recycle Box
Each Fisherbrand™ Pipette Tip Recycle Box holds anywhere from 36 to 75 pipette tip boxes depending on the size of the pipette.
Fisherbrand Apparel Recycling Solutions
Recycle your polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE) garments with Fisherbrand™ Apparel Recycling solutions. Simply fill the box and ship it when full for recycling.
Fisher Scientific Recycling Solutions
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, minimizing 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.
Key to Acronyms, Resin Identification Codes, and Common Names for Plastics Types
ABS (#7): Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene
EPS (#6): Expanded polystyrene
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
PTFE (#7): Polytetrafluoroethylene
PP (#5): Polypropylene
PPCO (#5): Polypropylene copolymer
PS (#6): Polystyrene
EPE: Expanded polyethylene
EPU: Expanded polyurethane
TPE: Thermoplastic elastomers
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The Ion Torrent™ chip recycling program provides customers with a convenient way to recycle used Ion Torrent chips. To recover valuable metals from these chips, we’re partnering with two reputable, certified recyclers in the United States, Canada, and Europe to collect and process the chips. To recycle your Ion Torrent chips, simply mail your used chips to the location closest to you using the addresses below.
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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.
Contact your sales representative to learn more about Fisher Scientific equipment and instrument trade-in, return, and recycling programs.
*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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