Waste handling at CBH Campus Solna – SciLifeLab

PROCEDURE
Decisionmaker: Head of School
Valid from:   7 October 2019
Changed from: 7 Ocotber 2019
Reference number: C-2019-0864
Responsible for review and questions: Infrastructure Manager

1. Purpose

The purpose of this routine is to describe how to handle waste in accordance with applicable rules and legal requirements.

2. Scope

The procedure for waste handling at SciLifeLab applies to all employees working in CBH premises at SciLifeLab. The waste disposal at SciLifeLab is handled according to the rules, regulations and agreements of Karolinska Institutet (KI).

This document describes the basic waste disposal routines, detailed information regarding how chemical/ hazardous waste should be handled is found in routine MR-CBH-004 .

3. Definitions

• Waste: All fractions of waste except hazardous waste.

4. Responsibilities

The Head of the School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology, and Health (CBH) has the ultimate responsibility for correct waste management at BIO.

All employees are responsible for sorting their waste into the fractions available locally.

5. Procedure

Different types of waste are thrown according to:

• Office Garbage – is thrown in the garbage bin in the office and emptied by the cleaning company every week.
• Household waste– waste from the kitchen and toilets is handled daily by the cleaning company. Plastic packaging and other packaging are thrown in the environmental room.
• Paper waste – all types of paper is thrown into a special container in the environment room.
• Corrugated board / carton – in the recycling rooms there are wire cages where corrugated board / carton is to be collected. Cartons should be taken apart and folded together and must not be placed so that they end up outside the cage.
• Glass waste – glass waste should be thrown in designated containers, colored and non- colored glass in recycling rooms. Bottles must not contain any residues of solvents or chemicals. Contaminated glass is sorted as chemical waste, see routine MR-CBH-004.
• Packaging made of metal – shall be disposed of in designated containers in the recycling room.
• Packaging made of plastic – shall be disposed of in containers for plastic and styrofoam in recycling rooms.
• Batteries – should be disposed of in designated containers, in the recycling area.
• Electronics waste – includes anything that can be connected to the outlets with the exception of refrigerators and freezers and fixed electrical installations. Smaller amounts of electronic waste can be left in the recycling rooms on each floor, otherwise transport it to the recycling room on level 1.
• Fluorescent lamps and other bulbs– are thrown in the designated container in the recycling room.
• Toner cartridges – for printers and copiers must be left in the recycling rooms.
• General Waste – there are containers for large items in each recycling room.

Fully equipped recycling rooms are located in:

• A2592
• A3200
• A4200
• G4590

Smaller recycling stations, with designated containers for the most common waste, are located in:

• A1790
• A5200
• A6330
• G3770

 SITA has a detailed sorting guide, which is attached to this routine and posted on KI's intranet: Sorting guide .

Problems or requests for new containers are addressed to Lab & Administrative Support .

6. Attachments

SITA waste sorting guide.

Waste disposal at SciLifeLab

7. Amendments