Schedule (Dec 16, 2020 update)
Effective Wednesday May 20th, open Monday to Friday from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm.
- Please bring your own cart for picking up items. We will not be lending out carts.
- We will be accepting biohazardous and chemical waste for disposal.
- Please restrict orders to research purposes only. No personal items shall be accepted.
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Shipping/Receiving will be closed after December 23 and will reopen January 4, 2021.
Please ensure all your orders are placed to arrive by the December 23.
Wes Wong
6270 University Blvd
RM 1015
Vancouver, BC
V6T 1Z4
Tel: 604-822-5040
Cell: 778-879-3411
shiprec@botany.ubc.ca
Office Hours: 8:00am to 3:30pm Monday - Friday
Your First and Last Names
Your Lab Name
6270 University Blvd
RM 1015
Vancouver, BC
V6T 1Z4
- please don't forget to write your name on packages,
- please don't forget to write your lab name on packages,
- please notify Wes via email (or see contact info) if your package requires any additional care (e.g. perishable items/refrigeration, live animals),
- if you are shipping items in dry ice, it is recommended to do it on Mondays or Tuesdays,
- if you are planning to send out an item via FedEx, please inform Wes as a pickup request needs to be made before 11:00am to provide enough lead time. If it is not a rush, you may leave the item and it will go out the next day.
- bring your items to be shipped by 2:00pm if you require assistance preparing the paperwork for most of the Courier companies (e.g. UPS, DHL). For FedEx, please refer to the instructions above.
In addition to shipping and receiving packages, this office also:
- contacts labs and package recipients,
- Courier, Fedex, UPS and DHL, shipping and paper work preparation (see Do's an Don'ts),
- provides a by-weekly pick-up of large block pieces of styrefoam recycling,
- e-waste recycling,
- assists in compressed gases ordering and handling,
- assists researchers in hazardous waste management, for example chemical waste, solvent waste, autoclaved biomaterials and lab glass waste.