Hazardous Waste
Waste at the University is divided into two main types;
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Hazardous
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Non-hazardous
The disposal of hazardous waste has to be carefully controlled to ensure it doesn’t pose a threat now or in the future to both human health and the environment. It includes:
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Solvents – chlorinated and non-chlorinated
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Glass – flasks, Winchesters, Borsilicate
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Silica – powder and gel using for separating compounds
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Metals – soft toxic in small quantities
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Used oils – cooking and mechanical
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Empty gas cylinders
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Clinical
Waste Management
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Reducing the amount of stock purchased to minimum quantities may help reduce potential for excess stock to be disposed of at a later date.
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Correct treatment of hazardous waste can in some circumstances, neutralise it or make it sufficiently safe for it to be disposed of as non hazardous waste.
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All hazardous waste must be stored, transported and disposed of safely.
