Hazardous Waste Minimization

Chemical Waste Treatment Protocols

• Acids and bases
• CIDEX OPA
• Ethidium bromide
• Formaldehyde

Hazardous Materials Reuse and Recycling

• Computer monitors and TVs
• Film, microfiche and photographic fixer
• Fluorescent and other mercury-containing lamps
• Mercury and thermometers
  • Mercury Thermometer Swap Request
• Metal contaminated with chemicals
• Oil and oil filters
• Shipping drums
• Xylene

Chemical Waste Avoidance

• Chemical Exchange (in MyChem)
• Green Chemicals Purchasing Wizard. Published by MIT, this web-based tool allows you to search a list of laboratory chemicals for more environmentally benign chemicals or processes, with journal references. Outside site.