Laboratories have traditionally collected liquid chemical waste in glass containers without much regard to the potential risks. Unfortunately, this often results in broken collection containers and the release of hazardous, non-compliant vapors into the air. As a way to provide an increased level of safety, compliance, and efficiency, Triumvirate has found a new solution to these traditional methods in the VOCLok.

1. A Better Solution
For Solvent Waste
Collection
In Laboratories

2. Meet Your Moderator
James Ciccone
Webinar Event Coordinator

3. During This Webinar:
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Communicate via the questions tab in your
webinar panel.
Unanswered questions will be responded
to after the webinar.
Webinar recording and slides will be
emailed to you tomorrow.

4. Speaker Profile
Ian Lanza
Regional Director of Life
Sciences
He works to add value to companies by improving
sustainability, environmental, and safety performance,
while driving costs down. He works closely with the
world's premiere biotech and pharmaceutical companies
and executive leadership to identify sustainability and
environmental opportunities that can have short-term and
long-term impacts. Ian has been employed by Triumvirate
Environmental for ten years.

5. Agenda
HPLC and Other Laboratory Scale Process & Analytical Machines
Existing Waste Systems
Overview & Benefits of the VOCLok
Implementation and Maintenance
Case Studies
Wrap Up/Q&A

6. HPLC and Other Laboratory
Scale Process & Analytical
Machines
• Many research, development, and process laboratories use
benchtop process machines
• HPLC is the most common process with many applications
• These processes use various types of volatile and hazardous
chemicals to purify or analyze
• After using volatile or hazardous chemicals, the materials are
discharged as a waste

7. Poll Question
How many HPLC or
process/analytical
machines do you have at
your facility?

8. Agenda
HPLC and Other Laboratory Scale Process & Analytical Machines
Existing Waste Systems
Overview & Benefits of the VOCLok
Implementation and Maintenance
Case Studies
Wrap Up/Q&A

9. Existing
Waste
Collection
Systems

10. Existing Waste
Collection
Systems
• Process machines do not come with
a waste collection system – the
waste is often an after thought
• When EHS gets involved, more
sophisticated systems can be
employed which vary drastically in
design, regulatory compliance,
ease of use, safety for lab staff,
and cost

11. Common Results
1. Do nothing because compliant systems are too costly or too
complicated to install
• Problems: Dangerous, non-compliant, VOC exposure
2. MacGyver a solution (i.e. drill holes in lids for lines)
• Problems: Non-compliant, VOC exposure
3. Purchase a less expensive, but non-compliant or burdensome
system to manage
• Problems: Limited options, varying levels of compliance, VOC
exposure
4. Buy a highly technical and expensive waste collection system
• Problems: Cost, complicated, limited options

12. Poll Question
Which method do you
currently employ?

13. Agenda
HPLC and Other Laboratory Scale Process & Analytical Machines
Existing Waste Systems
Overview & Benefits of the VOCLok
Implementation and Maintenance
Case Studies
Wrap Up/Q&A

14. The Solution:
A Better, Closed-Loop
Solvent Waste System

15. The Design Process
Designed by EHS professionals with compliance, safety,
and flexibility in mind. This resulted in a customizable
set up to fit each process machine and facility’s needs.
The system was designed to be:
• RCRA compliant
• Safe
• Customizable
• Cost competitive
• Elegant

16. Product Overview
•Containers
•Caps
•Filters

17. • There are currently 12 different containers
• The containers range in size and functionality, from 1 gallon to 55
gallons, from shippable DOT containers to reusable durable containers
• All containers are designed to easily and safely transfer waste into
larger containers
Containers

18. Caps
• Versa Cap System is designed to
easily change waste containers.
The threaded collar allows users
to change containers without
tangling waste lines.
• We utilize many different puck
configurations to match unique
machine waste lines.
• Plugs, hose barbs, tubes, and
grommets come with the cap to
ensure a compliantly and closed
container.

