The Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Office is responsible for properly disposing of chemical waste generated by laboratories and other campus operations. The following information should assist ...

Hazardous waste containers at Purdue are stored in satellite accumulation areas (SAA). SAA's are used to manage waste in laboratories and shops because it provides safe and effective means to ...

Chemical waste is regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). It cannot be disposed of in regular trash or in the sewer system.

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif.– UCSB evacuated the Elings Hall, Building 226, due to a fire in a chemical waste storage container, according to Santa Barbara County Fire. Hazmat teams were on the scene ...