Published: 2007.09.27

Every year, millions of CD, CD-ROM and DVD disks are thrown in the trash. These disks end up in landfills and incinerators causing unnecessary damage to our environment. Software Central has recently discovered a service that will recycle old CD, CD-ROM and DVD disks and would like to help the UCLA campus participate in this service by providing a central drop off point for old disks to be recycled. They have set up a box for this purpose in 4933 Math Science Building.  Drop off hours for disks are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.

At this point they are only able to collect the disks themselves, not the boxes or sleeves that they may come in. We encourage you to reuse the plastic “jewelbox” cases that the disks come in to the extent possible. If you have a large number of plastic cases that you need to dispose of, please let them know and they will do what they can to assist you with recycling them. Cardboard or paper disk sleeves are generally recyclable as paper products.

Before bringing your disks to the collection box, please ensure that you have erased any sensitive data that they may contain. You can also shred your disks and bring them to us in their shredded form to be recycled.

Any type of digital disk can be recycled under this program, including those containing computer programs, music, video, data, etc. They are able to accept all disks of this type from all UCLA affiliates including faculty, staff and students. 

Please help spread the word and make this recycling program a success by forwarding this email to anyone you know on campus who may have disks to recycle.

Feel free to contact them if you have any questions. Thank you for your assistance with this effort.