Original containers can usually be reused for waste (e.g., 4-liter glass jar, 5-gallon metal solvent can). The contents of the original container should be compatible with the waste. Waste containers ...

Solvent is dispensed in one direction only. It never goes back into whatever container you took it out of. Solvent is considered waste solvent, whether you use it or not, once it’s transferred from ...

Most solvent waste from US academic labs ends up in the ... workers check the tags, take the bottles, and typically dump the contents of bright-red reusable solvent cans into blue, metal 55 ...

On average, from 2011 to 2021, academic labs generated around 4,300 metric tons of hazardous waste each year. One of the largest lab-used solvents discarded is dichloromethane and more than half ...

Laboratory workers did an excellent job keeping containers sealed or otherwise covered to prevent solvent loss from evaporation. Indeed, most laboratory workers not only capped chemical containers ...

Allow 10 to 20% of free space in liquid hazardous waste containers to allow for solvent expansion. Overfilled and/or leaking containers will not be accepted. All full containers should be placed in a ...

Tesla reached a $1.5 million settlement with 25 counties in California over hazardous waste violations at its facilities. The Verge spoke with experts to understand what the risks are.