Your department may also have procedures that you are required to follow. Contact your supervisor, instructor or EHRS before discarding of any potentially hazardous chemical. To determine if the chemical you want removed from your laboratory or work area is a regulated hazardous waste contact EHRS, or consult the EPA regulation 40 CFR 261-Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste . All lab personnel must be familiar with the location and composition of all wastes produced in the lab. Waste containers must remain closed except when actually adding waste.
Open containers violate state and federal waste regulations.
There is no charge for routine chemical waste collection and disposal. EHRS does not pick up sharps or other infectious waste. Contact your building administrator or see Penn's Biosafety Manual . Disposal of radioactive materials and etiologic agents or cultures require special procedures. Contact EHRS before proceeding.