Various types of packaging are used for hazardous materials, including plastic bags, containers, chemical-resistant cartons, and rubber-sealed drums. Different packaging is used for storage, disposal, and transportation of hazardous materials, with heavy metal containers used for sewage and volatile waste transported in specially designed containers. Proper management is crucial to prevent contamination of water and soil.
There are as many different types of packaging for hazardous materials as there are hazardous materials. The packaging can mainly be used for the storage, disposal and transportation of liquid and solid hazardous materials. The main types of packaging for hazardous materials include plastic bags and containers, dry bins, chemical resistant cartons and rubber sealed drums, trunks and cabinets.
The most common types of hazmat packaging found in homes, health care centers, and commercial facilities are plastic bags and containers. These can be used to store and dispose of a variety of hazardous waste from household chemical waste such as old paint and motor oil, to medical hazardous materials and large quantities of commercial waste. Plastic containers are often heavy and airtight to prevent exposure to hazardous materials during the disposal or shipping process.
In some cases, the packaging of hazardous materials is as simple as a plastic-lined cardboard container that can be used for dry chemical storage and disposal. These are called dry compartments. They are most often used in the agriculture and pest control industries. Dry compartments prevent powered hazardous waste from becoming airborne and contaminating the air, water or soil around where it is stored. Cardboard containers also allow for the incineration of some types of hazardous waste.
Proper management of hazardous waste sometimes requires the use of heavy metal containers such as barrels, crates, tanks and lockers. This type of hazmat packaging can be used for sewage that needs to be contained and treated to prevent contamination of drinking water. Waste that cannot be completely broken down by natural and chemical processes must be stored inside rubber-sealed metal containers and tanks that can hold thousands of liters of waste.
Hazardous waste management often requires the transportation of volatile waste from a treatment facility to a storage or disposal facility. Examples of this could include commercial chemical waste or nuclear waste. In these cases, the hazardous waste must be packed in the highest degree of safety containers and transported on large flatbed trucks or in specially designed hazardous waste tanks. When waste is safely transported to its destination, special safety practices must be used to carefully place the waste in lead-lined holding tanks or underground burial chambers. This prevents waste from contaminating the water supply or the soil.
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