Our hoods have a solvent trap at the front in case of large spills, it’s a stainless steel grate covering a large, high surface area secondary steel trap below. Ngl, I pour smaller amounts of pure volatiles in there to evaporate. Usually < 10 mL. Small volumes with dissolved solids get dumped in the glass waste container in the hood to evaporate before disposal too.
Not the best practice, but the pragmatic approach.
Larger volumes go to proper waste containers. Local EHS mostly just dilutes things before pouring it down the drain. Not much we can do about that, so I opt for greener solvents from the beginning wherever possible.
Yeah, I don’t work in a lab, but if I clean something in the shop with Acetone, I leave the rag to dry on the side of the trash can. If I think it’s a lot, I’ll put it outside to evaporate or burn it.
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Acetone evaporates quickly. You just let it sit for a minute and it’ll dispose of itself
Our hoods have a solvent trap at the front in case of large spills, it’s a stainless steel grate covering a large, high surface area secondary steel trap below. Ngl, I pour smaller amounts of pure volatiles in there to evaporate. Usually < 10 mL. Small volumes with dissolved solids get dumped in the glass waste container in the hood to evaporate before disposal too.
Not the best practice, but the pragmatic approach.
Larger volumes go to proper waste containers. Local EHS mostly just dilutes things before pouring it down the drain. Not much we can do about that, so I opt for greener solvents from the beginning wherever possible.
Yeah, I don’t work in a lab, but if I clean something in the shop with Acetone, I leave the rag to dry on the side of the trash can. If I think it’s a lot, I’ll put it outside to evaporate or burn it.
so just inhale it all… ok