- Visit the Dakota website: http://ehs.tamu.edu/dakotasoft.
- Log in using lab specific log in information.
- If the lab is not yet registered in the system, contact ChemDisposal@tamu.edu.
- Select the Scout module.
- Select the lab the waste was generated in by right‐clicking on the number and select “Add New Item Here,” then “Waste Disposal Request.”
- Click “+” sign in Container Info and add content information.
- List ALL chemicals in the container. This includes water. Full chemical names only. Abbreviations and formulas will not be accepted.
- Enter any comments in the notes section, such as specific waste location, replacement drum needed, etc.
- Submit and click final submit when finished.
- Existing entries may be edited; however, Environmental Health and Safety must be contacted for deleting entries.
- Attach green waste tag to hazardous waste container using cotton string.
Waste Containers
- Properly deface waste containers so that the original label is illegible. Do this by removing the original label or by covering it with a blank label or tape. Label as “Hazardous Waste.”
- Liquids and solids can NOT be in the same waste container.
Request New Tags
- Green tags and cotton string are available on the shelf inside ETB 5046 (next to reception) or by contacting amyatt@tamu.edu.
- Alternatively, new tags may be requested by contacting ChemDisposal@tamu.edu or by requesting tags in the “Notes” section while entering a Waste Disposal Request online.