Industry
Hazardous Waste and Lab Chemical Disposal for Schools and Universities
Aged lab chemical cleanouts, universal waste, e-waste and 24/7 spill response for K-12 districts, colleges and universities, with regulatory support at no cost to the districts we serve.
Industry
Clean, compliant campuses without a full-time environmental staff
School districts and campuses accumulate hazardous waste in science storerooms, art rooms, shops, maintenance yards and IT closets, and inspections arrive with little notice. HCI Environmental assists educational facilities with the most cost effective alternatives for managing those environmental concerns, from classifying and packaging aged laboratory chemicals to recycling lamps, batteries and computers. Each load moves under HCI's own EPA, USDOT and California hazardous materials transportation licenses to permitted facilities.
Districts HCI serves receive two things at no cost: full access to HCI's Regulatory Compliance Department for questions about managing environmental needs, and a live operator 24/7 for emergency chemical spill response. One district called HCI to classify, package, transport and dispose of large quantities of unused and expired chemicals ahead of an inspection by local authorities.
- Introduction to Hazardous Materials class for staff, at no cost to districts we serve
- Regulatory Compliance Department on call for your questions
- UN approved containers from 5 to 55 gallons, spill kits, absorbents, booms and pads
- Manifests, shipping papers and recycling records for your files
Why they call
What schools and campuses call us for
The streams and situations that show up across K-12 districts, community colleges and universities.
Services
Services built for education
Six services most districts and campuses use, each with its own page.
Hazardous Waste Disposal
Characterization, packaging, transport and disposal at permitted facilities, with the manifest and certificates handled for you. For industry and government since 2000.
Hazardous Waste Disposal
Electronic Waste Recycling
Monitors, computers, servers, printers and appliances collected and routed to authorized recycling, with data wiped or shredded first and proof of destruction for your records.
Electronic Waste Recycling
Universal Waste Disposal
Scheduled pickups of fluorescent lamps, batteries, electronics, mercury devices and aerosol cans for businesses and agencies, with labeling, shipping papers and recycling records handled.
Universal Waste Disposal
Emergency Chemical Spill Response
Control, containment and cleanup of chemical, fuel and hazardous material releases at plants, labs, roadways and public sites, with the waste hauled away and documented by the same crew.
Emergency Chemical Spill Response
Biohazard Waste Disposal
Collection, packaging, transport and documented disposal of regulated medical waste for healthcare, research and industrial health facilities, with chain of custody records for every load.
Biohazard Waste Disposal
General Engineering Contractor
Environmental construction under one license: soil remediation, excavation, underground tank removal, decontamination and demolition, with the contaminated material hauled away by the same company.
General Engineering ContractorTrack record
Experience on campuses, from K-12 storerooms to college grounds
HCI holds an agreement with the San Mateo County Community College District, has handled district-wide chemical cleanouts ahead of agency inspections, and has excavated, transported and recycled more than 10,000 tons of petroleum impacted soil on a college campus. School and campus customers otherwise stay private.
Public agencies that contract with HCI for this work
Public contracts we can name. Private customers stay private. Ask for references on any of them.
Other industries
Also serving
Biohazard and Hazardous Waste Disposal for Healthcare and Laboratories
Sharps, red bag waste, expired pharmaceuticals and reagents, formalin, dental amalgam and trauma scene remediation for clinics, hospitals, dental offices and laboratories, with chain of custody for every load.
Healthcare and labs
Hazardous Waste and Emergency Response for Government and Public Works
On-call emergency response, homeless encampment cleanup, firing range maintenance and hazardous waste disposal under city, county and state agreements across Southern California.
Government and public agenciesQuestions
Answers before you call
Common questions from schools and universities buyers. Anything else, the live operator can answer.
Send the details and address. Routine quotes come back in writing, usually within 24 hours.
Request a quoteOur science storeroom is full of old, unlabeled chemicals. Where do we start?
Does HCI help us get ready for an inspection?
What is included at no cost to districts?
Can you take our old computers, monitors and fluorescent tubes?
A student broke a mercury thermometer. What should we do?
Do you work with colleges and universities, not just K-12?
Request service
Tell us what is in the storeroom.
A rough inventory or a few photos is enough for a written quote. Spills on campus go to 800.988.4424.
What happens next
- 1We review your requestA coordinator in Corona reads it the same business day.
- 2You get a written quoteScope, schedule and disposal path, in plain language.
- 3Crew and paperwork arrive togetherManifests, labels and disposal certificates are handled for you.
Request received
HCI's Corona office will follow up during business hours. For an active emergency, call 800.988.4424.