Environmental Services

Environmental Services

Hazardous Chemical Disposal

 

Environmental Safety and Emergency Management (ESEM) will provide pick up and containers for hazardous waste disposal.

Please call 387-5590 for pickup or questions.

 

Types of materials picked up:

Chemical Waste

  • Acids
  • Bases
  • Solvents
  • Oils
  • Oil and latex paints
  • Gasoline
  • Chemical lab wastes
  • Pesticides
  • Batteries
  • Mercury
  • Photo chemicals
  • Bio hazard and sharps waste
  • Fixed tissues

How to collect waste for disposal:

  • Label each container with its content.
  • Keep waste separate for effective disposal costs. (Call 387-5590 if you have questions).
  • Place sharps in an approved locking container.
  • Place bio hazards in leak proof bag/container.

Other materials:

  • Electronics wastes are recycled through Logistical Services 387-8811
  • Fluorescent lamps are recycled through Custodial Services 387-8085
  • Recycling Services 387-8165

 

Notify ESEM (387-5590) with location and we will remove for disposal.

Notify ESEM of any spills.

 

Environmental Safety and Emergency Management
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5418 USA
(269) 387-5590
patricia.holton@wmich.edu