Where to Donate:
Dark green Art From Scrap (AFS) donation bins are located next to the existing e-waste bins in laboratory buildings. Donation bins are serviced monthly by AS Recycling and collected donations are brought to AFS’ Creative ReUse Store
Current Drop-off Locations:
| Lab Building | Location of AFS Bins | Photo |
| X | Y | |
| X | Y |
The UCSB x Art From Scrap Partnership is currently in its pilot phase, with plans to expand to a total of 11 donation locations in Fall 2025.
What Can I Donate?
All clean, dry, and non-hazardous lab materials are accepted through the green AFS donation bins in your lab building. Labels do not need to be taken off to donate materials.
- YES, items MUST be clean, dry, and non-hazardous
- YES, plastic materials smaller than 6″ in size
- YES empty containers
- YES stockpiled materials (bag similar items and donate)
- YES individual materials (donate items one at a time)
- NO hazardous materials
- NO liquids
- NO plastic film
- NO electronics
- NO glass
- NO styrofoam
Example Donations:
Who is Art From Scrap?
Art From Scrap (AFS) is a program of Explore Ecology. AFS’ Creative ReUse store is located in downtown Santa Barbara and accepts thousands of pounds of clean, reusable material from ending up in the Santa Barbara County landfill each year. AFS helps give single-use lab plastics a second life by repurposing them as art supplies for local schools, artists, and community programs.
We’re so excited for this partnership, thank you again so much for including us in this wonderful project.
– Nicole Roehrig, Art From Scrap Store Manager
If you are interested about what else Art From Scrap accepts besides from lab plastics, please check out their website for more detailed information on what donations they are currently accepting.
Nicole Roehrig
Art From Scrap Store Manager
If you have questions about an item you’d like to donate, please contact Nicole.