 Anyone who has had Hazardous Waste Management Training (initial) and who generates any waste to include:  chemicals, aerosols, oils, paints, biological waste, bulbs or batteries

 To re-familiarize you with ASU’s waste program basics  To let you know of any program changes  To update you on the developments of the EHS Assistant on-line waste pickup  To inform you of any safety issues concerning waste storage or collection

 Nothing down the drain, nothing in the trash  All chemical waste is considered hazardous  All chemical waste needs a completed hazardous waste tag prior to pickup  All liquid biowaste is considered chemical waste  All waste pickup request are made online

 All waste pickup request are online using the EHS Assistant database  Or simply: ▪ go to the EH&S homepage and choose the “Safety Services” tab at the top of the page ▪ scroll down and choose “haz waste pickup” ▪ click on the link ▪ there is also a link to a PowerPoint tutorial demonstrating the pick-up process

Link to pick-up request Link to tutorial

 Satellite accumulation is the area in your lab, classroom or shop where you keep your waste prior to pickup by EH&S  The rules state that the satellite area must be: ▪ at or near the process generating the waste ▪ be under the control of the generator

 All satellite containers must: ▪ be labeled with the words “hazardous waste”* ▪ be clean and compatible with the waste ▪ include a descriptive waste name (flammable solvents, corrosive base, corrosive acid, nitric waste, acetone solution, piranha, etc) or a detailed listing of all the chemicals in the container* ▪ be marked with the hazard* : flammable, corrosive, aqueous, etc. (listed as the category on the EH&S waste tag) ▪ be kept closed at all times except when adding or removing waste * A completed hazardous waste tag will include these items

 Prior to pickup each container needs a completed hazwaste tag with an accurate listing of all the chemicals in the waste including volumes or percentages adding up to 100%  You can tear off the white copy and use it to help you when making your online request – we only need the bottom copy  Tag numbers for each container are entered on the online request

 Biowaste  Red bag, red drum or yellow drum ▪ All waste must be bagged prior to being placed in the drum ▪ All red bag and red drum waste must be autoclaved ▪ Bags and drums must be closed at all times except when adding waste  Sharps ▪ All sharps must be in a ridged, puncture resistant, closed container ▪ Sharps include needles, syringes, scalpels, Pasteur pipettes, and pipette tips from both biological and chemical use ▪ Biological sharps must be autoclaved  Universal waste  All batteries must be collected for pickup and recycling  All intact light bulbs must be accumulated for pickup and recycling  Broken bulbs must be contained and treated as hazardous waste

 Aerosol cans  All aerosol cans must be collected for pickup and recycling  Per regulation, no can is ever considered empty and can never be put in the trash  Oil  Oil is considered a chemical waste  Oil is collected for recycling

 Regulated items that cannot be recycled  Sharps ▪ Syringes, Pasteur glass pipettes, pipette tips  Plastic lab ware  Plastic pipettes (regulated as biowaste)  Regulated items that can be recycled but only through EH&S (cannot be mixed with any other recycling items)  Intact light bulbs  Batteries  Aerosol cans

 Can I leave the funnel in the container, while I go out of the room or to another lab bench? I’m going to add more waste to the container is just a few minutes…… No, the rules state that the container must be closed at all time except when adding or removing waste.

 Do not use heavy walled glass containers (such as an acid bottle) for mixed waste streams. These containers allow a great deal of pressure to buildup in the bottle – several violent bottle bursts have occurred.  Use only thin walled clear glass bottles for mixed waste.

 Secondary containment is recommended at all times, especially when waste is stored on the floor or other unprotected area  Never mix incompatible waste in the same secondary containment unit