Are household containers acceptable to containerize hazardous waste for disposal?
Household commercial product containers (e.g. milk jugs, water and soda bottles, detergent bottles) are not acceptable for the disposal of chemical waste. Containers from household products are not made to the same chemical resistance standards as those used for chemicals, and may not maintain their integrity when used to contain laboratory reagent chemicals or chemical waste. Secondly, the storage of laboratory chemical waste in household commercial containers could cause confusion as to the actual contents of a given container. Therefore, laboratories must use reagent-grade chemical containers for the disposal of chemical waste.
