Chemical Waste Disposable Information

When it comes to Hazardous waste, ideally you should not have more than one container or bottle for each kind of chemical waste. If you generate only small amounts use smaller bottles.

When adding hazardous waste to a bottle, it is imperative that a hazard waste label is placed on the bottle to identify the waste. Once the bottle is almost full, fill out a chemical waste pick-up form online or complete the chemical waste pick-up form and submit to Einstein-Safety@einsteinmed.edu.

By law, all hazardous waste containers must be labeled in a certain way. The hazardous waste label must include:

• The label must include the words "HAZARDOUS WASTE" somewhere on the label. By using the Environmental Health and Safety labels, this is already addressed. Placing a piece of tape on the bottle with the word “WASTE” is unacceptable.
• The date (month/day/year) that the FIRST drop of waste was accumulated. When the bottle is full, the finish date should be filled in and a waste pick-up form should be sent to Environmental Health and Safety.
• A list of the waste chemical(s) (no abbreviations). The regulation actually states no abbreviations, please only use full names.
• Denote the amount of each chemical.
• A check in the appropriate box (flammable, toxic, reactive, corrosive). There might be more than one, but this is not an issue.

Check to make sure all elements of the label are filled in, including the name of the principal investigator along with your extension. Please do not rely on the EH&S technician picking up your waste to label your containers. If containers are not properly labeled, they will not be collected.

You can request labels from Environmental Health and Safety or print out a HAZARDOUS WASTE LABEL and secure it to each bottle.

If you have any questions, please contact EH&S at Einstein-Safety@einsteinmed.edu.