University of New South Wales - Human Resources

Laboratory Hazardous Waste Disposal

The UNSW Laboratory Hazardous Waste Disposal Procedure must be used by all UNSW facilities and operations where hazardous substances are used for research or teaching. It includes chemical waste (solids, liquids and gases), infectious and biological hazardous waste, general laboratory waste, glass, sharps, radioactive wastes and other hazardous liquids and materials.

UNSW Laboratory Hazardous Waste Disposal Procedure

Biological Waste Collection Schedule

UNSW Chemical Waste Collection form

UNSW Biological Waste Collection form

Radioactive Waste Transfer Request Form

Isotopic Declaration Form

UNSW Hazardous Waste Collection Schedule

Waste Type	Fax must be received on	Collection Day	Fax Number
Biological	Monday Noon	Tuesday	9385 2365
Biological	Thursday Noon	Friday	9385 2365
Chemical	Monday Noon	Thursday	9385 2365

All waste request forms must be faxed through to the OHS and Workers Compensation Unit on

ext 52365.

Hazardous Waste Categories - Contact list

Waste Category & Colour Code	Waste Descriptor	OHS & WC Contact	Ext
Domestic	Paper and plastics	Facilities - Bob Wilcox	56642
Broken glass	Broken glass - non contaminated	Martina Lavin	52914
Sharps	Sharps, e.g. scalpel blades, syringe needles	Adam Janssen	52214
Chemical	Chemical	Martina Lavin	52914
Biological	Infectious, Biological, Clinical, GMO, human blood or body fluids, infectious animal carcases or material	Adam Janssen	52214
Cytotoxic	Cytotoxic drugs or materials contaminated with cytotoxic drugs	Adam Janssen	52214
Animal Carcasses	Animal carcasses	Adam Janssen	52214
Radioactive	Radioactive	Bob Armstrong	52912
Schedule 8 Drugs	Drugs of addiction	Phyllis Heggie	52916
Human Tissue	Recognisable Human Tissues or body party	Adam Janssen	52214
Co-mingled	Mixed waste categories	Martina Lavin	52914
General Laboratory Waste	General laboratory disposable materials eg. including soft waste (PPE) and tips/tubes contaminated with residues including absorbent materials used with disinfectants.	Adam Janssen	52214

Environment Protection Authority (EPA) licensed contractors are used to transport contaminated waste to an appropriate service sites for treatment and disposal or destruction in accordance with EPA requirements.

The OHS and Workers Compensation Unit coordinates the disposal of all hazardous and contaminated wastes, requests for waste pick-up should be made on the appropriate Biological, Chemical or Radiation waste forms below.

Location where waste labels can be collected

Location	Address	Contact	Ext
OHS & WC Unit	HR Level 1, The Chancellery	Martina Lavin Adam Janssen	52914 52214
Biological Sciences Store	Biological Sciences Building D26	Anton Vogels	52007
Chemistry Store	Heffron Building G5 Ground Floor Store	Ian Aldred	54695

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Radiation Ready Reckoner

Radioisotope	Activity [Bq]	Weight [g]

This calculator is designed as a rough guide for estimating when radiation levels have been reduced to 100 Bq/g. Dose rates of radioactive waste should always be taken prior to removal from premises to ensure statutory compliance. Note: Activities must be in bequerels and weight in grams. Calculated negative values indicate that the material is no longer classified as radioactive and can be disposed of as chemical waste.

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