Completing a Waste Pickup Request Form

The EHS Safety Portal can be utilized to request either a Hazardous Waste Pick Up OR to request delivery of certain supplies provided by EHS for proper disposal of hazardous waste.

• All contact information must be included at the top of the waste request form to ensure that EHS can contact the requestor or Principal Investigator (PI) with questions.
• Any supplies needed should be included in the “Supplies” section.
• Any pertinent information, such as if access is limited, or specific location of waste should be noted in the “Comments” section.

Determining Waste Type Category

• Waste Container

  Choose this category if your waste includes a mixture or solution of two or more chemicals, is a prep or cleaning solution, or is a laboratory sample. Wastes in this category should be characterized by hazard of the material. In general, you should use the hazards that are checked off on the Global Harmonization System (GHS) symbols located on the bottom of the attached Hazardous Waste Tag and the state of matter of the waste (i.e. liquid or solid) as guidance. Enter all chemical constituents into the box provided.

  Example: Submittal of liquid waste as identified on the Hazardous Waste Tag:

  Based on chemicals listed and GHS symbols checked, waste is characterized as Flammable, Corrosive

  

  Search system by Flammable, select “Flammable, Corrosive”

  

  Enter all pertinent information, including size and number of container(s), and all chemical constituents with no abbreviations.

   

• Common Process

  Choose this category if your waste is a material that is generated by a routine maintenance, medical, or laboratory activity, and includes these items:

  Maintenance
  Adhesives
  Aerosols
  Batteries (all types)
  Paints (Latex or Flammable)
  Light Ballasts
  Pesticides
  Light Bulbs (all types)
  Used Oil
  Unused Cleaning Products
  
  Medical/Laboratory
  Aerosols
  Contaminated solid lab debris (gloves, wipes, weigh boats, etc.)
  Gel waste (solid material only)
  Biohazardous Waste
  Blood Tubes
  Pharmaceutical Waste
  Sharps/Chemotherapy Waste
  Unused Cleaning Products

  Example request for pickup of aerosols:

  

  Example request for pickup of paint:

   

  Example request for pickup of sharps:

   

• Reagents

  Choose this category ONLY for submittal of expired or no longer needed chemical reagents that are in the original, labeled manufacturer’s bottle. If you are trying to submit multiple chemical constituents that are present in one waste container, you must choose the “Waste Container” category.

  Example 1, for item listed in EHS database: Search your chemical name, select, and enter container size/quantity:

  

  

  Example 2, for an item NOT listed in EHS database:

  When searching for chemical not found, "no results found" popup will be displayed. Choose either Hazardous Waste Liquid, or Hazardous Waste Solid based on the state of matter.

  

  

  Manually enter the chemical name and information.