Waste Pickup Request
Don't save it up! Do NOT allow more than one container of waste type to accumulate per lab.
A pick up service is provided by the Department of Environmental Health & Safety. Waste material should be placed into glass, metal, or plastic containers and kept closed. Segregate waste by hazard classes. Collect halogenated waste separate from nonhalogenated waste.
To request a pickup, fill out the form below (eid required to login)
https://kstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_79Y7CcLhsc0fLr7
- Flammable solids, liquids, and gases.
- Oxidizers.
- Halogenated solvents.
- Nonhalogenated solvents.
- Reactive materials such as peroxides, perchlorates, alkyl-metal compounds and explosives require special handling. Alert the pick up personnel to the nature of the reactivity.
- Corrosives (organic and inorganic).
- Poisons.
- Used vacuum pump oil and other lubricating oils.
- Rare metals and heavy metals including mercury.
- Batteries (however, sealed, non-leaking batteries may be sent to the Department of Environmental Health & Safety in the CAMPUS mail).
- Asbestos.
- PCB oil and materials.
- Pesticides.
- Other: If you are unsure of the proper disposal procedure for your waste type, please contact EHS .
- Place a Hazardous Waste label on the container.These are available from the Department of Environmental Health & Safety.
- Write the name of the chemical on the label.The major components or hazardous chemicals should be listed.
- Write the date on the label when waste is first placed in the container. Do not keep waste longer than 6 months.
- Write the date on the label when the container is full.
- All containers must be kept closed except when adding waste.
- You may not store full containers in the laboratory more than three days. Notify the Department of Environmental Health & Safety by filling out this form to request a pick up.
- Box the containers for easy carrying. Label the box "Environmental Health & Safety."
8 Heavy Metals
- Arsenic
- Barium
- Cadmium
- Chromium
- Lead
- Mercury
- Selenium
- Silver
17 Pesticides
- Chlordane
- 2, 4-D
- Chlorobenzine
- 1,4-dichlorobenzene
- 1,2-dichlorethane
- 1,1-dichloroethylene
- Endrin
- Heptachlor
- Hexachlorobenzene
- Lindane
- Hexachlorobutadiene
- Pentachlorophenol
- Toxaphene
- 2,4,5-Trichlorophenol
- 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol
- 2,4,5-TP (Silvex)
12 Organic Solvents
- Benzene
- Carbon tetrachloride
- Chloroform
- Cresol(s)
- 2,2-Dinitrotoluene
- Hexachloroethane
- Methyl ethyl ketone
- Nitrobenzene
- Pyridine
- Tetrachloroehtylene
- Trichloroethylene
- Vinyl chloride