Working aids for waste disposal
Policies, forms, information sheets, identification labels
Disposing of waste properly Policy, guideline, information sheet
Use the Waste Disposal Policy as an instruction manual and a reference document for the disposal of all waste fractions typically generated by universities.
Documentation Forms
Labelling special waste Sample labels
Liquid, chemical special waste
- Oils: mineral-based chlorinated engine, gear and lubricating oils (‘contaminated’), PDF, CDR
- Oils: mineral-based non-chlorinated engine, gear and lubricating oils, PDF, CDR
- Solvent mixtures, PDF, CDR
- Cleaning liquors, PDF, CDR
- Machining emulsions and solutions, PDF, CDR
- Photochemicals, PDF, CDR
- Solutions containing cyanide, PDF, CDR
- Inorganic liquids, PDF, CDR
- Organic liquids, PDF, CDR
- Acids (corrosive & toxic), PDF, CDR
- Acids (corrosive only), PDF, CDR
- Hydrofluoric acid, PDF, CDR
- Alkalines (corrosive & toxic), PDF, CDR
- Alkalines (corrosive), PDF, CDR
Solid, chemical special waste
- Absorbents and filter materials, wiping cloths and protective clothing (from laboratories), PDF, CDR
- Absorbents and filter materials, wiping cloths and protective clothing (from workshops), PDF, CDR
- Inorganic solids, PDF, CDR
- Organic solids, PDF, CDR
- Pointed or sharp objects (broken glass, cannulas, pipettes, scalpels and operating equipment), PDF, CDR
- Packagings, discarded (empty, uncleaned), PDF, CDR
- Aerosols, PDF, CDR
Blank-labels
The labels shown here will also continue to be available as adhesive labels from the Staff Unit for Occupational Safety & Health and Environmental Protection.