Not All hazardous wastes are handled equally.
Listed below are varying types of waste collected by the hazardous waste group. This information is only for waste generated at UCLA.
If you are not sure emails us for help, hazardousmaterials@ehs.ucla.edu
Trichloroethylene has been banned by the EPA, and is only permitted for a few narrow exceptions to request approval email: ckolodziej@ehs.ucla.edu
Activated Charcoal Canisters and FiltersBattery Waste Blood Vials and Collection Tubes Cellulose Nitrate FilmChemicals for ConsolidationChemotherapy and Trace Chemo Waste Conical Tubes, Series Vials and Small Chemical Containers Controlled Substance WasteCylinders- Gases Dangerous Drugs and Devices (Pharmaceutical Waste) Dry Waste (Solid Chemicals and Dry Bulked Waste)Empty Chemical ContainersExtremely or Acutely Hazardous ChemicalFluorescent & other lamps (Universal Waste)
Lab Glass Waste (Broken and Intact) Metal Powders and Lithium Metal Pouch CellsPaint & Art Supplies (Waste)Peroxide Forming ChemicalsPicric Acid (Dry)Radiation Waste Sharps (Non-Hazardous) Generated in LaboratorySharps and Slides Contaminated with Chemical Tissues or Specimens in Chemical Fixatives or Perfusion Material Unknown ChemicalsUniversal Waste - (E-Waste, Light Bulbs, Ink and Toner Cartridges, and other speciality recycling)