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Manufacturing plants, laboratories, hospitals, government agencies, and other facilities that use potentially hazardous chemicals can all benefit from using a lab pack service. While there have been strict regulations regarding…
RCRA (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act) designates hazardous wastes as ‘universal wastes.’ Mercury and mercury-containing vessels, such as thermostats, manometers, temperature and pressure gauges, certain light bulbs and switches, and…
When working in a laboratory, hospital, manufacturing industry, or university, it is extremely important that you understand the importance of how to handle small containers of potentially hazardous materials. The…
Chemical waste is produced in laboratories on a regular basis, however, not all of this waste is hazardous. Certain chemicals are allowed to be disposed of with regular garbage or…
An episodic event is when an incident that doesn’t normally occur during a hazardous waste generator’s operations ends up with the generator exceeding the limits that are normal for their…
Two of the main reasons you need to perform a chemical cleanout to start your academic year out safely are your regulatory obligations and for health and safety reasons. Regulatory…
Laboratories in educational institutes and government agencies create hazardous wastes they are required to dispose of each year. Properly following EPA guidelines in handling these wastes can be challenging, but…
Hazardous waste is a material with properties that are considered dangerous or can cause harmful effects to the environment or human health. This type of waste can come from a…
From your cleaning supply rooms to your science labs, educational facilities have a variety of hazardous waste. With the summer months fast approaching, a chemical waste cleanout must be planned…
It is that time of year when you have to start thinking about closing down the science lab in school for the summer. Whether you are a private, public, university,…