Hazardous Waste Disposal Procedures
Safety & Risk Services coordinates the disposal of hazardous waste materials through the Environmental Services Facility (ESF) located on South Campus. The facility safely manages hazardous waste in accordance with relevant regulations. At ESF, laboratory wastes and hazardous materials generated by the University from mainly research/academic activities and some operational activities are consolidated, recycled and/or disposed via approved external contractors. This section includes procedures describing the safe and appropriate methods for the disposal of hazardous waste at UBC Point Grey campus.
These disposal procedures apply primarily to hazardous waste generated by academic laboratories at the Pt Grey Campus.
❗ Please follow the disposal procedures on this page, as they are the most current versions. If your copy is 2–3 years old, check here for the latest update. Printed copies and documents linked from outside the SRS website are considered uncontrolled and may be outdated.
💡We recommend bookmarking this page rather than individual SOPs to ensure access to the latest version.
Note: The Hazardous Waste Manual (last edition 2014) has been archived and is no longer active.
Aqueous waste
- Aqueous waste – see Pollution Prevention – Sanitary Sewer
Biological Waste
- Animal Bedding
- Animal carcasses
- Biohazardous waste
- Biomedical waste
- Pharmaceuticals & controlled drugs
- Sharps
Chemical Waste
- Chemical waste
- Mercury (elemental) waste
- Non-regulated contaminated solid waste
- Organic solvent waste
- Photographic waste
- Potentially explosive chemicals
Other Waste
Frequently Asked Questions
Hazardous Waste Forms
Laboratory Pollution Prevention Guide
UBC has more than 400 laboratories across campus and several research facilities located off-campus, which generate more than 95% of UBC’s hazardous waste. We encourage every member of the University community to be aware of the environmental and financial impacts of their hazardous waste. This guide was designed to provide you, as hazardous waste generators, with information that will support your laboratory pollution prevention and waste minimization efforts.
- Introduction to lab pollution prevention and waste minimization
- Source reduction of laboratory waste
- Sanitary and storm sewer pollution prevention
- In-laboratory treatment of chemical waste
- Planning and running experiments
- Minimize other environmental impacts
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