Manchester Chemical Waste Disposal
Workshops, schools, laboratories and businesses throughout Manchester can have waste, expired and unwanted chemicals collected by our licensed team.
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A great variety of materials fall under the heading of chemical waste, from process residues, photographic chemicals, resins and adhesives to pesticides, laboratory reagents, alkalis, acids and cleaning products. In England a large share of them are classed as hazardous waste, which has to be correctly identified, packaged and transported.
Throughout Manchester and the surrounding area, Skips Manchester provides licensed chemical waste disposal. They can assess what you have, give advice on packaging it safely and supply the consignment notes that the law demands.
From a full laboratory store down to one cupboard of old cleaning products, nothing matters more to a chemical collection than accurate information. Using the quote form on this page, please send photographs, rough quantities, safety data sheets (SDS) if you have them, details of the packaging and the address for collection. We find an inventory particularly useful when it lists quantities, container sizes and product names.
The importance of the safety data sheet
An SDS tells our licensed team precisely what is in a product, what hazards it poses, and how to store and transport it. Armed with that, they can pick the correct treatment route, work out which chemicals may travel side by side and classify the waste properly.
If no SDS can be found, it helps to have clear photographs of the labels and an account of what the chemicals were used for. A collection of unlabelled or unknown substances may not be confirmed until further assessment has been done. Because classifications and formulations can change over time, do check that any SDS you send is the current version.
How to store chemicals ahead of collection
Treat waste chemicals as carefully as you would products still in use. If a container leaks, incompatible substances kept side by side may react, so getting organised ahead of the collection makes the day safer for all involved.
- Leave chemicals in the labelled containers they came in
- Store oxidisers, alkalis and acids apart from one another
- Do not combine part-used containers or mix products
- Make a note of any containers that are bulging, corroded or leaking
- Stand containers upright, using trays or bunding if you can
Ahead of the collection, we confirm the packaging requirements; these can include placing small containers inside suitable drums as over-packing.
The customers we help
Across the city, we serve facilities managers, salons, garages, swimming pools, cleaning contractors, manufacturers on estates such as Trafford Park, and school and university laboratories, including those along the Oxford Road corridor. A collection may be a single clear-out, or it can be scheduled regularly within a wider business waste management arrangement. For solvents and paints, see our paint disposal page.
Subject to availability, we arrange collections in Manchester and the neighbouring boroughs. If access is awkward – a city centre building with restricted loading, say, or a basement store – let us know beforehand so that the collection can be planned around it.
Chemicals that we can have collected
- Alkalis and acids
- Reagents from laboratories
- Pool and cleaning chemicals
- Resins and adhesives
- Herbicides and pesticides
- Sludges and process residues
Things to avoid
- Tipping chemicals into drains
- Combining chemicals
- Taking labels off containers
- Putting chemicals in bins or skips
Not sure? See what can go in a skip or ask us when you book.
Well suited to
- Colleges and schools
- Laboratories
- Cleaning contractors
- Manufacturers
- Facilities managers
Chemical Waste Disposal – your questions answered
Can’t see your question? Call 0333 121 1056 or send us a message.
Is a consignment note needed for chemical waste in England?
Yes, where the chemicals are hazardous waste. The consignment note is supplied by our licensed crew making the collection, and one copy stays with you. Our hazardous waste documentation page gives an overview.
What happens if I can’t identify a chemical?
Let us know. Photograph the container and whatever markings it has, and pass on anything you know about its origin. Before an unknown substance can be collected it may have to be assessed; we will explain what to do next.
Can a lab or school chemical store in Manchester be cleared?
It can – chemical store clear-outs are something we arrange. With SDS where you have them and an inventory giving quantities, container sizes and product names, the quote will be accurate and the packing safe on the day.
How can I get a quote?
Fill in the quote form on this page, or contact us by ringing 0333 121 1056. Send the collection address, packaging details, quantities, photographs and SDS, with any notes about access or preferred collection times.
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