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.

Hazardous Waste Disposal Procedures

What hazardous waste disposal procedures do I need to follow?

Please note that the Hazardous Waste Manual (2014 edition) has been reorganized and updated into separate disposal procedures, listed under the sections below. [We recommend you bookmark this webpage rather than individual SOPs, as the links no longer work when the PDFs are updated.]

Aqueous waste & sink disposal

• Aqueous waste

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

• Battery waste
• Laboratory glass waste
• Oil waste

Frequently Asked Questions

• FAQ

Hazardous Waste Forms

• Hazardous Waste Information Sheet
• Hazardous Waste Area Inspection Checklist

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Laboratory Pollution Prevention Guide

What do I need to know about lab pollution prevention & waste minimization?

• 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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