Margaret,

Our HPLC operators collect effluent into a 1 gallon in a secondary container. These are consolidated into 5 gallon DOT rated drums and direct shipped under a waste profile. The cost is about $100. 5 gal.

I do not like consolidation of 5 gallons containers into drums, for us doing so would save a couple of hundred dollars annually at best. We have a walk in hood area with bonding if we wanted to do so, but we rarely bulk HPLC solvents, we probably do not have the volume you do.

You might want to ask you TSDF or transporters if they would pour off on the day of pick up. We use Veolia Environmental Services and they will pour off at no extra charge. Most importantly with pouring off HPLC waste, you need to consider ventilation and exposure and ask yourself, is it really worth it.

Any waste consolidation should never be done in the lab, but rather in your Main Accumulation Area  (180 day area if you are an SQG). If you are bulking to cut costs, weigh it against the man hours and pumps purchased and the increased risks involved.

Not sure I answered your question, but I am not sure that I would relish pumping haz waste from one container to another. I hope you find a good solution.

James