Before you submit a request

You must complete the Laboratory Safety: Core Concepts or the appropriate Waste and Recycling Guidelines training to submit a Waste Removal Request. 

To take the Waste and Recycling Guidelines training, choose from "Ancillary Personnel" or "Maintenance and Custodial Personnel" in Workday Learning or Canvas (students). If you need assistance, please contact ehstrain@iastate.edu. When you have completed one of the online courses, you can start a Waste Removal Request.

How to complete the waste removal request form

  1. Once you've opened the Waste Removal Request Form, select the "New Pickup Request" button to begin. Select the building and room from the drop-down menus.
  2. Select the applicable category for the waste you need to be picked up. There are drop-down categories for chemical/biological materials, radioactive materials, sharps, supply request, and notes for EH&S personnel collecting your materials. 
  3. Select “Add Material” for the material categories, including chemical/biological materials, radioactive materials, and sharps.
    1.  You may search for chemicals by a name or CAS number.
    2. For empty containers, enter them under Chemical/Biological Materials and select the toggle box on the "Add Material" page.
    3. Please enter waste as accurately as possible so that EH&S may safely handle the materials for waste. You may include estimated constituent percentages in the mixture.
      1. Note: Common materials are also listed such as “debris,” “batteries,” “filters,” and more. If you are entering a spill, please consider entering a constituent of the chemical spilled and another constituent of “debris.” If you have a chemical not in the inventory, contact EH&S for assistance.
    4. Select “Save” when a material is complete. This will redirect you to the removal form, where you may enter more chemicals for removal or submit their request. 
  4. To request supplies, use the waste pick-up form under the “Supplies” drop-down. 
  5. If the waste material is not located in the Satellite Accumulation Area identified by the orange sign (for example, in the hood or freezer), leave a message in the "Notes" section to help us find it. 
  6. When finished, select “Review Request,” review the information you are providing to EH&S, then select “Submit Request.”

After you submit a request

Upon submitting a waste request, you will receive a confirmation email. If you do not get this email, please navigate back to your request to ensure it was submitted. There is no need to print your request submittal or fill out any additional paperwork to leave with the waste materials; EH&S personnel will have the paperwork necessary for the pick-up.

Once the form is submitted, EH&S personnel will schedule the pick-up. The system will send the generator a confirmation email when EH&S receives the form. The completed form can also be saved and modified for future requests.

The waste materials must be in the proper SAA, closed containers, and labeled to correspond with the waste removal form.

We can usually pick up the materials within 1-3 business days, so please have the materials ready for collection. Something would have gone wrong if we had not picked up your material within a week from the submission date. If that is the case, please contact us at ehsinfo@iastate.edu or (515) 294-5359 to check on the status of your request.