Organic Solvent Waste Containers Are Labelled
Aqueous halogenated and non halogenated waste streams should be separated if possible.
Organic solvent waste containers are labelled. List each chemical in the container including all solvents used. Attach a hazardous waste label to the container. Contact the eh s environmental management facility 858 534 2753 if you want to pour other chemical constituents in the same waste. It should not be mixed with solvents such as acetone in a waste container.
Solvents must be collected in compatible and right sized containers. Labels with nonspecific names such as organic waste waste solvents acid waste etc. Chemical waste is a waste that is made from harmful chemicals mostly produced by large factories chemical waste may fall under regulations such as coshh in the united kingdom or the clean water act and resource conservation and recovery act in the united states in the u s the environmental protection agency epa and the occupational safety and health administration osha as well as. List by full name only.
For example is an oxidizer. Use separate containers for each of the following types of waste. For example do not label a container simply corrosive liquids. Leakproof container labeled with a waste tag.
Label all containers with the group name from the chemical waste category and an itemized list of the contents. Common solvents include acetone and methanol. Abbreviations initials or chemical formulas are not acceptable labels. List all chemical constituents and ph on the waste label.
Collect only wastes that are compatible within a container. Halogenated and non halogenated organic solvents may be mixed together in the same waste container.