Make sure waste is appropriate, as Risk Management will only accept:
- Chemicals
- Biowaste
- Lamps
- Batteries
Make sure container is appropriate
- Condense all waste into as few containers as possible
- All labels on bottles must be crossed out
- Bottles must have tight, secure lids
- DO NOT use biohazard bags for any waste that is not comprised of human tissue or human pathogens
- Verify that bags are free from tears and leaks
Get a Hazardous Waste Tag (two drawers below hotplate in LSE422)
Fill tag out completely and legibly or waste will not be picked up
- Chemical: list all chemicals in container using written out names (not chemical formulas)
- ~~NOTE- they will not pick up any unknowns; everything must have a name~~
- Amount: rough approximations are fine
- Vol%: if known
- Generator: Ferran Garia-Pichel
- Phone: 727-7762
- Date: date tag filled out
- Dept: Microbiology
- Building: LSE
- Room: 404, 422, or 427
- Category:
- Solid/Liquid: this should reflect container’s contents, not actual contaminant
- pH: if known
Attach tag to container and set in a visible area where it will not be moved
Contact Risk Management via
Be prepared to provide the following information
- Your name
- Your phone number
- Location of the waste (building, room number, and location within that room)
- Description of the waste
- Description of the containers (both type and number)
- Confirmation that the waste has been tagged
- Any questions regarding either the waste or the filling out of the tag
Expect to wait a few days before waste is picked up. If nobody comes for it, or it needs to get picked up quickly, call daily