Lab Waste Management

Online EHSS Training
Lab Waste Management

2019
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Learning Objective
Attendees will be able to:

• Identify minimum requirements for the safe packaging and disposal of
laboratory waste;
• Develop an understanding proper chemical waste management;
• Recognize common violations in lab practices;
• Know Khalifa University’s waste disposal procedures.
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General Considerations
Section Subtitle Goes Here
Sources of Information
Where to find information?
• Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
• Product Data Sheets
• Labels
General Considerations
All generators of potentially hazardous wastes If a large amount of one particular type of waste
must ensure segregation, accurate and complete is generated, a separate residue container shall be
labeling, safe storage, transport, treatment and provided for it.
disposal of such wastes.
It is a must to ensure that the container is not
Wastes should be minimized where possible. leaking and there is no spillage on the exterior of
the containers.
Waste chemicals and solvents must be stored in
suitable designated areas while awaiting Untrained students and staff are not to handle
collection. hazardous wastes and must not be given
responsibility to them.
Disposal will be undertaken by EHSS in
accordance to KU’s procedure. Personal protective equipment should be a
consideration when handling chemical waste
Mixing of waste to be avoided where possible, as
unexpected reactions may occur. Reference should be made to the SDS.
Examples of Chemical Wastes

• Unused and surplus reagent grade chemicals • Contaminated syringes, needles
• Intermediates and by-products generated from • Equipment and apparatus containing hazardous
research & educational experiments waste
• Batteries • Computer/electronic equipment
• Anything contaminated by chemicals • Toner cartridges
• Used oil of all types • Ethylene glycol
• Spent solvents - including water based • Paints - both oil and latex
• Mercury containing items • Fluorescent light bulbs
• Non-returnable gas cylinders • Light ballasts
• Non-empty aerosol cans • Custodial and industrial cleaners
• Chemically contaminated sharps • Resins (Phenol, Epoxy, Styrene, etc....)
• Finely divided powders. • Dye and glazes
• Degreasing solvents
Waste-Container Compatibility
Do not use a metal container to store acids.

Do not use a glass container to store hydrofluoric acid.
Do not use glass or metal containers to store organic
peroxides.
Do not use metal containers to store picric acid and
solutions of picric acid.
Do not use containers that can be confused with
consumer commodities like soda bottles or milk jugs.
Do not use metal containers for flammable liquid waste,
unless proper bonding and grounding precautions are
taken.
Laboratory Cleanout
Look for chemicals that are no longer needed, old and out of date
or unusable. (At least Annually – when you update your chemical
inventory)
Try to redistribute unneeded chemicals around the department or

building. If no one else needs the chemical or if they are out of
date or unusable, then package them for disposal.
Package by hazard class in sturdy cardboard boxes. Use sufficient

packing material to prevent container damage during transport.
Place a completed chemical waste label and packing slip on the

outside of the box.
Labeling of Waste
• Date the label with the date that the waste is first added.
• Fill in building, room number and telephone number where the

person who is filling out the waste label can be reached.
• Write the appropriate waste steam(s)
• Use only common chemical names or nomenclature when listing

the chemical constituents on the label.
• Do not use:
 Abbreviations
 Chemical symbols
 Trade names
Lab Waste Disposal Request
Lab Name – the laboratory name or the faculty/

Principal Investigator’s name.
Reference No. – this field to be filled out by the

EHSS Officer.
Hazardous Material Name – the common name of

the chemical, no abbreviations, chemical formula
nor trade name.
Make sure you tick out the appropriate hazard/s

present.
Sharps Waste Disposal

Sharps
-- are items that could puncture regular trash bags and can
potentially cause injury to someone handling the waste.
Examples:
 broken laboratory glassware and some plastics
 dosing needles
 disposables scalpels and blades
Needles, blades and scalpels are kept on a receptacle separate

from broken lab glass or plasticware.
Note: chemical contaminated sharps wastes are to be reported

to the EHSS.
Requisites for Disposal

• Glassware must NOT be disposed of in classroom • Once full, the bag top should be twisted and
common trash receptacles. taped closed, and the box top taped shut.
• Discarded glassware must be placed in a small • It is acceptable to use a plastic bucket with a lid in
puncture proof, cardboard box or a container place of the trash bag-lined cardboard box. Label
specifically designed for the disposal of glassware. the outside of the container “Broken Glass Only.”
Ensure that the label is facing outwards and is
• Any cardboard box may be used, provided it is readily visible to laboratory occupants.
properly labeled, sturdy and of a size that
will not weigh more than 15 kg when full.
Liquid Chemical Wastes

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Liquid Waste Management

Prior to starting off with an experiment which involves the generation of
liquid waste, a container must be selected and made available.
Bulk solvent and aqueous liquid waste streams:
• Do Not use glass, plastic-coated glass or other re-used reagent bottles to
store or accumulate bulk liquid chemical waste.
• Please try to purchase containers that meet the following requirements:
 Low density polyethylene (except if the waste are, for example,
Amyl Chloride, Bromine, Butyric Acid, Carbon Disulfide, etc)
 Containers with a large handle
 Capacity no greater than 5 gallons
• Do Not use containers that are old, dented, damaged, leaking or
cracked.
• The container must be able to be capped, sealed or closed.
Waste Management Procedure
• Perform liquid chemical waste management in a fume hood.

