Lab Plastic Recycling for the Greater San Francisco Bay Area, California

Recycle any brand of laboratory plastic, nitrile gloves, and PPE with Polycarbin’s closed-loop recycling solutions that keep single-use lab plastics in circulation. Then, track your progress with our Carbin Counter™ dashboard. Built on ISO 14040 & ISO 14044 compliant Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs), our Carbin Counter™ provides trusted, evidence-based sustainability metrics to simplify reporting and managing your sustainability programs.

Why Choose Polycarbin in the Greater San Francisco Bay Area, CA?

San Francisco, South San Francisco, Palo Alto, and San Jose are home to some of the world’s most innovative research institutions and biotech companies. But, Bay Area institutions are under increasing pressure to meet sustainability goals. Polycarbin makes it easy for Bay Area–based labs to track, report, and reduce their plastic waste footprint without slowing down research.

By partnering with Polycarbin, you get:

Local Recycling Infrastructure – Polycarbin’s local operations process your materials in the Bay Area, keeping waste out of landfills.

Trackable Impact – We quantify your lab’s diversion metrics and impact, making sustainability reporting effortless.

Easy Implementation — From biotech startups to cutting-edge research labs, we provide seamless pickups and recycling workflows for facilities of any size.

From research giants like UCSF and Genentech to cutting-edge biotech startups, Polycarbin partners with labs of all sizes across the Bay.

"Polycarbin made it incredibly easy to set up our recycling program. They helped us understand which program would work best for us and even established a 'pilot' to ensure its success. Now that we’re up and running, they are always available for questions or additional quote requests."

- Sonia Jaidka, Addition Therapeutics

"Partnering with Polycarbin was a game-changer for us. Their tailored recycling solutions met our unique biosafety and research needs and significantly reduced our environmental footprint. The simplicity and effectiveness of Polycarbin’s system transformed our approach to lab waste, making sustainability a natural part of our daily operations."

- Zac Simon, Institute for Systems Biology

Get Started With Polycarbin in the San Francisco Bay Area

San Francisco’s scientific community is shaping the future of biotech and research—let’s lead in sustainability, too. Whether you're a startup in SoMa, a lab at UCSF, or a major biotech in Mission Bay, Polycarbin is your partner for lab plastic recycling. Join the Bay Area's leading labs in reducing plastic waste. Contact us for a local and customized recycling solution.

Lab plastic recycling in the San Francisco Bay Area

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