Overview
The Environmental Protection Act Section 6 (1) provides that:
No person shall discharge into the natural environment any contaminant, and no person responsible for a source of contaminant shall permit the discharge into the natural environment of any contaminant in any amount, concentration or level in excess of that prescribed by regulations.
Information Box Group
Hazardous Waste Pick Up
Instructions on chemical hazardous waste pick up for campus. Includes how to schedule a pick up, pick up times, storage and how to request a special pick up.
Sharps Poster
Poster outlining process for safe disposal of sharps (eg. needles, syringes with needles, razor blades, scalpels or broken glassware.
Spill Clean Up Guidelines
These guidelines shall only be performed by trained and competent individuals with the proper tools to clean up the spill safely.
WEBSITE
Battery Recycling and Disposal Procedure
Procedure for recycling and disposing of batteries.
Biomedical Waste Procedures
Definition of biomedical waste, procedures for handling biomedical waste, storage and resources.
Biomedical Waste Supplies and Removal Process (Main Campus)
Procedure for biomedical waste removal.
Instructions on how to prepare biohazardous waste boxes can be requested from UHS at extension 24352 or uhs@mcmaster.ca.