Environmental Health and Safety

Hazardous
Waste
Training


Introduction
Identification
Containers
Management
Compatible
Closed
Labeled
Unlabeled
Segregated
Sample Question
Waste Disposal
Spills
Waste Reduction
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Unlabeled Containers

Unknown bottle image

Label your waste containers. Unlabeled containers put you, your coworkers, and emergency personnel at additional and unnecessary risk in the event of an accident. If there are unknown or unlabeled containers in the area, emergency personnel cannot respond as quickly.

Labeling chemical containers will also prevent you from wasting money. We cannot take or dispose of your unknown without knowing its hazard and identity. Your lab must pay over $80 for analysis of each unknown prior to collection.

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