Request a Pickup

Biological Waste Pickup Request Form
Our biowaste request submission process has changed! Please complete this Google Form with your @binghamton.edu email address to submit a request.

Biohazardous Waste is picked up every other Tuesday, opposite of Hazardous Chemical Wastes pickup days. If you have biowaste ready for pickup, fill out the form above and we will add you to next available waste pickup day. See our Events Calendar for the next scheduled pickup. 

Biohazardous Waste Guidelines:

  • Only biologically contaminated waste should be put in the boxes. Do not place regular trash in a biowaste box.
  • Boxes must be lined with the supplied red bag and the bag must be tied in a knot before taping shut.
  • Boxes must not weigh more than 50 pounds, be wet or leaking, or be otherwise breached.
  • Boxes must be taped shut on all open edges before scheduling the pickup.

How To Assemble a Box

  1. Assemble box bottom.
  2. DO NOT WEAVE FLAPS!!!
  3. Tape all seams of box bottom. (Use 2” or 3” packing tape)
  4. Get a liner and place it in the box, fold open liner over top of box.
  5. Fill box with sharps containers (ONLY UP TO FLAP LINE).
  6. Cover box with lid in between use.
  7. When box is full, tie liner with a single knot.
  8. Close box top and tape all seams, again DO NOT WEAVE FLAPS.
              DO NOT USE: DUCT TAPE, MASKING TAPE, ELECTRICAL TAPE

Any boxes not in compliance with these guidelines will NOT be picked up by EHS until they are in compliance!

Please contact biowaste@binghamton.edu if you have questions about your biological waste.