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 through research, academic and operational activities are consolidated, recycled, re-used, neutralized and/or disposed. This section includes procedures describing the safe and appropriate methods for the disposal of hazardous waste at UBC Point Grey campus.
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Hazardous Waste Disposal Procedures
What hazardous waste disposal procedures do I need to follow?
Laboratory Pollution Prevention Guide
What do I need to know about lab pollution prevention & waste minimization?
Hazardous Waste Disposal Procedures
What hazardous waste disposal procedures do I need to follow?
Follow the most updated disposal procedures listed under the sections below. Please note that the Hazardous Waste Manual (2014 edition) has been archived. Procedures are updated regularly – please check this webpage if you are using procedures older than 2 years. [We recommend you bookmark this webpage rather than individual SOPs, as the links no longer work when PDFs are updated.]
Aqueous waste & sink disposal
Biological Waste
- Animal bedding
- Animal carcasses
- Biohazardous waste
- Biomedical waste
- Non-human primate waste
- Non-indigenous species
- Pharmaceuticals & controlled drugs
- Sharps
Chemical Waste
- Chemical waste
- Mercury waste
- Non-regulated contaminated solid waste
- Organic solvent waste
- Photographic waste
- Potentially explosive chemicals
- Unknown lab chemicals
Other Waste
Frequently Asked Questions
Hazardous Waste Forms
Laboratory Pollution Prevention Guide
What do I need to know about lab pollution prevention & waste minimization?
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.