Excitement About Fact Sheet: Selecting a Commercial (Off-Site) Solvent

After a brief training session, the operators find the devices easy and reasonably safe to work with. We have actually been well supported by the provider when their technical support was necessary. NexGen Enviro Systems Inc. needs minimal maintenance on a yearly basis and very little parts are required to be kept in stock.

What is the Solvent Recycling Program? This is a free program on the CU Stone school enabled by CU Green Labs and Environmental Health & Safety which promotes the recycling and reuse of solvents. The goals of the program are to conserve laboratories money and to reduce the quantity of hazardous waste produced by campus labs.

Reduce the amount of contaminated materials leaving CU Stone. Reduce the requirement to bring extra solvents to school. Benefit the environment! What solvents are accepted? We are willing to consider all solvents for this program. Currently methanol, ethanol, and acetone are distilled on school. If your lab creates other solvent waste, contact EH&S to see if they may be good candidates for the solvent recycling program.

Try recycled solvent in your lab and see how it works for you! Can my lab get involved in the Solvent Recycling Program? Any laboratory associated with CU Boulder may take part in the program, however for the most part labs must be set up with a contaminated materials satellite accumulation area and someone must be trained to deal with contaminated materials in order to get begun.

For questions about training requirements or whether your solvent mix can be distilled, contact Ralph Bogle: . What is the process, and how can my lab join? Ensure that any solvent waste you gather for distillation is labeled as Hazardous Waste and has an Accumulation Start Date. Contact Jacquie so she can supply you with collection bottles and tell you where to drop off solvent waste for distillation.