Organic Solvent Waste Containers Are Labelled

List by full name only.

Organic solvent waste containers are labelled.

Abbreviations initials or chemical formulas are not acceptable labels. Label all containers with the group name from the chemical waste category and an itemized list of the contents. List all chemical constituents and ph on the waste label. For example do not label a container simply corrosive liquids.

Attach a hazardous waste label to the container. Solvents must be collected in compatible and right sized containers. Common solvents include acetone and methanol. Labels with nonspecific names such as organic waste waste solvents acid waste etc.

List each chemical in the container including all solvents used. Collect only wastes that are compatible within a container. Chemical waste is a waste that is made from harmful chemicals mostly produced by large factories chemical waste may fall under regulations such as coshh in the united kingdom or the clean water act and resource conservation and recovery act in the united states in the u s the environmental protection agency epa and the occupational safety and health administration osha as well as. Aqueous halogenated and non halogenated waste streams should be separated if possible.

Leakproof container labeled with a waste tag. Use separate containers for each of the following types of waste. It should not be mixed with solvents such as acetone in a waste container. Accurately list the bag s contents and chemical constituents on the hazardous waste tag.

Halogenated and non halogenated organic solvents may be mixed together in the same waste container. Halogenated organic solvents non halogenated organic solvents corrosive acid corrosive bases heavy metals elemental mercury reactives oxidizers toxic poisons acutely hazardous wastes p listed.