Containers containing liquids are considered empty if no material can be poured from them. A container that held a non-pourable material is considered empty if no material remains that can be removed by scraping and chipping.
Empty containers disposal procedures:
- All containers containers five (5) gallons or less:
- Step 1: Must be triple rinsed with a solvent to remove residues. All first rinses should be collected as hazardous waste.
- Step 2: Write on container "empty" and defaced (should not be identifiable) or remove all labels before disposal. You should not be able to read or see any of the hazards or chemical name on the container.
- Step 3: Place in normal trash or reused to hold waste. If container is glass containers disposed of with the broken glass waste stream.
- Containers that contained acute or extremely hazardous chemicals are dry hazardous waste. Placed insider of two clear plastic bags with the a WASTe tag on the outer bag. Each bag should be taped or tied individually.
- Label the WASTe tag as solid waste and with " empty and the name of original chemical" ( e.g. "empty- phenol")
- Bring to one of our drop off locations: Routine pick-up schedule
- Containers larger than five (5) gallons:
- Disposed of as hazardous waste.
- Label the WASTe tag as solid waste and with " empty and the name of original chemical" ( e.g. "empty- phenol")
- Bring to one of our drop off locations: Routine pick-up schedule
- we take a maximum of 4 containers per lab per pickup
- Disposed of as hazardous waste.
- Empty Cylinders (less than or equal to 5L)
These are cylinders were no material will escape if the valve is opened including butane and propane tanks.- Label each cylinder with a completed Hazardous WASTe Tag.
- Label tag as "empty - include the specific gas that was in the cylinder" and write "empty" on the cylinder empty with a marker.
- Bring to one of our drop off locations: Routine pick-up schedule
