- Non-Hazardous Lab Waste
- Safety Net #12-Why Didn't the Custodian Pick Up My Trash? is a good starting point to consult first, for what can and cannot be disposed into regular trash.
- Laboratory Glass (non-hazardous)
- Place broken glass and unwanted lab glassware in a study cardboard container with a lid.
- Identify the container by writing the lab name and number on the container.
- When the container is full, seal the lid and place the container in the trash bin.
- Deface empty glass containers of 5 gallons or less and discard them in the trash (or glass recycle if available.
- For more details see Safety Net #3.
- For empty container management see Safety Net #124.
- Biohazard Waste Disposal
- For biohazard waste at CNS and the Neurosciences buildings, follow the disposal guidelines in the UC Davis Medical Waste Management Plan (UCD MWMP).
- Biohazard Waste Flow Chart
- For biohazard waste at the Annex, in addition to the general disposal guidelines in the UCD MWMP, refer to the SOP for Handling Biological Waste.
- Sharps Waste
- Place sharps in a hard-wall "sharps" container
- When the container reaches the "full" line, close the lid so that the container is sealed.
- Biohazard Sharps must be disposed within 7 days after the container is sealed.
- Non-hazardous sharps must be disposed in a clear sharps container without a biohazard label (or deface label with sharpie pen).
- The preferred method of disposing pipette tips is in a hard-walled sharps container. However, pipette tips are allowed to be disposed as non-sharps, as long as they are double bagged in a thick bag. For more details see Safety Net #3.
- Hazardous Waste- (Chemical Disposal)
- All chemical disposal is now handled through the WASTe program. See the WASTe Fact Sheet for more information.
- Labs in 1515 Newton Ct., 1544 Newton Ct. and the CNS-Annex, take your properly tagged chemicals, in secondary containment, that have already been submitted for pick up to room 425 during the scheduled date/time.
- DO NOT leave abandoned chemicals in or around the room, you must personally deliver the chemicals to the EH&S representative.
- For information regarding Ethidium Bromide detoxification, see Safety Net #53.
- For more information regarding Chemical Waste Disposal, see Safety Net #8.
- For information on chemical spills see Safety Net #13 "Guidelines for Chemical Spill Control."
- Disinfect UV light bulbs and submit them as hazardous waste during the normal waste pick up schedule as "Universal Waste."
- Controlled Drug Disposal
- Information on controlled substances program can be found here, including how to dispose .
- Controlled Substance Disposal Request Form
- Chemotherapeutic Agents
- Place liquid chemotherapeutic waste in an appropriately labeled yellow hard-walled container.
- Submit all chemotherapeutic waste to Stericycle.
- Note: An account with Stericycle must be set up prior to using chemotherapeutic agents.
- Place the container at the accumulation site, or call Stericycle when the container is ready for pick up.
- Non-Hazardous Animal Carcass Disposal
- Place carcasses in the freezer in room 425 at 1515 Newton Ct. for pick up.
- Complete the information in the sign-in log on the table on the east wall of room 425.
- Biohazardous Animal Carcass Disposal
- Place carcasses in a red biohazard bag in a designated carcass disposal freezer at an approved pick up location.
- Call Stericycle to pick up carcasses in the freezer. Make sure they give you a manifest document.
- Give a copy of the manifest document to the CNS Safety Manager.
- Radioactive Waste
- Information on the Radiological Safety Program can be found here.
- For information on radioactive waste disposal guidelines , see Safety Net #9.