Procedures for waste disposal procedures at King’s Buildings. Please read this guidance together with the SBS Policy and Code of Practice on Waste Disposal available on the Health and Safety website. Health and Safety - Laboratory wasteIf you are unsure, please contact your buildings team for advice.Key contactsNon-lab waste Image There are bins emptied by the cleaners throughout buildings for:paper/cardboard,plastics/cans,food waste, andgeneral waste. Please look carefully when disposing of waste:Put your waste in the correct bin.Do not put liquids in any of the bins.Do not over-fill the bins.Expand allCollapse allLaboratory Waste including hazardous (chemicals)Please follow the guidance in the SBS Lab Waste flow chart below. Document Flow Chart - Lab Waste (507.6 KB / PDF) Waste typeDisposal or Stores drop off pointClinical (yellow) waste bags, sharps bins and cytotoxic binsTake to Stores or Stores drop off point for disposal.Autoclave bags (no more than half-full)Take to Wash-up and Media for disposal.Hazardous waste (chemicals, rechargeable batteries etc.)Must be disposed via a licenced waste contractor.For more information about hazardous waste, please see the Chemical and hazardous waste page.Chemical and hazardous wastePlasticEmpty plastic chemical bottles should be rinsed out, the labels defaced and placed into the red bins.GlassNon-contaminated glass waste should be placed in your appropriate glass waste bin. Large winchester bottles can be used to discard chemical waste.There is a collection point for large Winchester bottles outside Waddington freezer room otherwise place into the relevant glass waste bins. Please contact your building assistant if you require any Winchester bottles to collect chemical waste.Polystyrene Send these back to your supplier, if possible, otherwise place in the storage point for each building as detailed below:BuildingCollection PointAshworth complexAsh2 loading bay (within black bags)Roger LandInside black bag outside storesRutherfordIn metal cupboard in Waddington-Rutherford linkWaddingtonIn black bags outside freezer roomSwannLoading bay on level 1 or within the cages on level 2 and 5CardboardBoxes should be collapsed down and taken to the appropriate waste collection trolley for the building – generally there is a rota to remove these to the outside bins. If you have a large amount to dispose, please take these directly outside to the recycling bins.Electrical - small itemsFor disposing of any small broken electrical waste, please take the items to the appropriate collection point in your building (see below) ensuring any lab equipment is clean and decontaminated with a decontamination certificate attached (download the certificate below).BuildingCollection PointAshworth complexIn metal cages outside Ash3 foyerRoger LandBlue trolley on ground floor near G.07Waddington and RutherfordWaddington-Rutherford link (beneath the stairs)SwannOld Stores Document SBS Declaration of contamination status certificate (88.03 KB / PDF) Electrical – large, or refrigerated itemsFor any large or refrigerated items, please complete a WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment recycling) uplift request. Ensure each item has the decontamination certificate completed and attached. WEEE uplift form Document SBS Declaration of contamination status certificate (88.03 KB / PDF) The item may need to stay in the lab until collection by the contractor as storage space is limited. Printer CartridgesThese should be taken to the following collection points in the building: BuildingCollection PointAshworth complexPlace in the collection box in the Ash1 foyer opposite printer roomRoger LandTake these to StoresWaddington and RutherfordIn the Waddington locker room to be collected by StoresSwannOld Stores to be collected by StoresConfidential WastePlease contact your building assistant for a bag and to arrange disposal.Key contactsRelated linksFor further details of the University's waste disposal policies, please visit the Waste Office website.Waste and recycling This article was published on 2024-06-17