# Loading Docks
**Source**: https://hss.washington.edu/building-management/loading-docks/
**Parent**: https://hss.washington.edu
There are six (6) loading docks, accessible from Columbia Road:
- Health Sciences—AA dock
- Health Sciences—D dock: *Reserved for Facilities Services vehicles, Monday-Friday, 5 a.m. to 3 p.m.*
- Health Sciences—G dock
- Health Sciences—J/K dock
- Foege Building
- South Campus Center
## Vehicle use
University and delivery vehicles may park while unloading only. No general parking is allowed. Use is on a first-come, first-served basis. Docks are busier in the mornings and traffic usually turns over quickly. Parking longer than 30 minutes is prohibited and may result in a ticket.
## Deliveries
Loading docks are not staffed and HS Building Management does not receive deliveries. Contact your delivery service or vendor if you are looking for a delivery. Departments should arrange to meet high-value deliveries at the dock.
## Special Deliveries
In order to protect the building and elevators, delivery of very large or heavy equipment should be communicated to HS Building Management and UW Facilities.
## Recycling
There are a variety of recycling stations on the loading docks, but not all docks have the same recycling centers. For information on how to dispose of specific items, please review [UW Recycling’s Disposal Guide](https://facilities.uw.edu/services/recycling/disposal-guide). Please contact [UW Recycle](mailto:recycle@uw.edu) if you have any questions.
- All docks have compost, flattened cardboard, mixed paper, pallet/unfinished wood, mixed container recycling, bagged Styrofoam, and garbage disposal bins.
- Printer toner cartridges can be disposed of at AA and J/K docks.
- Sharps can be disposed of at the J/K loading dock, but access to the sharps dumpster is restricted.
- Surplus items, hardbound books, fluorescent bulbs, eMedia, and confidential materials all have special disposal procedures, based on [UW Recycling’s Disposal Guide](https://facilities.uw.edu/services/recycling/disposal-guide).