That leftover 1-2 mL in GC or HPLC vials will be hazardous waste. At the very least, they will be D001, and likely listed as well depending on the solvents in question. When I generated those vials myself, especially in the analytical service lab I worked in, I could have hundreds each day. Add in another 20 chemists and that starts to be a decent volume.

 

Here, we have labs collect the vials in another container (sturdy Ziploc bag, empty 4-L, etc.). We have an established profile with our waste vendor for these, coded for common solvents. Our technicians collect them like any other hazardous waste, transport them to our waste facility, and commingle them with other like-wastes in an open top drum. We extend this to hazardous wastes in centrifuge tubes, scintillation vials, and other small containers. This works reasonably well, is easier for the researchers than emptying out hundreds of vials, and it keeps us compliant.

 

Hope this helps. If you are new to the exciting world of RCRA, I would suggest looking into a training course. The Haz Waste forum is also a wealth of information for the hazardous materials management side of things.

 

Brian Meschewski

Research Safety Professional

Division of Research Safety

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

(217)333-2423

bmesche2**At_Symbol_Here**illinois.edu

 

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