Essential information

• Get a Waste Generator Number (WGN)
• Collection
• How to Request a Hazardous Waste Collection
• Hazardous Waste Collection Schedule
• Hazardous Waste Training
• Tags
• Online Tag Program (OTP) — Contact EH&S, (858) 534-2753, for a user name and password
• Chemical Hazardous Waste Tag Diagram
• How to Use Chemical and Radioactive Hazardous Waste Tags
• What can go down the drain
• Sewer Disposal: What Can Go Down the Drain?
• Wash and Rinse Water Disposal

Biohazardous waste

• Animal carcass disposal pathway (PDF)
• Biohazardous and Medical Waste Overview
• Biohazardous Waste Disposal Guidelines poster
• Campus locations (PDF)
• Hillcrest locations (PDF)
• Autoclaves
• Autoclave Overview
• Autoclaving Guidelines for Biohazardous Waste
• How to:
  • Package and Dispose of Biohazardous and Medical Waste
  • Dispose of Sharps
  • Dispose of Plastic Tissue-Culture Pipettes

Chemical waste

• Hazardous chemical waste
• Chemical Compatibility Guidelines
• How to Identify Hazardous Chemical Waste
• Known Hazardous and Extremely Hazardous Wastes
• Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) Sources
• Storage and disposal
• Controlled Substances
• Hazardous and Extremely Hazardous Chemical Waste
• Empty Hazardous Materials Containers
• Photo and X-ray Processor Waste
• Sharps
• Donate usable chemicals
• ChemCycle, chemical reuse program

Radioactive waste

• Store and Dispose of Radioactive Waste
• Dispose of Sharps
• Radioactive Waste Tag Diagram
• How to Use Chemical and Radioactive Hazardous Waste Tags

Universal wastes

• Battery Disposal
• Computer Monitor and Electronic Devices Disposal
• Latex Paint Disposal

Household hazardous waste

• City of San Diego
• eRecycle.org – Information about recycling consumer electronic waste

Questions? Contact the EH&S Environmental Management Facility, (853) 534-2753.