Waste Disposal (All types)
Medical Waste
- Medical Waste Disposal at SFSU
- Biohazardous Waste
- Pathology Waste
- Sharps Waste
- Pharmaceutical Waste (OTC drugs, prescription drugs)
Municipal Waste
Hazardous Waste
- Hazardous Waste
- Toxic Waste
- Reactive Waste
- Corrosive Waste
- Ignitable Waste
- Used Oil Waste
- Universal Waste
- Used Batteries
- Aerosol Cans
- Intact Mercury Containing Devices
- Photovoltaic (PV) Modules/Solar Panels
Waste Lamps
- Fluorescent Light Tubes
- Compact Fluorescent Lights
- Mercury Vapor Lamps
- High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lamps
- Metal Halide
Electronic Waste
- Electronic Waste Disposal at SFSU
- Old CRT tubes TVs
- LCD, OLED, and plasma TVs, LCD monitors, smart displays, and tablets
- Laptops with LCD monitors, OLED desktop monitors, laptops, and tablets
- Computers, computer monitors, and printers
- VCRs
- Portable DVD players with video screens
- Cell phones and telephones
- Radios
Wastewater Discharge Permit Program
The program requires that any discharge of wastewaters to surface water needs a permit. This discharge permit sets limits on the quality of the wastewater that the university discharges into the sewer system. The drains around campus are periodically monitored. All wastewater and stormwater from campus drains to the municipal sewer system which goes to a treatment facility that has its own wastewater discharge (NPDES) permit.
Appliances and Equipment Containing Hazardous Materials
Equipment that is marked for disposal, transfer, or recycling has to be evaluated for contamination or presence of hazardous materials.
- Appliances such as refrigerators and freezers contain freon or other refrigerants
- Lab equipment such as centrifuges and biosafety cabinets that may be contaminated
- Oil or lubricant-containing equipment such as lawn mowers and machining equipment