Hazardous Waste

Hazardous Waste can either be sent to REM for disposal, or rendered inert and disposed of as non-hazardous waste.

1.	Acids and Bases.
		Can be neutralized in the lab by mixing an acid with a base.
			slowly mixing acid and base by hand until the pH is correct.
			this can also be done by machine
		The pH of the neutralized solution must be between pH 5 and pH 9
		The neutralized solution must not contain any materials not on the non-hazardous materials list.
		The neutralized solution may be poured down the drain.
2.	Other hazardous waste
		Material should be in a tightly capped container suitable for the chemicals being stored.
		A Label should be placed on the container before any waste is added to the container.
			The label must say "HAZARDOUS WASTE"
			The label must include all constituents and the percentage of each.
			Use proper names for constituents (no abbreviations or formulas).
			The label must include the name of the principal investigator
		REM can supply suitable labels
		You can create your own labels as long as they contain the same information.
3.	Fill out a pick up request to have materials removed by REM