Hazardous Waste Collection Schedule

Environment, Health & Safety technicians collect chemical and radioactive hazardous waste from UCSD facilities on a weekly schedule. Check the collection days for your building.

Request hazardous waste pickup

Use one of the methods described on How to Request a Hazardous Waste Collection.

Requests must be received before 7 a.m. on your regularly scheduled collection day for waste to be removed that day. Requests received after 7 a.m. will be removed on the next regularly scheduled collection day. See the collection schedule below.

Special pickups:

Use one of the methods described on How to Request a Hazardous Waste Collection to request a special pickup. A waste technician will call you to schedule a collection appointment. Special pickups include items listed below:

• Large volumes or numerous items
• Large items such as refrigerators

Clean equipment and request a decontamination clearance before disposing of it.

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.

Safety

Waste Collection

• Collection Schedule