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Materials Safe for Landfill

Many solid chemicals may be safely disposed via the normal trash if the containers are tightly capped and of good integrity. Examples are given on the list below. If disposal is intended of more than five pounds of any one of these chemicals, contact the campus Hazardous Waste Coordinator for further evaluation.

Acid, Ascorbic
Acid, Benzoic
Acid, Boric
Acid, Casamind
Acid, Citric
Acid, Lactic
Acid, Oleic
Acid, Phosphotungstic
Acid, Phthalic
Acid, Salicylic
Acid, Silicic
Acid, Stearic
Acid, Succinic
Acid, Tartaric
Agar
Albumen
Aluminum Hydroxide
Aluminum metal
Aluminum Oxide Amino
Acids, alpha and salts
Ammonium Bicarbonate
Ammonium Carbonate
Ammonium Chloride
Ammonium Citrate
Ammonium Lactate
Ammonium Sulphamate
Ammonium Phosphate
Ammonium Sulfate
Barium Carbonate
Beef Extract
Barium Sulfate
Buffer Solution
Calcium Borate
Calcium Chloride
Calcium Carbonate
Calcium Fluoride
Calcium Citrate
Calcium Oxide
Calcium Lactate
Calcium Sulfate
Calcium Phosphate
Charcoal, animal
Cerelose, Dextrose
Copper Oxide
Chromatographic Absorbent
Cobalt Oxide
Dextrose
Drierite
Extract, Malt
Extract, Yeast
Ferrous Ammonium Sulfate
Ferric Sulfate
Gelatin
Galactose
Gum, Arabic
Gaphite
Hematoxylin
Iron Oxide
Kaolin
Litmus, Mild
Lactose
Lithium Carbonate
Lithium Chloride
Lithium Sulfate
Magnesium Borate
Magnesium Citrate
Magnesium Carbonate
Magnesium Oxide
Magnesium Chloride
Magnesium Sulfate
Magnesium Lactate
Manganese Acetate
Magnesium Phosphate
Manganese Dioxide
Maltose
Manganese Chloride
Manganese Oxide
Manganese Sulfate
Methyl Salicylate
Paraffin
Petroleum jelly
Peptone
Pepsin
Potassium Acetate
Potassium Bicarbonate
Potassium Bisulfate
Potassium Bitartrate
Potassium Borate
Potassium Bromate
Potassium Bromide
Potassium Carbonate
Potassium Lactate
Potassium Iodide
Potassium Phosphate
Potassium Sodium Tartrate
Potassium Sulfate
Potassium Sulfite
Potassium Sulphocyanate
Pumice
SDS (sodium dodecyl sulfate)
Sodium Acetate
Sodium Ammonium Phosphate
Sodium Benzoate
Sodium Bicarbonate
Sodium Bisulfate
Sodium Borate
Sodium Bromide
Sodium Carbonate
Sodium Chloride
Sodium Citrate
Sodium Formate
Sodium Iodide
Sodium Lactate
Sodium Phosphate
Sodium Salicylate
Sodium Silicate
Sodium Succinate
Sodium Sulfate
Sodium Sulfite
Sodium Tartrate
Sodium Thioglycollate
Sodium Thiosulfate
Sodium Tungstate
Starch
Strontium Carbonate
Strontium Phosphate
Strontium Sulfate
Sucrose
Sulfur
Sugars
Sugar alcohols
Talcum powder
Tin metal
Thymol
Tin Oxide
Trypticase
Tryptone
Urea
Zinc Oxide