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 Waste is defined as material that is discarded, is intended to be discarded, or is no longer useful for its intended purpose. The best strategy for managing laboratory waste aims to maximize safety and minimize environmental impact . In waste management there are four tiers to waste management to reduce its environmental impact:          i.             Pollution prevention and source reduction: The best approach to laboratory waste is preventing its generation e.g. ·          Reducing the scale of laboratory operations ·          Reducing the formation of waste during laboratory operations ·          Substituting nonhazardous or less hazardous chemicals in chemical procedures.          ii.      ...

Principles of safe storage Key principles to provide safe storage of laboratory chemicals are: ·          Segregation  : allows incompatible chemicals to be sorted ·          Separation : separate chemicals due to characteristics such as toxicity, flammability, reactivity such as temperature, air, moisture, sunlight ·          Ventilation  : remove or dilute noxious, toxic or flammable vapors, prevent build up  Basic Principles of Chemical Storage ·          Segregate incompatible substances to prevent dangerous interactions. ·          Ensure all the purchased chemicals are well labeled with their hazard category (e.g. flammable, corrosive, oxidizing, toxic etc.). A list of commonly used chemicals that should be segregated should be available to assist storage. ·  ...