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Learn how waste generator numbers are used, how to apply for one, and how to order extra WGN labels for tagging your waste.
Chemical and radioactive hazardous waste generated at UCSD is tracked by waste generator number, or WGN. Generators of chemical and radioactive hazardous waste must apply for and receive a waste generator number (WGN) before Environment, Health & Safety (EH&S) can collect their waste for disposal. There is no charge for waste disposal to individual generators.
Multiple facilities within the same department receive one WGN for use by all their facilities. Generators with multiple departmental assignments must complete a separate application for each assignment.
Information on your application is used for:
Instructions for using the labels to tag hazardous waste are delivered to you when your waste generator number is assigned.
Notice: Disposal of hazardous waste using sinks, intentional evaporation, or as regular trash is against the law. Campus laboratories must abide by strict state and federal waste disposal requirements. You may be held liable for violations of applicable laws.