Lab Cleanouts should be conducted:
- Prior to shut down, when the lab is being closed down
- Prior to a lab move
Important Note:
The associated department is ultimately responsible for cleaning out a lab, so be kind to your department and schedule your cleanouts before you move away. This will save them many unnecessary costs.Memo: PI responsibility for lab cleanout
Steps to Take
Laboratory Moves and Close-Outs at UCLA
Start bringing your chemicals (labeled with a WASTe Tag) for disposal to your building's routine waste scheduled pick-ups.
- This is a free of charge with the exception to highly specialized items like "unknown chemicals".
- Unknown chemicals- are very costly to dispose of ($75/ container). Be sure that the contents of all chemical containers are known.
- Peroxide-forming chemicals- may incur a charge of $100 per container if disposed past expiration
- EH&S provides scheduled pick-up to collect routine waste as a core service to research labs at no cost.
- We will process up to 30 chemicals at a time. If you bring more than 30 containers and other customers are waiting will process your 30 items and then ask you to wait for us to process other customers. If time permits we will return to processing your chemicals for as long as our window of time permits.
If you need chemicals removed from a laboratory space, we can arrange for an approved vendor to provide a quote to you or your department.
The cost varies depending on the quantities and types of chemicals to be disposed of, ranging from $5,000 to $30,000. To help keep costs down, we recommend attempting step 2 first.
email us to arrange a quote: hazardousmaterials@ehs.ucla.edu
A direct clean out from a lab is not a core services, vendor quotes can be coordinated upon request.
EH&S has to coordinate the service as there are strict regulatory requirements as it relates to manifesting of hazardous materials and recorder keeping. All hazardous waste generated by UCLA is tracked from generation to final disposition.
Failure to comply with this can cause fines and can stop our campus ability to dispose of hazardous materials.
For any questions or concerns email: hazardousmaterials@ehs.ucla.edu
