Safety & Loss Prevention
Lab pack disposal: annual reporting
The following rules should be applied to the reporting of lab pack wastes in the Hazardous Waste Report:
1. You may aggregate lab pack waste containers in most cases. However, you must report them as separate waste types under the following conditions:
A. If they contain acute hazardous wastes (Hazardous Waste Codes F020, F021, F022, F023, F026, F027, and all "P" Waste Codes). Report separately from lab packs containing other hazardous wastes (all other Hazardous Waste Codes).
B. If they are managed differently from each other. For example, report lab packs that are shipped to landfills separately from those that are incinerated.
2. Enter a Form Code indicating lab packs ("W001" or "W004") in Form GM. These Form Codes are to be used with any lab pack, whether the wastes are gaseous, liquid, solid, or sludge.
3. It is not necessary to report every Hazardous Waste Code included in a batch of lab packs. Record one Hazardous Waste Code in the space for Primary Hazardous Waste Code Form GM. If there are many Hazardous Waste Codes enter "LABP" in Form GM.
4. When reporting quantities for lab packs:
A. Include the weight of the containers if they are disposed (e.g., landfilled) or treated (e.g., incinerated) along with the wastes.
B. Exclude the weight of the containers if the waste is removed from the containers before treatment or disposal.
Updated February 25, 2010
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