Hazardous laboratory and field research wastes at the Prince George campus are brought to Chemstores for disposal. The wastes are processed and safely stored for transfer to an appropriate waste contractor. The laboratory and field research waste handling procedures are provided in the UNBC Chemical Safety & Methodology Manual.
Guidelines for wastes to be accepted by Chemstores:
- Broken glass must be in puncture proof containers or cardboard glass waste boxes
- Needles must be in dedicated sharps containers
- All chemical wastes must be labelled
- Liquid chemical wastes must have an appropriate liquid waste tag
- Liquid chemical wastes must be in a sealed container with sufficient head space for expansion (generally 3")
- Wastes cannot be left unattended outside of Chemstores
- Biohazardous materials must be placed in biohazardous waste bag or pail
- Empty hazardous waste containers must be labelled empty
Waste Storage and Disposal Materials
A variety of waste storage materials are available for free from Chemstores
- Sharps containers
- Autoclaveable waste bags
- Yellow hazardous waste bags with ziptie closures
- 4L amber glass bottles for liquid wastes
- 4 litre and 20 litre pails with lids
- 20L biohazardous materials pails (red and yellow biomedical)