Empty Hazardous Material Container Management: Empty Container Disposal Table Non-Hazardous: UCSB Hazardous Place in general Container type / size Return to supplier Waste Collection solid waste trash bin or recycling bin Required Containers that held or Triple Rinse substances following Bench No No Top Treatment Rules Glass, plastic, fiber, or Yes, deface the metal containers 5 gallons / No No 20 liters or less All containers greater than 5 Required No No gallons or 20 liters Aerosol containers No Yes No Lecture bottles and Required No No refillable cylinders Compressed gas cylinders Required, if No Yes, if (all sizes) supplier will not (most lecture bottles accept returns. are not refillable). To be considered Liquid container - no liquid can drain from the container when tilted in any direction (no continuous flow). Solid container (powder, sludge, grease, thick resin, crystals, etc.) - the walls of the container must be scraped clean and cannot contain any adhered or encrusted materials. Aerosol container - must have its contents and pressure completely dispensed, the spray mechanism in place and functional.
Empty Hazardous Material Container Management: Empty Container Disposal Table Container type / size UCSB Hazardous Waste Collection Non-Hazardous: Place in general solid waste trash bin or recycling bin Return to supplier Containers that held substances Required or Triple Rinse following Bench Top Treatment Rules No No Glass, plastic, fiber, or metal containers 5 gallons / 20 liters or less No Yes, deface the No All containers greater than 5 gallons or 20 liters Required No No Aerosol containers No Yes No Lecture bottles and cylinders Required No No Compressed gas cylinders (all sizes) Required, if supplier will not accept returns. No Yes, if refillable (most lecture bottles are not refillable). To be considered Liquid container - no liquid can drain from the container when tilted in any direction (no continuous flow). Solid container (powder, sludge, grease, thick resin, crystals, etc.) - the walls of the container must be scraped clean and cannot contain any adhered or encrusted materials. Aerosol container - must have its contents and pressure completely dispensed, the spray mechanism in place and functional.
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