Waste Chemical Disposal and Recycling Guidelines
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Transcript Waste Chemical Disposal and Recycling Guidelines
Fluorescent & other mercury lamps
Batteries
Solvents & wipes
Oils & wipes or absorbents
Paint wastes
Aerosol cans
Lamp ballasts
Gas cylinders
Unused chemical products
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Bring to designated location
Complete Disposal Log
Place waste in appropriate container or properly
package
Label container
Place in secondary containment
Separate incompatible waste
Complete Waste Packing Form
Send completed forms to Chemical Waste
Program
Como Recycling: Building 099, Garage
Donhowe: Building 044, Rm SB05
Food Operations: Building 113, Rm 101
Heller Hall: Building 201, Rm 79
PWB Cage: Building 144, Rm B200B (Temporary Location)
New Future Location - Mayo: Building 074, Room G109
St. Paul Shops: Building 379, 160B
FACILITIES MANAGEMENT HAZARDOUS WASTE
DISPOSAL LOG
Name
Dept/Unit
Foreman or
Supervisor
Date
Waste Description
Approx.
Quantity
Type of Container
Pack to avoid breakage
If contents could leak, line boxes with heavy plastic
bags
Tape boxes closed
Tighten drum caps
Tighten closure rings/bands
Replace this
temporary
band with one
that has a bolt
Lead acid batteries
Leaking containers
Avoid sparks from static electricity
Ground drum
Bond waste can to funnel/drum
Drums, pails, boxes, etc
Funnels latched closed
and How to Handle Them
Label "Used Oil"
Used crank case oil,
vacuum pump oil,
lubricating oil, gear
oil, automatic
transmission fluid
NO solvents,
refrigeration oils, or
transformer oils
Oil and Solvent soaked rags and pads
Store in red safety cans or steel drums
Label as "Used Rags“
Oil with Floor Dry
Store in steel drums
Label as “Used Oil Floor Dry”
Hazardous Waste
Only used Paint Thinner
Label as “Used Paint Thinner”
Latex and oil-based paint and
stains, epoxy paint, varnishes
Place containers in bulk drum
List on Disposal Log
Metal or plastic cans only – no
glass
NO adhesives, resins,
caulking tubes
Rags, Rollers, Brushes, Filters
If dry, regular trash
If wet place in bag-lined steel drum
Paint chips
Collect Separately
May have lead content
Empty containers
Less than 3% of container volume, if all waste that
can be removed has been
Recycle Metal Cans; Place in Scrap Metal bin
Place Plastic containers in trash
Empty (no contents or pressure)
Recycle. Place in Maroon Cans and Bottles bin or
scrap metal bin
Not empty are Hazardous Waste
Consolidate in bulk container
Caps on, or remove valves
PCB, Non-PCB, electronic ballasts can all go
in the same barrel
Label “PCB Ballasts”
Fluorescent
Treat as Hazardous
Waste
Fluorescent Compact
Fluorescent Tube
Metal Halide
Sodium
Sodium
Mercury Vapor
UV Germicidal
Metal Halide
UV Germicidal
Use original container or any
other box that will completely
contain lamps
Package similar used lamps
together
Remove cardboard shipping positioning end
pieces
Do not cut the box end flaps off.
Label container “Used
Lamps” or “Lamps for
Recycling”
Keep containers closed
Tape box closed when full
Collect broken glass &
other lamp pieces
Wear gloves and safety
glasses
Use dust pan,
cardboard,, etc. to avoid
cuts
Duct tape or damp cloth
to get small pieces &
powder
Place in sealed
container
Label:
"Hazardous Waste,
Broken Lamps"
Collection start and
end date
Drycell, Buttons, NiCads, Lead Acid Gel Cell…
Label “Used Batteries for Recycling”
Place small/med batteries in re-sealable buckets
Palletize and label large lead-acid batteries
Label “Used Batteries”
Take directly to Como
Garage
Prevent shortcircuiting, damage to
battery, & acid leakage
Place in containment
Use up or return to distributor or UStores
Hazardous Waste
Small cylinders of like hazard
▪ Package together
Large Cylinders
▪ Put Packing Form on each cylinder
Use up if possible
Call Reuse
Package separately
Prevent from happening
Label all containers
Keep labels in good shape or replace
Don’t let unknown chemicals accumulate
Expensive to analyze and dispose
Lab personnel must send to DEHS
They should contact DEHS for help
Do not take lab waste to FM storage rooms
Some may be highly reactive, toxic, and DANGEROUS
Keep separate:
Acids from caustics/bases/alkalis
Combustibles & flammables from acids &
oxidizers
Do not place chlorinated & PCB oil in
regular used oil drum
Separate by tray, cabinet, wall
Call FM Safety or DEHS if unsure
Evacuate
Leave spill area
Alert others in area and direct/assist them in
leaving
Confine
Close doors and isolate the area. Prevent people
from entering spill area
Report
From safe place, call DEHS
▪ 612-626-6002 during working hours
▪ 911 after hours
Give your name, phone, location, spill location,
name and amount of material spilled, extent of
injuries, safest route to spill
Stay by phone. DEHS will advise as soon as
possible
Cleanup
High hazard releases (fire, health, reactivity
hazard) DEHS or Fire Department will clean up or
stabilize
Small or low hazard spills, DEHS will advise you
on what precautions and protective equipment to
use
FM to use for small, safe spills
Yellow drums with sorbent, gloves, goggles,
apron
Questions / Comments?