
Most labs assume gloves can't be recycled. Non-hazardous nitrile gloves can, any brand, and a route for gloves which have been decontaminated.
Gloves are changed constantly. In most labs they are the single largest category of waste by volume, and they almost always go to general or clinical waste by default.
That default is rarely a decision anyone made. It is simply what happens when there is no alternative route, and the assumption that gloves are unrecyclable has gone largely unchallenged.
For non-hazardous and decontaminated nitrile gloves, there is now an alternative.

Our 5-box trial lets you test the service in your lab.
We’ll send you:
It’s the perfect way to pilot lab plastic recycling in a low-risk, low-cost format
The nitrile glove scheme launches in November 2026. Get in touch to join at launch, or book a waste audit and we will tell you which of our three schemes your lab can use.
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