Enhance Laboratory Safety with the ECO Funnel® Chemical Waste Disposal Systems
Are you tired of spills, emissions, and compliance violations in your laboratory? ECO Funnel® provides a comprehensive solution for managing hazardous liquid waste. Its unique design combines the functionality of a sealed waste container and a solvent funnel, ensuring safe, efficient, and compliant chemical disposal. ECO Funnels are fitted with custom screw caps to secure each model to a matching waste container. This model includes a 4 liter LDPE bottle with a 38-430 closure and a compliant secondary container with detachable base.
Key Features:
Health and Safety: ECO funnel captures chemical fumes, making the lab safer for personnel by reducing exposure to hazardous waste, and by minimizing the risk of fire by containing volatiles.
Patented Design: Our innovative design incorporates a latching lid with gasket, a removable particle filter, and two detachable tubes to prevent evaporation.
Overflow Protection: The larger 8″ models feature a unique safety feature that prevents over-filling, ensuring safe and controlled waste disposal. The Secondary Air-Lock Tube creates an air gap inside the bottle, causing fluid to back up into the funnel before the container is full, a visual indicator to the user to stop pouring. When the screw cap is loosened, the remaining fluid will safely flow into the container and not overflow.
Chemical Resistance: Constructed from durable HDPE with a closed-cell HDPE gasket, this funnel is resistant to most corrosive chemicals, providing long-lasting performance. As a pass-through system, chemicals do not remain in contact with the material for long, making it compatible with most solvents (including those that need to be stored in glass.)
Customizable with HPLC: The ECO Funnel® can be custom-fitted with up to 6 HPLC / LC-MS waste lines, making it adaptable to your specific laboratory waste disposal processes.
Benefits of the ECO Funnel®:
Solves the “open waste container” problem.
Prevents emissions of 99.9% of volatile waste solvents, acids, and bases.
Meets local, state, and federal safety regulations.
Reusable and resistant to corrosive chemicals.
Compact design for efficient space utilization.
Dimensions: Lid Open
13″L x13″W x 28.5″H
Dimensions: Lid Closed
13″L x13″W x 20″H
Funnel
8″ ECO Funnel® EF-3004C
Container
4 Liter LDPE Carboy with 38-430 finish EC-2004
Secondary Container
SC-3004CPB
Specifications:
8″ diameter opening
2000 mL fluid capacity
Latching lid with inner gasket
Chemical resistant polyethylene
Removable stir-bar catcher
Customizable for HPLC
Made in the USA
Does the ECO Funnel® comply with regulations for emissions from open waste containers?
Yes. The primary function of the ECO Funnel is to reduce the emission of volatile solvents to near zero, while providing a convenient way to handle temporary waste in the lab.
Are there any chemicals that should be avoided when using the ECO Funnel®?
Yes, you should avoid strong acids, bases and oxidizers that can jeopardize the integrity of polyethylene. However, even strong chemicals don’t affect the plastic much since the funnel is only a pass-through mechanism and doesn’t touch the chemical for extended periods.
Can the ECO Funnel® be kept on the waste bottle 24 hrs a day?
We recommend that the ECO Funnel be removed from a waste container when not in use, just like any other funnel. They are for the collection of temporary waste only. Waste should be frequently transferred to a more permanent waste container for optimum safety.
Read all our ECO Funnel FAQ
Segregate your waste streams with ;color-coded ECO Funnels. Every organization has its own color-coding rules and systems in place, but proper segregation of hazardous waste is required for all laboratories. One popular way to color-code chemicals is described to the right. You can use our four lid colors to keep certain waste streams separate. Common chemical waste disposal rules to follow:
Segregate acids from bases
Segregate oxidizers from organic solvents
Segregate flammable liquids from acids, bases, oxidizers
Segregate corrosives acids from flammables, bases, oxidizers
Segregate corrosive bases from oxidizers and acids
Segregate water-reactive from aqueous solutions and oxidizers
Common Color
Coding Systems
Red = flammables
Blue = toxic (chloroform, cyanide, heavy metals) or corrosive and/or aqueous
Yellow = reactive
Green – General low hazard chemicals or oxidizing agents
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