Disposal of Unwanted Materials From WFUHS Facilities
From complex chemicals to fluorescent light bulbs to old computer equipment, the management of the waste generated at WFUHS requires careful forethought.
Waste Collection Schedule Waste Disposal Procedures
Notice: Disposal of hazardous waste using sinks, intentional evaporation, or as regular trash is against the law. Campus laboratories must abide by strict state and federal waste disposal requirements. You may be held liable for violations of applicable laws.
Materials | Disposal Instructions | not permitted | Point of Contact | in Trash Containers | eh&s | wfuhs | other | label | Or Dumpsters | 716-1224 or | Engineering | | Requirements | | 716-1241 | 716-4351 | | | Acids | | | | | Acrylamide Gel (with | | | | Hazardous | Ethidium Bromide) | X | | | Waste | Acrylamide Monomer | | | | Aerosols | | | | | Antifreeze | | | | | Appliances | | X | | None | Batteries | X | | | Universal | | | | | Waste | Biohazard: Sharps, Tubes | | | | Regulated | with Liquids, | X | | | Medical | Hard Plastic & Glass Pipettes | | | Waste | Carcinogen | | | | | Chemotherapeutic Agent - | | | | HAZARDOUS | EPA Regulated: | | | | WASTE or | Chlorambucil | | | | Hazardous | Cyclophosphamide | X | | | Waste EPA | Daunomycin | | | Regulated | Melphalan | | | | Cytotoxic | Mitomycin-C | | | | Drugs | Streptozocin | | | | Contains | Uracil Mustard | | | | *** | Chemotherapeutic Agent – | X | | | Regulated | not EPA Regulated | | | | Medical Waste | Cleaning Rags w/Solvents | | | | | Corrosive Acid | | | | | Corrosive Alkali | | | | | DNA Synthetic Waste | X | | | Hazardous | (DNA Core lab | | | | Waste | (low halogen)) | | | | | Ethidium Bromide Gels | | | | | Ethidium Bromide Tea Bag | | | | | E-Waste (Computers | | Computer Surplus | NONE | printers, monitors, etc.) | | | | Explosive Flammable - | | | | | Liquid and solid | X | | | Hazardous | Fluorescent Light Tubes | | | | Waste | (Broken) | | | | | Fluorescent Light Tubes | | X | | Universal | (intact) | | | | Waste | Halogenated Solvents | | | | | HPLC Waste | | | | | Hydrofluoric Acid | | | | | Lab Chemical Containers | | | | Hazardous | (residue) | X | | | Waste | Lab Chemicals | | | | | Mercury | | | | | Mixed Oils & Water | | | | | Mutagen | | | | | Non‑Halogenated Solvents (Flammable) | | | | | Oil Filters | X | | | Used Oil | Used Oil | | | | | Other Lab Chemical | | | | | Containers (empty) | | | | | Oxidizer | | | | | P-listed hazardous waste | | | | | including the empty | | | | | container | | | | | Paint & Paint-Related | X | | | Hazardous | Material | | | | Waste | Pathology Aqueous Waste | | | | | Peptide Synthesis Waste | | | | | (DNA Core lab | | | | | (chlorinated)) | | | | | Poison | | | | | Poison-Empty Container | | | | | Silver Salt | | | | | Spent Acid Solution | | | | | Spent Carbon | | | | | Spent Carbon Filters | | | | | Waste Acids | | | | | Waste Bases | | | | | Waste Ethanol | | | | | Waste Formaldehyde | X | | | Hazardous | Or formalin | | | | Waste | Waste Isopropanol | | | | | Waste Methanol | | | | | Waste Phenol/Chloroform/ | | | | | Isoamyl | | | | | Alcohol | | | | |
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