Hazardous waste

Category 1 biohazardous waste include:

• Cytotoxic waste
• Non-clinical waste sharps

Category 1 chemical waste include:

• Strong acid waste
• Strong alkali waste
• Chlorinated waste
• Developer waste
• Heavy metal waste
• Pesticide/herbicide waste
• Solid chemically contaminated waste
• Oil waste

Note: If you are unsure the classification of your waste, or if your waste has specific properties (e.g. mixture of strong acid and peroxide):

• Separate this waste from others,
• Put in its own container, and
• Label the container appropriately with the name/content and concentration of the mixture.
  
  Category 1 waste is managed through a central budget at no cost to the local areas.

Category 2 hazardous waste are paid by the local areas. To dispose of the category 2 waste, purchase orders must be raised and communicated with the respective contractors.

Examples of commonly category 2 biohazardous waste include (but are not limited to):

• Anatomical waste
• Animal anatomical waste
• Biohazardous materials (including clinical waste)
• Biosecurity (quarantine) waste
• Clinical sharps
• Genetically modified organism/material (GM) waste

Examples of commonly category 2 chemical waste include (but are not limited to):

• Excess and out-of-date chemicals
• Unused stock solutions

Note: For radioactive waste, they must be decayed or diluted until they are no longer radioactive before disposing.

Collection details

• Submit a hazardous waste form via ServiceNow  - Request something by COB the Monday of the collection week.
• Collection for the Parkville location is scheduled
  • Fortnightly - 2nd and 4th Thursday
  • Monthly - 3rd Thursday
• Collection for non-Parkville locations scheduled frequency is determined by the local area needs.
• Ad hoc collections can be arranged outside the scheduled pickups by submitting a hazardous waste form. Please note the pick up will be no earlier than 48 hours after submission of the form. If the collection is urgent contact Anthony Holmes directly on 03 98138057 or 0430 018 541.

For Category 2 waste

If a quotation is required, email: anthony.holmes@greencareenvironmental.com.au

When raising a purchase order for chemical disposal through iProcurement please ensure you select the following:

Supplier: Green Care Environmental Solutions Pty Ltd ATF
Supplier number: 350144

Collection details

• Ad hoc collections, consumable and barcode requests can be arranged by submitting a hazardous waste form. Please note the pick up will be no earlier than 48 hours after submission of the form. If the request is urgent contact Daniel McCall on 0481 910 505 and email daniel.mccall@cleanaway.com.au
• Cleanaway Daniels Services offers a 24-hour customer services team contactable on 1300 667 787.
• Each department location has a dedicated barcode (eg Anatomy in the Medical Building). A department location barcode is to be attached to the outer bin/s for accurate billing purposes.
• The collection scheduled frequency is determined by local area needs for both Parkville and non-Parkville locations.

Reference numbers

Cleanaway Daniels Services has set up Customer and Task Site (TS) reference numbers for each customer in each building. The customer number is used for billing purposes, the TS number is used to identify the customer's physical address of where the waste is located.

For a timely and accurate service, please quote the TS number allocated to your department and building when submitting the hazardous waste request to Cleanaway Daniels Services.

For Category 2 waste

When raising a purchase order through iProcurement please ensure you select the following:
Supplier: Cleanaway Daniels Services
Supplier number: 354979

Your waste will be collected if you:

1. Complete the hazardous waste form via ServiceNow - Request something by selecting the correct waste category. Please provide a mobile number as the driver will call approximately 30 minutes prior to service.
2. For Category 2 waste, ensure you have a purchase order number on the collection form.
3. Ensure the waste is packed and labelled appropriately (refer to the Hazardous waste guidance sheet).

A standing purchase order can be raised via WorkDay.
Or 
Refer to TrainMe module: Workday - Finance knowledge for end users for how to create a purchase order.

When raising a purchase order please ensure you select:

• Supplier: Green Care Environmental Solutions Pty Ltd ATF
  Supplier number: 350144; or
• Supplier: Cleanaway Daniels Services Supplier number: 354979.

The EPA describes clinical waste as waste that has the potential to cause infection.

The contractor weighs the clinical waste and provides this information back to the local area.
There are additional methods that can be used to streamline this process, particularly where there are multiple labs and manifests.

Each site gets their own Task Site and barcode, therefore the contractor can invoice each department accurately, considering the waste are barcoded properly.

No. There are updated labels available . The code for suitable self-adhesive labels in iProcurement is COS-LABL1006.

The Green Care and Cleanaway Daniels Services will liaise directly with non-Parkville sites to identify their collection requirements.

Cleanaway Daniels Services will provide a certificate of destruction normally about 30 days after destruction.

Yes, both contractors have made appropriate arrangements for suitable vehicles for access.

You can contact the contractor directly regarding a non-collection. See the Collection Information above for contractor contact details.

Schedule 8 and schedule 9 poisons that are not intended for administration to a patient can be destroyed by the following individuals:registered medical practitioner, veterinary practitioner, dentist, pharmacist, nurse or registered midwife.

Alternatively, you can take them to the pharmacy for disposal.

Yes. The waste producer is required to upload the part A and B of the EPA certificate online.

The UoM Specialist Store stock different type of containers/pails.

Register through this link to create an account. Here is the link to the list of the items.