Communications Announcement
Purdue University – Administrative Operations

TO: Building Deputies
FR: Eric Butt, senior director, Environmental Health and Safety 
DA: Tuesday, August 26, 2025
RE: Review and address chemical containers: EPA representatives on campus today

Representatives from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are on the West Lafayette campus today (August 26) to conduct a hazardous waste inspection to verify compliance with Purdue’s EPA hazardous waste management permit. Please verify all chemical containers are closed and properly labeled. This includes high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) waste containers.

Waste Storage Procedures

For detailed waste storage procedures, please review Purdue's Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Chemical Waste Storage webpage.

Please forward this information to building occupants who may be responsible for a hazardous waste accumulation area. Contact EHS Hazardous Materials Management at 765-494-0121 if you have any questions.