Here’s how to tell when you have hazardous vs non-hazardous waste around your business.
Does your business generate waste? If so, there are two main types of waste that could be getting produced: hazardous waste and non-hazardous waste. Knowing what’s hazardous vs non-hazardous around your business is crucial for determining how to manage and dispose of waste products you have. Here’s how to tell when you have hazardous vs non-hazardous waste around your business.
Do Some Analytical Tests
You should take small samples of your business’s waste products and get them analyzed in a laboratory setting. If the results determine that you have non-hazardous waste, then you won’t have to follow disposal procedures that are as strict as the disposal procedures for hazardous waste.
Look at Your Safety Data Sheets
Another great resource for identifying hazardous vs non-hazardous waste is your safety data sheets (SDSs). You may also know these documents as materials data sheets (MDSs), but their purpose is the same. A safety data sheet will go over all of the details surrounding different materials that your business has. It’ll tell you what chemicals your materials have, the composition of those materials, and how they can be a danger to others (e.x. corrosive, flammable, poisonous etc.).
Get Advice From a Waste Management Company
One of the easiest ways to determine if you have hazardous or non-hazardous waste is to get the feedback directly from a waste management company. Waste-managing experts have many years of experience familiarizing themselves with different waste products. They’ll know exactly which ones are hazardous, and which ones are not.
Not only that, but these companies will also know the proper waste management and disposal practices to follow with whatever waste materials you have. This means that, not only can you get informed on what types of waste you have, but you can also get advice regarding how to best handle your waste products in order to keep your staff, your business, and the environment safe.
Call AEG Environmental for Waste Management Services!
AEG Environmental has the skills, resources, and training to solve any environmental issue you may face. As of 2025, our team will have 30 years of experience transporting and disposing of non-hazardous, hazardous, infectious, and universal wastes. We welcome projects big and small and pride ourselves in our exceptional customer service. For more information about our hazardous waste disposal and transport services, please contact us today!