Even strong cleaning agents and correction fluid are considered hazardous materials. Any substance that results in or may result in adverse effects on the health or safety of employees is a hazardous material, said Scott Ammon, hazardous materials coordinator at Central. Ammon said that it is up to the person or generator using the hazardous material to determine if it has become a hazardous waste.
Hazardous waste is any hazardous substance that is unwanted or no longer serves a purpose.
It is any listed waste or any material that exhibits corrosive, ignitable, reactive, or toxic characteristics, Ammon said. Central s Hazardous Materials Department, located in the Public Safety building, ensures that the materials that become hazardous waste are disposed of properly. Ammon refers to the Cradle to Grave concept in the use of hazardous materials and disposal of hazardous waste. As users of hazardous materials and generators of hazardous waste, we are responsible for the materials from initial purchase to final disposal, he said. There is a certain procedure the hazardous materials department must follow in collecting hazardous waste on campus.