Section 9: Laboratory Waste Disposal

Procedures for Disposal of Hazardous Waste

Section 1: Identification of Regulated Wastes

1. Chemical Wastes

   • Characteristic Chemical Wastes
   • Listed Chemical Wastes
   • Class I Wastes

2. Biological (or Special) Wastes

   • Microbiological Waste
   • Animal Waste
   • Human Blood and Blood Products
   • Pathological Waste
   • Sharps

3. Radioactive Wastes
4. Multi-hazardous Wastes

Section 2: Chemical Wastes

1. Requirements for the Accumulation Area

   • Containers
   • Accumulation Guidelines

2. Disposal Procedures for Regulated Wastes

   • Waste Tags and Request for Disposal Forms

3. Disposal Procedures for Non-Regulated Wastes
4. Disposal Procedures for Empty Containers
5. Waste Minimization

   • Methods for Treating Hazardous Wastes in the Laboratory
   • Five Examples of Reagent Substitutions that Result Less Hazardous and/or Less Costly Waste

Section 3: Biological Wastes

1. Microbiological Waste

   • Record Keeping
   • Performance Monitoring
   • Treatment Methods
   • Disposal

2. Animal Waste

Section 4: Other Laboratory Wastes

1. MOU Glassware
2. Broken Glassware
3. Sharps
4. Mixed Wastes

Appendices

1. Nonhazardous Chemicals
2. Waste Container / Solvent Compatibility Chart
3. Examples of Incompatible Chemicals
4. Environmental Protection Agency's P List (Acutely Hazardous Chemicals)
5. Environmental Protection Agency's U List

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