Mixing of liquid waste may generate toxic or corrosive aerosols.
• Check the container label to assure that waste is being added to
the correct container.
• The container must be in secondary containment, i.e. large plastic
bin, bucket, or tray.
• Use a funnel sufficient for the size or the container and volume of
waste being added.
• Slowly add the waste, watching for any unintended reactions. If
you observe a reaction, immediately stop adding the waste, close
the fume hood sash.
• After the waste has been added, remove the funnel and seal the
container with the cap.
Incompatibility of Liquid
Wastes
Solid Waste Streams

Solid Wastes
Solid waste includes any laboratory material that has
come in contact with a chemical or is potentially
contaminated with a chemical.
Examples:
 gloves,
 bench-top paper,
 weighing boats and papers,
 paper towels,
 clean up material
 permanently contaminated glassware and plastic
ware
Waste Management Procedure
• Use cardboard boxes or other sturdy containers.

• All containers must have lids.
• Apply a completed chemical waste label on the outside of the
container.
• Line the container with a polyethylene bag or three standard
trash bags.
• When the container is full, bag has to be sealed with tape.
• It is important not to overload containers. Full boxes should not
weigh more than 15 kg. Do not use overly large boxes
Empty Chemical Containers

Empty Containers
Triple rinse with copious amounts of water. Collect the first
rinse as chemical waste. Rinse two and three can go down the
sewer.
Place a label over the original container label or deface the

label.
Do not replace the cap on the container.
Dispose it, if not needed- in the bin designated for glassware

disposal.
Empty containers that contained an acutely hazardous waste

should be disposed of as a hazardous waste in their entirety
(container, cap and residuals)
Recyclable or Not?
Laboratory materials that can be recycled:
• Brown glass
• Clear glass
• Metal cans
• Computer and electronic equipment
Laboratory materials that cannot be recycled:

• Any glass bottles that are plastic coated
• Pyrex
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Storage of Chemical Waste

Storage of Waste Chemicals

• If you improperly label a container other laboratory personnel unknowingly may add incompatible
material to the container
• Example: if an organic solvent solution is added to a container that is not labeled or labeled as an
aqueous inorganic acid, and a fellow researcher may generate an inorganic nitric acid solution
and add it to the container. Nitric acid and organic solvents are extremely incompatible and the
container over a short period of time generates pressure and explodes.
• Waste containers must remain closed or sealed at all times, except when waste is being added or
removed from the container.
• Liquid waste containers must be stored in secondary containment systems according to hazard class.
• DO NOT store bulk liquid chemical waste containers in fume hoods that have active experiments or
reactions occurring.
• Containers can only be filled to a maximum 90% full. Head space is needed for expansion and/or ease of
dispensing.
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Online EHSS Training

Lab Waste Management

Attendees will be able to:

Where to find information?

• Safety Data Sheets (SDS)

• Product Data Sheets

Examples of Chemical Wastes

Do not use a metal container to store acids.

Try to redistribute unneeded chemicals around the department or

Package by hazard class in sturdy cardboard boxes. Use sufficient

Place a completed chemical waste label and packing slip on the

• Fill in building, room number and telephone number where the

• Write the appropriate waste steam(s)

• Use only common chemical names or nomenclature when listing

Lab Waste Disposal Request

Lab Name – the laboratory name or the faculty/

Reference No. – this field to be filled out by the

Hazardous Material Name – the common name of

Make sure you tick out the appropriate hazard/s

Sharps Waste Disposal

Needles, blades and scalpels are kept on a receptacle separate

Note: chemical contaminated sharps wastes are to be reported

Requisites for Disposal

Liquid Chemical Wastes

Liquid Waste Management

Waste Management Procedure

• Perform liquid chemical waste management in a fume hood.

Solid Waste Streams

Waste Management Procedure

• Use cardboard boxes or other sturdy containers.

Empty Chemical Containers

Place a label over the original container label or deface the

Do not replace the cap on the container.

Dispose it, if not needed- in the bin designated for glassware

Empty containers that contained an acutely hazardous waste

Laboratory materials that cannot be recycled:

Storage of Chemical Waste

Storage of Waste Chemicals

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