Hazardous Waste Management

Chemical Waste

• What is a Hazardous Chemical Waste?
• Labeling Requirements For Hazardous Waste Containers
• Hazardous Waste Segregation
• Hazardous Waste Storage
• Empty Container Management
• Waste Minimization

Universal Waste Guidelines:

• Battery Recycling
• Cellular Phone Recycling
• eWaste & Monitor Recycling
• Mercury Containing Lamp Recycling

Radioactive Waste Guidelines:

• Radioactive Waste Segregation
• Radioactive Waste Labeling and Storage

Biomedical Waste Guidelines:

• Biomedical Waste Guidelines
• Chemotherapy Waste Guidelines
• Disinfectants List
• Pathology Waste Guidelines
• Pharmaceutical Waste Guidelines
• Sharps Guidelines

Waste Minimization/Pollution Prevention:

• Green Chemical Alternatives Wizard
• The Waste Management Hierarchy
• Chemical Purchasing
• The Myth Of Buying In Bulk
• Other Purchasing Strategies
• Conducting Experiments
• Implement & Develop Resource Efficient Procedures
• Scale Down Experiments
• Utilize Less Hazardous Chemicals
• Encourage Waste Minimization

• Free Mercury Thermometer Exchange Program

Waste Collection

• Chemical Waste Collection
• Biomedical Waste Collection
• Radioactive Waste Collection
• Controlled Substance and Drug Disposal
• Refrigerators
• Universal Waste Collection (Batteries, Computer Monitors, Consumer Electronic Devices, Fluorescent Lamps)

Recycling:

• Chemical Recycle Request

Blank Labels Interactive format:

• Hazardous Materials
• Hazardous Waste

Blank Labels (Word) (use Avery label 5163):

• Hazardous Waste

• Hazardous Waste Disposal Recharge Rates
• Ethidium Bromide Factsheet
• UC Irvine Hazardous Waste Transporter Requirements
• Hazardous Waste Identification

• Hazardous Materials Spill

Environment, Health & Safety:
(949) 824-6200 - weekdays, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.