Business generated waste

Hazardous waste is generated by many businesses and organizations, from small print shops, service stations, and dry cleaners to large, international chemical companies. To help you determine if your business generates a hazardous waste, review the list below for common business types.

Type of Business Common Hazardous Wastes
Building, Cleaning Maintenance Acids/bases, solvents
Construction Acids/bases (cleaners, etching waste), ignitables (paint and paint sludge), solvents (degreasers, thinners).
Dry Cleaners, Laundries Solvents (filtration residues, filter cartridges, cleaning solvents)
Educational and Vocational Shops Acids/bases (cleaning solutions, lab waste), ignitables (cleaning solutions), reactives (lab waste), and solvents (degreasers, paint solvents)
Equipment Repair Acids/bases (cleaners), heavy metals (anti-freeze, oils), ignitables (paint sludges, thinners), solvents (degreasers, cleaners)
Funeral Services Solvents and formaldehyde
Furniture Refinishing Ignitables (paint, thinners, strippers), solvents (cleaners), acid/bases (stripper dip tanks)
Landscaping Heavy metals, pesticides, solvents
Home Improvement, Painting Contractors Ignitables (paint, thinners, strippers), solvents (cleaners), acids/bases
Laboratories Solvents (chloroform, formaldehyde), acids/bases, oxidizers and corrosives
Leather manufacturing Heavy metals, inorganics, and solvents
Metal manufacturing Acids/bases (pickling baths, etching solutions), cyanide waste, heavy metals (plating baths, rinse waters), ignitable waste, solvents
Photo-finishing Heavy metals, solvents, ignitables
Printing Acids/bases (plate etching solutions), heavy metals (waste inks, sludges, plating waste), solvents (cleaning solutions, fountain solutions, blanket washes)
Vehicle maintenance, Auto body work Acids/bases (hot tank waste), lead-acid batteries, heavy metals (hot tank waste), antifreeze, solvents (degreasers, cleaners), ignitables

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