Even when not required by environmental regulations, the following best practices are recommended for minimizing and managing mixed wastes.
- Replace toluene based liquid scintillation fluid with non-ignitable fluid. This replacement results in having a potential mixed waste into a radioactive waste.
- Use low volume liquid scintillation vials.
- Use radionuclides with short half lives that can be allowed to decay in storage prior to disposal.
- Avoid cross contamination of other waste streams.