WHAT IS A LAB PACK?

A lab pack is a collection of similar and compatible types of waste chemicals (in small volume containers, less than 5 gallon in size) that are placed in one larger container (55 gallon or less) for storage, transportation and disposal. Such activity is considered a lab pack. (see graphic on left)

ARE THERE ANY SPECIAL RULES FOR LAB PACKS?

Yes, If you combine your waste in containers, you must comply with the applicable requirements for waste consolidation. Lab packs have special requirements with regard to packaging prior to transportation and disposal. For packaging prior to disposal, you must use DOT approved non-leaking "inside containers" that are compatible with the waste being packaged. These inside containers must be over-packed ie lab packed in compatible "outer-containers" that is also compatible. The inside containers must be surrounded by enough compatible sorbent material to safely absorb all the contents in the container should a container rupture. A drum is considered lab-packed or full when it is packed with inside containers and sufficient sorbent material, sealed and completely categorized by an accurate inventory of the containers contents. In addition, incompatible hazardous waste can not be placed in the same outside container. As an example: reactive hazardous waste, such as cyanide or sulfide-bearing wastes, must not be packaged with acidic wastes.

TURNKEY LAB PACK SERVICE

Tonawanda Tank Transport Service, Inc. provides "turnkey" lab packing services (one call does it all). As a specialized division of our field services, Tonawanda Tank Transport Service, Inc's Lab Pack team has over 20 years of experience in handling exotic waste types (explosives, peroxides, cylinders, low level radioactive) to the rather benign (janatorial supplies, paints, lubricants).

Our "lab pack" program is both economical and environmentally sound. We can inventory, collect, identify, segregate, consolidate, catalog, package, label, transport and dispose of all your miscellaneous chemical waste. This service can be provided as a one-time cleanout, on an as needed basis, or on a set schedule throughout the year.