{"id":1430,"date":"2022-03-06T18:51:45","date_gmt":"2022-03-06T22:51:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ehs\/?page_id=1430"},"modified":"2023-08-01T09:46:40","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T13:46:40","slug":"waste-disposal-guidelines","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ehs\/waste-disposal-guidelines\/","title":{"rendered":"Waste Disposal Guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wastes generated at UMES must be processed (collected, stored, transported, disposed of) safely,&nbsp;economically, and in compliance with relevant regulation.&nbsp; Wastes must be&nbsp;categorized&nbsp;into appropriate classes, so they may be processed in accordance&nbsp;with federal and Maryland regulations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ehs\/general-or-municipal-waste\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1428\">General Waste<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ehs\/biological-waste\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1355\">Biological Waste<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ehs\/chemical-waste\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1363\">Chemical Waste<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ehs\/radioactive-waste\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1384\">Radioactive Waste<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ehs\/combined-multi-hazard-waste\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1425\">Multi-Hazard or Mixed Waste<\/a><\/td><td>Universal Waste<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/umes-hazardous-waste-management-manual1.pdf\"><em>UMES Hazardous &amp; Regulated Waste Management Manual<\/em><\/a>\u00a0outlines\u00a0more detailed procedures for\u00a0the handling and disposal of controlled wastes in accordance with existing regulations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No hazardous chemicals shall be placed in domestic waste containers (dumpsters, trash cans, etc.), evaporated in a fume hood, poured down drains, rinsed down sanitary sewers or in any other way released to the environment without consulting EHS. Improper disposal of hazardous waste could result in a fine, imprisonment, or both.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wastes generated at UMES must be processed (collected, stored, transported, disposed of) safely,&nbsp;economically, and in compliance with relevant regulation.&nbsp; Wastes must be&nbsp;categorized&nbsp;into appropriate classes, so they may be processed in accordance&nbsp;with federal and Maryland regulations. General Waste Biological Waste Chemical Waste Radioactive Waste Multi-Hazard or Mixed Waste Universal Waste The\u00a0UMES Hazardous &amp; Regulated Waste Management&#8230;<span class=\"cpschool-read-more-link-holder\"><a class=\"btn btn-basic cpschool-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ehs\/waste-disposal-guidelines\/\">Read more <span class=\"sr-only\">Waste Disposal Guidelines<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"folder":[],"class_list":["post-1430","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1430","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1430"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1430\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1430"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/folder?post=1430"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}