Hazardous Waste Pick Up
UNM risk safety services has an outside vendor that pick up hazardous waste about once a week on Fridays. If you need any waste picked up, follow the steps below in order to make sure things are done properly.
In general, the only waste we create that is hazardous is Ethidium Bromide. When the liquid waste is full, we will organize a pick up for the liquid and solid waste containers.
- Be sure that all containers are labeled properly. Please see the link to the blank label template below and the link to the copy filled out for EtBr waste. Each container must say HAZARDOUS WASTE. This can be hand written.
https://srs.unm.edu/assets/documents/hazardous_waste_management_label.pdf
etbr_container_label_template.pdf
- Fill out the HMDR template listing all containers to be picked up. (our room is G20 in BRF 253 and the pick up location is Located on counter by sink on your left as you enter the lab)
chemical_waste_pickup_request.xlsx
- E-mail the HMDR and any other info to SRS at chemsafety@srs.unm.edu. They will let you know what day your pick up will take place.
- BE SURE THAT YOUR CONTAINERS TO BE PICKED UP ARE IN THE CORRECT PLACE THE NIGHT BEFORE THE PICK UP! Put a note on them so other lab member know not to put them away.