Basic Services
The Bio21 Institute provides a number of basic services:
Laundry
A laundry service for laboratory coats, gowns, uniforms and cotton toweling is available to all Bio21 Institute research groups:
- Laundry bags have been placed in the storeroom at the end of aisle 7 for respective departments
- Dirty laundry is collected Thursday every second week and returned the following Monday after 2 pm
- Each department is responsible for collecting their own clean laundry from the storeroom
- Billing will be by a monthly chargeout transaction to departments
Refer all laundry queries to bio21-stores [at] unimelb.edu.au (Stores)
Toilets, showers/change rooms
Toilets are available in the atrium on each level of the building:
- Shower and change room facilities are available on all floors in toilets provided for disabled access
- The Institute does not provide towels or shower accessories
Lockers
Lockable hampers and pedestals are located in offices:
- In postgraduate student offices, each student desk has access to a lockable hamper and one drawer, which are on the same key
- Additional lockers are located on each floor under pigeon holes; these are used at the discretion of the resident groups
- Keys to these lockers will be issued and managed by individual departments or research groups
The Institute's central mailroom is located on ground level, north next to the security office:
- Mail is delivered there daily from the University's central mailroom and sorted for collection from the mailroom
- Outgoing mail (internal or external) is collected by the Building Supervisor daily from the mailroom to enable same day dispatch
- All outgoing mail must be identified by the sender's name, department/group and include instructions for mailing (e.g. airmail, printed matter)
- Where appropriate, University employees and students should use the Victorian Courier Service (internal mail service)
- Please ensure all mail for postage is in a satchel which identifies the department/group for appropriate charging
- Private unstamped mail will not be processed
Mail enquiries are to be directed to bio21-reception [at] unimelb.edu.au (Bio21 Reception).
Waste Disposal
The Bio21 Institute manages waste disposal:
- Hazardous waste is to be brought to the loading bay area Monday to Friday,12pm-2pm for storage
- It may be accepted at other times, if there is an urgent need, by contacting the Stores Manager, peter.coles [at] unimelb.edu.au (Peter Coles).
- When disposing of waste all users need to ensure container lids are securely fastened to prevent spillage
- Containers must be of appropriate high density plastic
- Glass or metal containers will not be accepted due to transportation and corrosion risks
- Any waste that is inappropriately labelled or packaged will not be accepted
- Users must provide a completed disposal form and the department/lab/group details must be included on each container's label - if in doubt, see the procedures posted on the wall outside the waste storage room
- New labels, containers and waste disposal forms can be collected from the waste storage area
- PC2/biohazard waste is disposed of in the 240 Litre yellow biohazard wheelie bins available for purchase by Bio21 Stores account holders
- Empty bins must be ordered online via the lab's stores account and collected from a holding area in the loading bay - these will be issued by stores staff only
- Full bins may be dropped off at the loading bay weekly on Thursday afternoons for collection Friday morning when new bins will be delivered
Recycling and/or Disposal
Stores can arrange the following:
Recycling
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Dry batteries
- Cardboard
- Metal
- Paper
- Plastic containers
Disposal
- Chemicals, dry waste
- Computers and printers
- Cytotoxic waste
- Glass waste
- Solvent waste
- Hard waste
- Radioactive wet and dry waste
- Toner cartridges
- Visy wheelie bins
- Wooden crates & pallets
