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

• Phone- Call Steve Scheufler at x50647, Henry Walsh at x58554, or David Lopez at x50758
• Internet- http://www.asu.edu/fm/risk/waste.htm
• Email- Steve Scheufler, Henry Walsh, or David Lopez

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