19. Carbon Filters
• Carbon filters grab fugitive and displaced
evaporated solvents and odors from waste container
as waste enters the container
• Filters are outfitted with breakthrough indicators

20. Benefits of the
New System:
Safety
1. Ergonomics
2. The correct container
for the job
3. Capture of rogue
emissions

21. Benefits of the
New System:
Compliance
• Closed waste collection
system results in full RCRA
container closure compliance
• Container sizing can help
reduce hazardous material
volumes in the laboratories

22. Benefits of the
New System: Ease
of Use
• The right container for the job:
• Shippable containers
• Easy to pour containers
• Right sizing the container
• The Versa Cap technology makes it
easy to change out full containers
• Filter system is easy to change
and the breakthrough indicators
ensure filters are changed when
needed

23. Benefits of the
New System:
Cost Savings
• The system was designed and
manufactured to be up to half the
cost of similar setups
• The flexibility in these systems
allows facilities to set up the correct
container for the downstream
management of the waste
• This results in additional cost savings

24. Agenda
HPLC and Other Laboratory Scale Process & Analytical Machines
Existing Waste Systems
Overview & Benefits of the VOCLok
Implementation and Maintenance
Case Studies
Wrap Up/Q&A

25. Pre- Project Planning
• Identify project goal (RCRA
compliance, worker safety,
hazardous material volumes,
hazardous material
management)
• Identify/inventory all
laboratory process machines
• Map out hazardous material
management
• Select containers and caps

26. Scope and
Installation
• Triumvirate staff will scope the
caps and containers needed for
the project
• Triumvirate will supply all of
the caps, containers, and
additional hosing and
connections needed to install
the units
• Certified Triumvirate staff will
install each unit

27. Program
Maintenance
• Maintenance is minimal and can be
rolled into the hazardous waste
SAA compliance program
• Inspect caps and containers for
leaks (SAA RCRA compliance)
• Change filters when they become
loaded
• Utilize the breakthrough indicator
to know when filters need to be
changed

28. Agenda
HPLC and Other Laboratory Scale Process & Analytical Machines
Existing Waste Systems
Overview & Benefits of the VOCLok
Implementation and Maintenance
Case Studies
Wrap Up/Q&A

29. Case Study #1: Managing Flammable
Volumes at a Pharmaceutical Company
• A growing pharmaceutical company in Cambridge, MA was faced
with increasing workers and haz mat levels, while having to reduce
flammable volumes in the laboratories
• EHS was tasked with reducing the flammable volumes stored
throughout the labs
• Through an audit, it was found that there were close to 400 gallons
of flammable waste stored in SAAs throughout the labs
• Triumvirate was asked to design a solution to this problem

30. Case Study #1: Managing Flammable
Volumes at a Pharmaceutical Company
Project Goals:
• Reduce flammable levels in SAAs
by 50%
• Update waste collection system to
ensure RCRA compliance
• Improve safety in the labs
Project Outcomes:
• Installed 75 new waste collection
units throughout the facility
• Reduced flammable levels by 70%
(or 300 gallons)
• The versa cap and filters resulted
in a safer waste collection process
for the waste handlers and lab
workers

31. Case Study #2: Out of Compliance
University
• A large New England university received a notice of non-
compliance from the state environmental regulatory
agency for open containers at the point of generation
• The university was collecting waste from lab scale HPLC
units in various types of waste containers
• The waste lines were fed into open containers
• The University reached out to Triumvirate to provide a
systematic waste collection system for all HPLC machines

32. Project Goals:
• Install a compliant waste
collection system for the
collection of waste from HPLC
• Complete this project within a 5
week time frame
• Complete the project using an
existing waste budget
Project Outcomes:
• Triumvirate installed 34 waste
collection units throughout the
campus in 3 weeks
• The Triumvirate project proposal
was the least expensive and
fastest turnaround
• The University sited the
Triumvirate VOC Lok system in the
response letter to the notice of
non-compliance
Case Study #2: Out of Compliance
University

33. Agenda
HPLC and Other Laboratory Scale Process & Analytical Machines
Existing Waste Systems
Overview & Benefits of the VOCLok
Implementation and Maintenance
Case Studies
Wrap Up/Q&A

34. Wrap Up
Existing waste collection systems are flawed
The VOCLok addresses limitations and allows for
maximum
compliance and cost savings
Implementation is customized to fit user
requirements
Maintenance is minimal and managed by Triumvirate

35. QUESTIONS?

36. Thank You For
Attending!
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collection process is compliant:
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Contact Ian:
ilanza@triumvirate.com
617-715-9002